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Originally posted by J'Pol@12 June 2004 - 14:27
I have made my position clear on this a few times. I do not believe that the welfare state should be an excuse for the abrogation of personal responsibility.
I will happily help someone in need of help, in genuine need. However anyone who is not willing to work, because he is just as well off on benefits would get squat from me.
I will also, if someone needs it buy him the necessities of life, however not his cigarettes.
I would prefer a system where all able bodied people worked, including those on "benefit". If they are getting money from the state, then let them do some work for it I say. There are plenty of railings which could do with a lick of paint.
I am all for self sufficiency in fact have often worked 2 jobs when required. I never took a holiday in our first four years of marriage. I don't mean going away I mean taking a week off work. I always arranged another job when holidays were due. I remember once taking a fortnights leave to work in a shop, that bought number one son's first buggy.
(Your fish thing was very good and I liked the allusions, totally irrelevant of course given the context, but it was nice.)