Yes, it really p....s me off to hear my State Retirement Pension, to which I contributed all my life, described as a benefit by the present bunch of dodgy politicians, most of whom are not old enough to remember the old days.
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I have been watching BBC's Britains Homeless....
There was a women that was 8 months pregnant and had two other children and has been on Housing benefits for many years...This lady was upset because the private house that she was living in was riddled with mould--which was the case when she moved in...so my question is..why did she fall pregnant with another child knowing, A that she could not afford the two children that she already had and B, why would you go for another baby knowing that the house you are living in is riddled with damp
Also there was a man upset that he and his partner and two babies were living in temprorary accomodation, one room basically--my question to him would be..did you not know that if you have a family it costs money and you need to be able to porvide for that family if you are going to have one.
No one forced them to have children,it is a concious decision that you make. I would have liked a few children but could only afford to have two, just about.
I do feel for these people , really I do but I am baffled as to why they dont think things through before having children and starting a family
multitasking again and doing nothing properly!
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