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Old 08-12-2011, 17:48   #89
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Re: Benefits for the poor are spent on drugs and gambling

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Originally Posted by Eric View Post
I don't think that I would go as far as "deliberate policy" ... don't think tories are smart enough, or stupid enough for that. I do think that a tacit policy of throwing the poor to the lions to placate the middle and upper classes is implicit in tory politcs and ideology. But now that it is the middle classes under pressure, in order to coddle the wealthy, individuals and corporations, tory politicians have to resort more and more to throwing blame at those whom they consider defenceless. In the long term, this won't work. Folks are coming to realize more and more that they are being screwed over, and that every ship of state in the world has an Edward Smith at the helm.
Ya and this country all but sank under the last one mainly because he hadn't a clue how to steer the ship, mind you that's in keeping with every Labour Captain in history, when they have been relieved of their command the countries always been a basket case and that is fact
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