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(24-10-2020 19:47 )fucu2 Wrote:  When I was a kid my dad became severely disabled due to an illness that came out of the blue and therefore my mum not only had to care for him but 3 children as well as work nights to bring in an income. Even then I know my mum struggled financially as a lot of the savings they had needed to be used to make changes to the house due to my dads disability. So should my parents have had the forethought to say "hang on we best not have any kids ever just in case something happens to one of us"? If that's the case then no one should ever have kids

That's an extreme example. I've come across far more examples of families living off food vouchers and handouts from food banks when there are no instances of disability. Many of them are either too lazy to get a job or preoccupied with shooting up crack and other drugs into their skulls. Add in absent fathers and you've got a truly unsightly problem in this country. The simple fact of the matter is to learn to close your legs if you don't to have the responbility of looking after brats. Because I'm not going to have that responsibility. Fuck that.

As an aside, 3 kids is too much for any British family these days. I would love to see a tax on families who have 3 kids or more.

Having worked in the Job Centre many moons ago I too have come across cases of people abusing the system to feed their idleness and addiction, though these were the minority and cost the tax payer much less than tax avoidance. If a parent is a selfish prick and prefers to spend their money on themselves or is feeding an addiction and neglects to feed their child then are you advocating that child should be punished for the actions of their selfish prick parents by not eating. If that's the case why not just get rid of social services and save local authorities millions of pounds. I mean if the parents are pricks then why bother about protecting the kids.

as an aside a tax for people with 3 kids or more would effect people like Rees-Mogg, BoJo and Trump across the pond too, not that many of them are keen on paying all taxes anyway

I'm arguing that we should stop funding free school meals and parents should pay for themselves. If they're poor, tough. Give your kids up for adoption then. Better still, don't have kids in the first place. And say what you will about tax avoidance but it doesn't create the social ills of welfare scrounging.

I know Boris is probably a great parent and Trump, whatever one may think of him personally, he has indeed raised very fine children. Though right now in society, families shouldn't have more than 2 kids.

not content with being a supporter of Trump you now want to tax families of three kids or more that's makes you a supporter of communist style policies as well as being someone who thinks he the world's greatest sex machine!! What if those families end up having parents who lose their jobs when it's through no fault of their own? or have come from abroad to better themselves?

I have been brought up and have always felt that families should to a degree where possible be helped but free school meals and milk should ALWAYS remain a a fundamental basic right to a child whatever their background/upbringing and part of their education.

Those families can dig into their savings. If they don't have any, tough. At least grow some balls and beg friends and families like the irresponsible dummies that you are but the rest us shouldn't have to help you. As for those from abroad who can't find work, that only strengthens my argument about closing the doors on immigration.

There's a story about stowaways taking over an oil tanker off the coast of The Isle of Wight. Allegedly ship seized by at least half a dozen stowaways with crew locking themselves in safe room.
Special Forces have been deployed to retake the boat.

(25-10-2020 20:53 )Charlemagne Wrote:  There's a story about stowaways taking over an oil tanker off the coast of The Isle of Wight. Allegedly ship seized by at least half a dozen stowaways with crew locking themselves in safe room.
Special Forces have been deployed to retake the boat.

'Refugees' are welcome

bet the brexiteers will be creaming there pants

Boris will be saying how proud he is of them while in parliament he is putting legislation through to stop veterans suing the MOD for long term injuries and illnesses that was caused by there service

(25-10-2020 21:27 )Slabhead Wrote:  

(25-10-2020 20:53 )Charlemagne Wrote:  There's a story about stowaways taking over an oil tanker off the coast of The Isle of Wight. Allegedly ship seized by at least half a dozen stowaways with crew locking themselves in safe room.
Special Forces have been deployed to retake the boat.

'Refugees' are welcome

i hope they can end it without bloodshed, but I'd be asking the captain sderious questions before deporting the lot of them.

^ I think that the Special Services have removed seven individuals.
I'm not sure if they will be allowed refugee status or if they get deported to explain their actions in a Liberian court.