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I f*cking hate these people who are so reliant on the state while the rest of us have to make our own way in the world through good honest hard graft.

They're probably just pissing it away on coke, hookers and yachts anyway, the feckless b*stards.

Welfare's gone too far now if you ask me, we're encouraging a culture of dependency based on taxpayer's money, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

If punk ever happened I'd be preaching the law, instead of listenin to Lydon lecture BBC4

Working people should be made to go round to the homes of people on benefits and give them half of their wages to save them having to go to the benefits office.

Mind you, it would probably take more than one working person's wages to fund the £25,000 (equivalent of a taxable wage of £32,000) that Anjem Choudary receives from the taxation of working people. Terrorist apologist (or worse) Choudary, calls his Job Seekers Allowance, "Jihad Seeker's Allowance".

(Would advise those going to his £450,000 house to wear heavy scarves, in case someone tries to cut their heads off.)

Edited by leggedstruggle (08 Jul 2015 1.35pm)

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"Corporate tax benefits: £44bn Of the 93 major tax reliefs provided by the Treasury, 27 are aimed at business. The largest amount was spent allowing businesses to write off billions spent on plants, machinery and equipment among other items."

This is complete guff. We have not actually given them anything. It's not like the big businesses were given a cash benefit this like you would pay benefits to someone claiming. Of course companies should be incentivised to innovate and be competitive. Businesses are allowed to write this back against their tax bill and in some instances R&D costs which are qualifying actually garner a tax credit which even then, will be nowhere near the level that is being talked about in the article. At no point is a cheque being written out.

"The construction industry gained more than £7bn in exemptions on new housing and land duty."

We all say there needs to more affordable new housing, so how do we encourage this? By making the market more attractive for business and investment. It's not exactly rocket science.

"Unlike motorists and the petrol levies they are charged, airlines do not pay tax on fuel – support worth about £8.5bn a year, according to MPs on parliament’s transport select committee. Train companies also enjoy lower duty on fuel."
....and if they were...who would pay for it?? That's right your trip to the Costa Del Sol will suddenly become more expensive. Is this really a benefit to business? Surely even a simpleton can understand the logic that if a product/service costs more to produce the price will almost certainly rise?

People harp on here about job creation, living wages etc. but how is that supposed to happen if firms aren't given support or benefits to spend money on innovation and to be competitive.

Yea, there are some tax dodging b******s companies out there but it's moronic to suggest that these payments don't serve a purpose.

In fact I'd wager that a lot of companies people work for on here have benefitted from these exact benefits. Britain needs to be business friendly, how else is growth going to be achieved?

Edited by Pawson Palace (08 Jul 2015 2.44pm)

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Then again most welfare is in getting people back to work. After all, its called Jobseekers allowance. I wouldn't say that either welfare or subsidy of business are poorly spent or wasted.

The original poster is simply being satirical presenting the concept in the same negative light that welfare is generally presented.

An awful lot of the welfare budget is spent on 'getting people into work' and providing for those injured through work, have retired, are retraining etc. Its just that some people like to focus on the minority. Which is what the original poster is parodying, quite successfully.

Presenting the few as the majority is the problem. There are those who abuse the tax system, and those who abuse the benefits system.

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The article is not a parody.

It is probably the most ridiculous, ill thought out and argued piece I've read for a while which is quite an achievement.

I mean the part about public transport being given subsidies almost made me laugh out loud. Who would have thought a public service received government money eh??

The sad part, is judging from the comments, that people actually believe this tripe as much as people on the other end of the spectrum believe that immigration is bad.

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Ignorant Troll

Most people on benefit are IN WORK. Poverty wages subsidized by the state. Now that IS a scandal.

The vast majority of people on this sight are perhaps six pay days from disaster. They lose their jobs and face potential disaster.

Doesn't UKIP have a football site that you can log on to.