[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by SamF

My point is that the EMA system actively discourages working - if you can't be bothered earning your education, and your parents can't be bothered getting a job, they'll pay it for you. If you work, your parents work, you can be left to yourself.

I know this is incredibly off topic, and at best a ramble, I've been meaning to say something for a while and this has sparked me off. )

I aknowledge what you are saying, just would like to highlight that some parents cannot work, it's not always a case of not being bothered.