View Single Post
Old 25-01-2012, 18:34   #74
cmonstanley
God Member
 
cmonstanley's Avatar
 

Re: Benefit cap goes before the Lords.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ToffeeGuy View Post
Because that would create even more ghettos of rich and poor.

Plus it may mean uprooting kids from school.

Plus the poorer areas are likely have less jobs so they are less likely to get off benefits.

Plus they would have to spend more money to commute to the any work making it less affordable to get off benefits.

It's vicious circle. The Tories are targeting benefit 'scroungers' to distract from the fact that for the majority of the population living standards and wages will be falling in the coming years.
agreed.the national minimum wage will be next.
__________________
www.private-eye.co.uk
cmonstanley is offline   Reply With Quote