Making the news today....

[Mark J]

Just now, scotspine1 said:

Because you're wasting billions of £s on people who don't need it. 

 

Only the needy should be helped by society. 

 

 

 

The Gov found billions of pounds to bail out banks and to buy their political postion,

 

It's not my idea mate.  I do think it's a viable one.  It's not one that I want to argue the toss over though. 

[scotspine1]

3 minutes ago, Mark J said:

 It's not one that I want to argue the toss over  

 

Same. Let's leave it at that. It'll never happen anyway. 

[BrendanTreeFeller]

What do people make of this Corbyn and Soviet spy business?

If you believe the daily mail you'll believe anything

[WesD]

7 hours ago, BrendanTreeFeller said:

If you believe the daily mail you'll believe anything

Where did I say I believed the daily mail?

 

More to the point can you show me where I referenced the DM?

 

thanks. 

[Vespasian]

9 hours ago, scotspine1 said:

 

Same. Let's leave it at that. It'll never happen anyway. 

Funny thing is, I think it will..   Not sure how much it might be, but I'm sure its coming in the not to distant future...

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Sounds like a workshy scroungers dream.

 

I'm sure it would be extremely popular.

[Lucan]

15 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Sounds like a workshy scroungers dream.

Then you've not understood it

 

Money for nothing: is Finland's universal basic income trial too good to be true?

 

[Mark Bolam]

I've never understood Communism.

[difflock]

Communism is simply the politics of Envy and Jealousy, all dressed up in Utopian cloths.

Which instead of asking how some manage to better themselves, choose to blame them for bettering themselves, rather than the impoverished writer, therefore a confiscation of their wealth would make everything "right".

Right!

[Lucan]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I've never understood Communism.

Clearly

 

"Finland’s trial was launched ... by a centre-right, austerity-focused government interested primarily in spending less on social security and bringing down Finland’s stubborn 8%-plus unemployment rate. It has a very clear purpose: to see whether an unconditional income might incentivise people to take up paid work."

Edited February 20, 2018 by Lucan