Thats Rich! Pot trying to get the Kettles welfare cut!

wolfpawnat

Ok, I am not ageist ok, but my MIL is going around saying that Childrens Allowance should be cut because it a disgrace the money parents get per child (€166/m). Heres the thing though, she is getting a pension, but she has never worked a day in her life! I am not joking. She married a very hard working man that kept her well accustomed to going to the Gresham in Dublin and when her son (my OH) was a baby he had a £1,600 pram and a £1,000 cot, and that was in the 80's. So she has no right to try and tell others that they're benefits should be cut and then give out that hers are on the chopping block too because she feels she earned them. How do you earn anything for doing nothing.

I was recently forced to have to go on the Job Seekers Allowance but as soon as I find anything that pays me enough to also send my son to creche as well as keep us going, I'm there. I am not picky I will take a chipper job, a bar job, even Maccy D's.But I am getting reels of abuse for having a baby and not having a job at the moment. I am sorry but job losses are a side effect of any downturn, and what money I get, I use, I can only save at most €5 a week and I do not smoke or drink, and I definately do not have any luxuries, my luxury is brand name tea!

It really annoys me when people talk about cutting one groups social welfare but defending their own. And yes I am well aware there are very lazy people who pop out kids for benefits and do not want to work, but I am not like that! I think there should be policing method for that! I would gladly take a job inspecting welfare fraud!!!!!:):)

john-joe

wolfpawnat wrote: »

Ok, I am not ageist ok, but my MIL is going around saying that Childrens Allowance should be cut because it a disgrace the money parents get per child (€166/m). Heres the thing though, she is getting a pension, but she has never worked a day in her life! I am not joking. She married a very hard working man that kept her well accustomed to going to the Gresham in Dublin and when her son (my OH) was a baby he had a £1,600 pram and a £1,000 cot, and that was in the 80's. So she has no right to try and tell others that they're benefits should be cut and then give out that hers are on the chopping block too because she feels she earned them. How do you earn anything for doing nothing.

I was recently forced to have to go on the Job Seekers Allowance but as soon as I find anything that pays me enough to also send my son to creche as well as keep us going, I'm there. I am not picky I will take a chipper job, a bar job, even Mucky D's.But I am getting reels of abuse for having a baby and not having a job at the moment. I am sorry but job losses are a side effect of any downturn, and what money I get, I use, I can only save at most €5 a week and I do not smoke or drink, and I definately do not have any luxuries, my luxury is brand name tea!

It really annoys me when people talk about cutting one groups social welfare but defending their own. And yes I am well aware there are very lazy people who pop out kids for benefits and do not want to work, but I am not like that! I think there should be policing method for that! I would gladly take a job inspecting welfare fraud!!!!!:):)

FYP

Sharpshooter

Sorry OP, there is a thread discussing this already here.