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[GarethM]

I've not said anything about benefits, I've claimed for zero and hopefully never will.

 

I'm saying just paying more achieves nothing, maybe I was brought up to ask for nothing and expect nothing.

[eggsarascal]

3 minutes ago, GarethM said:

I've not said anything about benefits, I've claimed for zero and hopefully never will.

 

I'm saying just paying more achieves nothing, maybe I was brought up to ask for nothing and expect nothing.

Perhaps you’ve missed the point, the subject is, more households are taking more money out of the system than they are paying in.

[Mark J]

6 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Ban Mark J from his accountant?  

[GarethM]

Did the lawyer also trip whilst his pants were down, or something like that.

[GarethM]

No your subject is an automatic you need to pay them more, which still doesn't fix your argument that people aren't payed enough.

 

Just because you move the threshold ie pay more, it fails to fix the not having enough which at 40k is laughable.

 

So that leaves the option of changing the system to not pay benefit, which you would then mean people aren't payed enough yet again.

[Mark J]

6 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Did the lawyer also trip whilst his pants were down, or something like that.

What do you mean by that mate?

 

[GarethM]

It was a running gag where the guy in the meme had to apologise usually for some sexual news story. One of them was something like a public toilet, pants down etc etc

[Johnsond]

3 minutes ago, GarethM said:

No your subject is an automatic you need to pay them more, which still doesn't fix your argument that people aren't payed enough.

 

Just because you move the threshold ie pay more, it fails to fix the not having enough which at 40k is laughable.

 

So that leaves the option of changing the system to not pay benefit, which you would then mean people aren't payed enough yet again.

Or people are not being allowed to keep enough of the £40k due to an excess of various open and hidden taxes. As I’ve said more than once, you are hammered in the UK ( worse in Scotland) if you try and get on. 

[trigger_andy]

22 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Nonsense, there are vast swathes of people earning £40k plus and still claiming my hard earned. I don’t have children and have never signed on, and payed my dues on time. Why should I top up someone’s wage because they aren’t paid enough.

Someone on £40k is a net contributor of income tax. If and when they claim child benefit they are recovering a portion of the tax they have paid in. They certainly are not claiming any of your meagre tax contributions. 
 

Why should only those who do not contribute to income tax be allowed to benefit from it? Seems a very odd stance to take. 
 

Im sure you’ve mentioned before that you al least had a son?
 

 

[GarethM]

They do increase the allowance yearly, but at the same time it just stokes artificial inflation.