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 sitdownstandup  07 Mar 16 7.18am |
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Canada is proposing to roll this out too now... $900 a month to all to cover certain expenditures - travel, clothing, food and certain bills.
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jamiemartin721  Reading 07 Mar 16 9.41am |
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I like the idea, but it'll never catch on here. We're too busy penalising the poor to actually create a system that is fairer to all.
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| johnfirewall 07 Mar 16 1.07pm |
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Would one get it on top of any wage earned? That's the Nexit to follow then as the Dutch wouldn't be allowed to deny migrants these payments.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Mar 16 2.06pm |
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Originally posted by johnfirewall
Would one get it on top of any wage earned? That's the Nexit to follow then as the Dutch wouldn't be allowed to deny migrants these payments. Yes. Essentially its like the x amount you can earn before paying any tax coupled with welfare, but with much less complications and loopholes. Should only apply to citizens.
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| Stuk Top half 07 Mar 16 3.09pm |
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Originally posted by johnfirewall
Would one get it on top of any wage earned? That's the Nexit to follow then as the Dutch wouldn't be allowed to deny migrants these payments. Finland can't leave as Fixit doesn't sound like you're leaving. This says Ontario are trying it, not Canada as a whole.
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| johnfirewall 07 Mar 16 3.16pm |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
Yes. Essentially its like the x amount you can earn before paying any tax coupled with welfare, but with much less complications and loopholes. But the EU won't let us do that.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Mar 16 4.27pm |
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Originally posted by johnfirewall
But the EU won't let us do that. Benefits only apply to EU Citizens after they have worked for at least 3 years in the UK. After five years they can apply to become UK citizens and get full entitlement.
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| PA Bedfordshire 07 Mar 16 10.24pm |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
I like the idea, but it'll never catch on here. We're too busy penalising the poor to actually create a system that is fairer to all. Penalising the middle and working classes more like. The poor are well looked after in this country.
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Pussay Patrol  07 Mar 16 11.59pm |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
I like the idea, but it'll never catch on here. We're too busy penalising the poor to actually create a system that is fairer to all. ....and the socialist sound bite machine whirs into action
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 grumpymort  US/Thailand/UK 08 Mar 16 12.06am |
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Originally posted by PA
Penalising the middle and working classes more like. The poor are well looked after in this country.
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| johnfirewall 08 Mar 16 11.31am |
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Originally posted by grumpymort
There are but just the ones that work.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 08 Mar 16 11.43am |
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Originally posted by PA
Penalising the middle and working classes more like. The poor are well looked after in this country. I don't know about well looked after, but they're definitely more secure than people who have low paid and minimum wage jobs, who are being screwed. I disagree about the middle classes, they're doing alright, though plenty of upper working class people who think their middle class are getting screwed as well (and not just by the Conservatives).
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