No argument about the UK there, I've worked out that living in just the one house with my fiance is financially stupid.
We just pretend to break up, then she moves into a new place, and gets the benefits system to pay her council tax, rent, etc. etc. She'd even get cash thrown at her for being a single parent AND disabled (she gets no disability benefit when living with me, as it's means-tested against my salary) and I think even tax credits on top of her disability allowance, because being disabled doesn't quite get classified as being jobless Even I would be able to pay 25% less council tax, as a single resident. Between the two of us, the net benefit would easily be over £1000/month It does make me laugh when I hear government ministers rambling on about how they must encourage "family values" It's quite simple, start paying people to stay in families, not to break up from them. On 19 August 2010 10:46, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > Special Gmail rule? My goodness! It could have been any of us. > > *runs away screaming* > > The US does seem to be the land of extremes. I visited Boston and > liked it very much but had the impression Boston was one of the > extremes and not typical. > > I see the UK as having the problem that its social welfare system has > been totally abused from what it is supposed to do. Lots of things > have been done in the name of closing the gap between rich and poor. > In the end it seems like those who work hard and educate themselves > get nothing (well no help at least, the UK really does nothing to look > after its professionals and skilled people). There was a time i.e. > industrial revolution where trying to even the wealth was prudent and > worked out well. These days it feels like the professionals and those > who work hard get taxed to death to pay for the people living on > welfare. As a cruel twist of irony sometimes our professionals > struggle to keep their heads above water while some individuals who do > not go out to work at all can afford satellite TV and some luxuries > which some of our struggling professionals cannot afford. The whole > system doesn't seem to encourage people to be sensible and > responsible. It is all very wrong. > > In spite of the US having high percentages of people in Jail count > yourselves lucky that you can lock your criminals up. The UK prisons > are full so people who really should be going to jail are either > having sentences too short or punished some other way. > > "Well you did murder these people and I would like to send you to jail > but unfortunately there is no room so we are going to slap you on the > wrist and let you go." > > I suppose it is no surprise that recently it was announced on the news > that crime levels in the UK have overtaken those in the US. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright mail/google talk: [email protected] wave: [email protected] skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
