Tories nearly make sense

[mikkh]

The proposed capping of child benefit for earners over £44,000 and attempting to stop people 'earning' more than £26,000 on benefits is a bold move and one I heartily agree with

My main problem with it is..... Why wait till 2013? Does it take bureaucracy that long to implement a change, and if so, why?

There's already been mumblings from those who might be affected, but it doesn't hold water at all. Why are people who earn £800+ a week whinging that their little bit of holiday spending money might be stopped? Because that's what it is to most of them. They don't need to cash it every week like families in real need do. The present system means footballers like Wayne Rooney who earn more than £44,000 a week, never mind a year, are also entitled to child benefit, which is ludicrous beyond belief.

The mega rich could argue they pay more income tax than most people earn and therefore deserve it, but that's nonsense and amounts to pennies or fractions of pennies when scaled against what normal people earn. It's like your average person getting 2p off their weekly shop and bleating when it's stopped - it makes no difference.

As for the £26,000 cap on benefit 'earnings' - well hurrah, about time!
An unskilled worker with three or more kids can't hope to get a job that pays more than benefits - and obviously won't even try, why should they?

I don't think they've got the balls to implement these proposals though, because it more or less guarantees they won't be re-elected

[tuesdaymine]

Here here, could not have put it better myself.

[Lynnrose]

Even though I have received Child Benefit for my three children, I actually do not agree with this benefit as I believe that if you cannot afford to have children then you should not have any.
I did not vote for this Government, but so many of their new policies I am in total agreement with....hopefully they will actually action ALL of what they have been saying that they want to do.
As for people on benefits that can afford to have computers, cars, plasma TV's, holidays...it makes my blood boil. I have always worked, apart from some time off when my children were small (did not claim benefits as I and my husband could afford to have children) and it makes me so mad that some people on benefits earn more money than me and my family and they still can afford all the above. That is soooooo wrong. Benefits should be massively less than what a working person earns. Why should I go to work to afford 'nice/luxury' items, when a person on benefits can have it all for doing nothing!!

Health and Safety issues and Teachers being allowed to discipline schoolchildren without fear of retribution are being addressed also, thank goodness....... and many other issues that have destroyed the UK are being 'talked' about with changes in mind.

My fingers are crossed for all these issues and more to be dealt with properly.
I had better stop now as I will get more and more angry with the UK, lol

[ken]

I see my name sake from across the Trent, has had the brilliant idea of getting prisoners to work a 40 hour week. They will claim it's against their human rights and go on strike the first day. What will they do then, lock them up???

[buzzy]

I agree with most of what has been writting on this thread. I have worked very hard all my life, never having claimed any sort of benefits. I remember my Father once telling me "If you can't afford something either save up for it or do without"

I am firmly of the belief that a lot of this giving out money willy nilly by the "late" GB was largely him 'buying' his popularity and now the current regime have the unenviable job of clearing up the mess!! I hope they bring the good ship UK back on course before the next election otherwise their efforts may be rewarded by them losing it.

[elvisuk]

"My main problem with it is..... Why wait till 2013? Does it take bureaucracy that long to implement a change, and if so, why?"

Well i do agree with what Mikkh says i also agree with most of what has been side But i also think that the problem of aslant seekers an illegal immigrants should also be dealt with it's also money wasted that could be spent better in England.

And remember that child benefit is also payee to them asilam seekers an illegal immigrants

[jojo]

The problem with benefits, tax deductions and credits is many seem to be designed as bribes.

Does anyone remember, in the late 60s, when the then government, introduced FIS?

The had Marge Proops telling everyone how this was going to make life better?

[ken]

They got that bit right Jojo, Marge Proops was a compulsive liar anyway. Her entire life was a sham, but people took more notice of her than the government.