simple way to cut welfare bill

Me? wrote: »

As in proper fisty cuffs? Where can I view such an encounter.

They can apply to do their job if they wished.

Gatling wrote: »

Price of brass and lead these days are ya mad ,

Make people stand on there own 2 feet

Social welfare here isn't a safety net its a big cushy king sized bed with room service

Have you been on it yourself?

upwardsonwards wrote: »

Unemployment benefit should be payed as normal to help an unemployed person back to work.
A person on benefit should not have to jump through hoops but should be offered friendly helpful support to get back into employment.

People who are healthy and do not qualify for unemployment benefit and require unemployment assistance should be treated very differently.
These people should get a debit card that can not be used for the purchase of alcoholic drinks or tobacco products along with a list of other non essential luxury items.

What if someone simply cannot get a job despite trying? Perhaps because they are in their fifties and younger applicants are preferred, or for any other reason? And don't come out with the claptrap that 'there are always jobs for people who look for them' because people I know can testify otherwise.

H2UMrsRobinson wrote: »

So you're going to implement a new debit card system, and get every shop in the land to cooperate by categorising their wares into luxuries and essentials, to save money how? They're still getting the money, you just think that your almighty Taxpayer status gives you the right to decide what they spend it on? Right...!

Did you ever think that the money going on essentials for spouses/ partners/ children rather than booze, smoking and gambling is a better way of using the free money they get?

Plenty of stories about children in school hungry and medical evidence to prove hunger/ starvation affects children cognitively and socially but you are right let their parents drink smoke and gamble and **** the future :rolleyes:

I have no issue with people who have worked and cannot get work getting full dole for a year or two but longer than that it should be €30 a week.

Sick of hearing about all this ****e lately a brickie is on the dole for 3 years and they can't get work, there is work out there but they are happy to sponge off the state rather that take a job on less than €4,000 a week.

Gatling wrote: »

No its not unmarried mother's fault ,

But why should anyone be rewarded for up to 20+ years for what exactly ohh yes they choose to have one or multiple children and need to be rewarded for that decision

Rewarded?

Do you know what we should do with them?, shoot them and their kids.:rolleyes:

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

PC crowd aren't going to like this .

Or just the non stupid crowd?
E.g. people who don't say stuff like the following:

Gatling wrote: »

Scrap mickey money aka children allowance /child benefit full stop .
You choose or get pregnant by mistake pay for your own bleedin kids

Yeh, punish the kids.

Scrap the 3day week if you can find a part time job shouldn't have issues finding another that pay for 2 days

That's superb forensic analysis and so well backed up. The tiny factor of the person not being able to find a full-time job is a mere trifle. And it's surely better that they work part-time than not work at all?

Scrap the medical card for all except those with terminal or life changing illnesses

Yeh! No other people deserve medical cards.

Sigh... Fuk me! :eek: