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Edited by Banned Man 3000:
2/27/2013 6:24:42 PM
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Democracy certainly has it's drawbacks
You see the title.
For example, in England if someone works 37 hours minimum wage, with their pay (after paying for all expenses such as taxes, water, electricity and rent) they earn 5p more than the people on job seekers benefits.
This certainly shouldn't be the case. People on benefits shouldn't earn just as much as someone who works, and we all know this.
But no politician, no prime minister is going to change that. Not because it'll be bad for the country, but simply because doing so would make them lose so many votes they're almost guaranteed to lose the next election. So they don't change something to appease the more lazy section of the population just for votes and to stay in power.
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1 ReplyI remember watching a documentary about J.K. Rowling and they explained that the nature of UK welfare meant that getting a low-level job is actually a step down from welfare, so attempting to get off welfare results in people sinking to an even lower position. I remember that for a while she had to stay unemployed because getting a job would result in her no longer being able to rent an apartment.
