[Lesley Silvester]

im entitled to claim carers allowance for my daughter but i dont, ive managed to maintain a sense of honour. i wish our government would do the same.
 

DITW, this does rather read as if you think claiming entitlements is acting dishonourably.

[deepinthewoods]

that wasnt my intention.
 
i dont claim carers allowance because i consider it my duty to care for my daughter, why should i be paid for it? thats my own personal judgement. i do claim my working tax credits because the tax regime here is set up only to further line the pockets of the rich. ie what i claim just goes back to them anyhow. wages are supported by working tax credits to save the rich paying a proper wage, extortionate rents are supported by housing benefit which goes straight back to the councils and landlords. everybody is entitled to a safe home under human right law but its made unaffordable so has to be subsidised by the state. buy to let is payed for by the state in the majority of cases, no matter if you work hard. as i do.
 
if i was a millionaire i wouldnt be claiming a penny. i consider that to be dishonourable.
 
i believe if you are disabled then you are entitled to claim dla, but its ironic that the same person who once claimed dla is now stopping it for the truly disabled and destitute, whilst robbing the poor through the expenses system to pay for second homes, country estates and paddocks.
 
i think its the president of uruguay who gives 90% of his wage back to charity. lives in a 2bedroom flat and drives a battered old beetle. thats an example mps need to look at.
 
how can osborne justify cutting peoples benefits whilst sleazing a paddock at the same time? why, cos theyre all at it. scumbags.
 
 

[MikeM]

what you lot don't realise is that if ossy doesn't make savings on the welfare bill then he won't be able to afford to give tax cuts to his rich mates. It's called trickle down economics, he gives more money to the super rich, who then trickle it down to ferrari dealerships and champagne importers. Those supercars won't buy themselves, you know.

[Lesley Silvester]

DITW, I didn't think you did mean it like that.  Just wanted to point it out.   

what you lot don't realise is that if ossy doesn't make savings on the welfare bill then he won't be able to afford to give tax cuts to his rich mates. It's called trickle down economics, he gives more money to the super rich, who then trickle it down to ferrari dealerships and champagne importers. Those supercars won't buy themselves, you know.

And think of the posh car manufacturers who would go out of business, putting even more people out of work.  And those poor people who would half to cut down on their expensive holidays to maybe only three a year. 

I have just been awarded DLA. The letter that came informing me of this, did say that my entitlement might change if my condition did, which is fair enough.  I don't want it if I'm not entitled.  No mention at all of it changing because of government cut-backs, but then they don't want to draw attention to that.  I need the money to pay for the things that I can no longer do, such as cleaning, decorating, etc.  My OH does the personal care and, being blind and with poor co-ordination, can't cope with everything else as well.  Hopefully his DLA is safe.