by Fletch » Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:09 am
Maddog wrote:I'm 55 years old with a job. What do you think I would be getting? I support the people that get stuff.
For someone who likes to explain my country to me, you sure don't understand it.
You said in your quote there that the social security bill was too high and that everyone got it. Well you don't so not everyone does get it, do they.
You claim social security is too high but don't actually specify what it is. Thee are many categories for people receiving state funds, the unemployed, the sick, the disabled, pensioners, single parents, people on low incomes getting help with their housing costs, single parents getting help, parents in the form of child benefits? Help with compulsory local taxes? (our equivalent is council tax benefit)
You do the same as is tried here. Sweep all the categories in to one and then claim it's too high and savings must be made. The media then runs some stories about immigrants or feckless workshy types and then cuts are made to the most needy and vulnerable groups whilst state money continues to go to big corporations and those who don't really need it. Very Neo-liberal, very American.
The high costs of medical care are a result of your profit above all system. In fact many western problems are down to private provision of state services but as long as someone is making money out of necessity, all is good in the neo-liberal world. Costs are irrelevant when it goes to the 'right pockets'.
[quote="Maddog"]
I'm 55 years old with a job. What do you think I would be getting? I support the people that get stuff.
For someone who likes to explain my country to me, you sure don't understand it.[/quote]
You said in your quote there that the social security bill was too high and that everyone got it. Well you don't so not everyone does get it, do they.
You claim social security is too high but don't actually specify what it is. Thee are many categories for people receiving state funds, the unemployed, the sick, the disabled, pensioners, single parents, people on low incomes getting help with their housing costs, single parents getting help, parents in the form of child benefits? Help with compulsory local taxes? (our equivalent is council tax benefit)
You do the same as is tried here. Sweep all the categories in to one and then claim it's too high and savings must be made. The media then runs some stories about immigrants or feckless workshy types and then cuts are made to the most needy and vulnerable groups whilst state money continues to go to big corporations and those who don't really need it. Very Neo-liberal, very American.
The high costs of medical care are a result of your profit above all system. In fact many western problems are down to private provision of state services but as long as someone is making money out of necessity, all is good in the neo-liberal world. Costs are irrelevant when it goes to the 'right pockets'.
