If this thread is solely on booze fags and placky bags I'm sure the mods will move this post, but on the budget, I am surprised that no one has made mentioned of the people claiming long term incapacity benefit. We all know tha there are people claiming this benefit that are swinging it, to say the least. But when a blanket statement is made lumping everybody together, it makes me less than pleased. The fact is, that the people doing these assessments usually don't have any medical knowledge. There are people who are unable to work because of very severe health problems, I know I'm one, and I know not the only one on here either. Over the years I have been to more than my fair share of medical assessments and failed with flying colours, in fact many years ago, I was refered to a DHSS doctor and his words were very chiling to me, he said "Why do they keep sending you to see people like me, they are wasting your time, my time, and their money, your complaint is never going to get better it is only going to get worse, much worse" I was 35 at the time, and whats more he was right. So how this government think I, and people like me, can make a remarkable recovery, is beyond me entirely, but if I have to attend for an assessment I will, the only thing is they will have to provide an escort to carry the oxygen machine which I am now pluged into 16 hours a day, or I'm afraid the games a bogey
