28-08-2019, 07:15 AM
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Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Muddy
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Why do you think they want to get rid of cash?
1) Cut the cost of producing notes and coins,
2) Making sure they could find out what people were spending their income on.
3) Stop businesses from doing untraceable cash transactions, to avoid paying tax.
The main reason would be to know what people are doing & where they are doing it.
Now we are all becoming dependent on electronic machines Big Brother will certainly be watching all of us!
28-08-2019, 07:26 AM
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Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Muddy
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Thank you Twink .TThat is a frightening scenario .
Everybody wants power, and just think how much power they will get with this method.
OMG, I am beginning to sound like another fear monger!
28-08-2019, 07:35 AM
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Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Judd
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The benefits system is failing badly because there are too many feckless and workshy people with their fingers in the pie. Genuine claimants like those who are working but who can't make ends meet are the ones who need the most help.
28-08-2019, 08:28 AM
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Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by purwell
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people will watch programs like the drivel that was on channel 4 a couple of years back and assume that everyone on benefits is a scrounger.If you have ever tried to claim any benefit you would realise that it is not easy at all.
28-08-2019, 08:54 AM
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Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Muddy
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Thank you Twink .TThat is a frightening scenario .
28-08-2019, 08:56 AM
68
Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Muddy
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I wonder how so many manage it?
28-08-2019, 09:15 AM
69
Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Muddy
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I wonder how so many manage it?
Not only how do so many manage it but also for so long – two decades and nobody checks – £750,000 in benefits?
https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshi...-jail-ps750000
No consequences, or very much less than would be expected, for defrauding the tax payer (you and me) so it’s not surprising this continues as it does:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/19/benef...spain-9598666/
One quick search reveals just some of the people who have defrauded the benefits system:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/benefit-fraud/
More examples:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...efits-15013680
28-08-2019, 09:25 AM
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Re: Holiday Hunger!
Originally Posted by Baz46
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I have no personal experience of how difficult or otherwise it may be to claim benefits but if so many people are being caught, and many more probably are not, then there cannot be enough checks being done to enable those who do cheat the benefits system to actually do it in the first place. Something must be wrong somewhere! Not only how do so many manage it but also for so long – two decades and nobody checks – £750,000 in benefits?
https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshi...-jail-ps750000
No consequences, or very much less than would be expected, for defrauding the tax payer (you and me) so it’s not surprising this continues as it does:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/19/benef...spain-9598666/
One quick search reveals just some of the people who have defrauded the benefits system:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/benefit-fraud/
More examples:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...efits-15013680
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