New Posts For Thread: £50,000 IN STATE HANDOUTS ISN’T ENOUGH, SAYS ONE FAMILYhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-familyA Yorkshire family who claim £50,000 in benefits every year are complaining that they do not get enough in state handouts.The family, which spans three generations, receive thousands a month in benefits payments. But according to a Channel 5 documenThe tentacles of austerity seem to avoid the big business owners, lawyers, politicians, royalty, mayors, council managers, convicted murderers and paedo`s, scroungers, tax evaders, and non-Enlish speaking immigrants.Are any of the vermin that abuse ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143425#543143425The tentacles of austerity seem to avoid the big business owners, lawyers, politicians, royalty, mayors, council managers, convicted murderers and paedo`s, scroungers, tax evaders, and non-Enlish speaking immigrants.Are any of the vermin that abuse oSat, 17 Jan 2015 17:46:11 -0600That's unfair. I think most people recognise that we have a welfare system to be proud of but they get the hump when they see it abused. Despite the atypical status of this clan the system is subject to widespread abuse. Is it so wrong for me as a sehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143371#543143371That's unfair. I think most people recognise that we have a welfare system to be proud of but they get the hump when they see it abused. Despite the atypical status of this clan the system is subject to widespread abuse. Is it so wrong for me as a seSat, 17 Jan 2015 17:39:03 -0600A couple of things here ... firstly this is not ONE household but i think 3 just one generational family ... so thats on average £17k per household ...Thats my Left wing bit doneThen £50k is actually £80K earnings after 40% tax is taking into accohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143357#543143357A couple of things here ... firstly this is not ONE household but i think 3 just one generational family ... so thats on average £17k per household ...Thats my Left wing bit doneThen £50k is actually £80K earnings after 40% tax is taking into accoSat, 17 Jan 2015 17:38:03 -0600quite possibly, they are doubtlessly scuzbag chavs. It's the response of people that annoys me. It's grist for the mill of the 'stop all benefits' brigade.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143271#543143271quite possibly, they are doubtlessly scuzbag chavs. It's the response of people that annoys me. It's grist for the mill of the 'stop all benefits' brigade.Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:29:13 -0600I don't think even this programme was suggesting they are typical. But they are a bunch of parasites. It did not need clever editing it just needed a camera pointed in the right direction.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143209#543143209I don't think even this programme was suggesting they are typical. But they are a bunch of parasites. It did not need clever editing it just needed a camera pointed in the right direction.Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:23:18 -0600I don't think even this programme was suggesting they are typical. But they are a bunch of parasites. It did not need clever editing it just needed a camera pointed in the right direction.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143207#543143207I don't think even this programme was suggesting they are typical. But they are a bunch of parasites. It did not need clever editing it just needed a camera pointed in the right direction.Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:23:16 -0600That's why the film was made about them, dobbo.... Good TV, However I think it would be naive to think that the editing and "facts" used in the documentary weren't put together for fullest effect.They are NOT typical on the vast majority of benefitshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143167#543143167That's why the film was made about them, dobbo.... Good TV, However I think it would be naive to think that the editing and "facts" used in the documentary weren't put together for fullest effect.They are NOT typical on the vast majority of benefitsSat, 17 Jan 2015 17:20:29 -0600Its not a "spurious story" it was a tv doc and whilst it was determined to show this lot in a bad light the programmers did not have to do much. This family really are a bunch of feckless useless wastrels and were quite happy to smirk on camera to cohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143113#543143113Its not a "spurious story" it was a tv doc and whilst it was determined to show this lot in a bad light the programmers did not have to do much. This family really are a bunch of feckless useless wastrels and were quite happy to smirk on camera to coSat, 17 Jan 2015 17:13:40 -0600^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That post was from me, btw.Despite logging out and closing and reopening BF on the computer after the Mrs Study used her account, HER forum name came up instead of mine.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143073#543143073^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That post was from me, btw.Despite logging out and closing and reopening BF on the computer after the Mrs Study used her account, HER forum name came up instead of mine.Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:09:05 -0600Loads of people complain about stuff..... no-one is actually taking any notice of these people's "complaints", except Channel 5 - who actually asked them to complain in the 1st place, or we wouldn't be reading about it - and the indignant 'righties'https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420303/50000-in-state-handouts-isnt-enough-says-one-family?post_id=543143039#543143039Loads of people complain about stuff..... no-one is actually taking any notice of these people's "complaints", except Channel 5 - who actually asked them to complain in the 1st place, or we wouldn't be reading about it - and the indignant 'righties'Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:05:24 -0600