Bedroom Tax Protest Yesterday

[moonlighter 1,163]

Some refuse, but in my job I'm never in the house long enought to worry about it. We carnt refuse too much as we took the job knowing what it would entail. I'm quite thick skinned but I've called social services a few times when kids are involved. On the plus side, it pays more than contracting. I've i offended anyone, then I apologise but I only seem the worst cases 8 out 10 times.

[nothernlite 18,076]

so if you never had these scum as you call them you would be out of a job which earns you a great pay

[moonlighter 1,163]

What the government are trying to do, is make it harder for people to live of the state. It will affect some genuine people, but too many people don't work because they don't need too. They are also bringing in the over 18 year old child tax too.

[moonlighter 1,163]

Yea I'd be out of a job, ... But not for long. I'm not that way inclined.

[nothernlite 18,076]

whats happens to the genuine people they suffer because of others its always the same

[SINDASOX 255]

another thing, if they persued the 110billion lost per year in tax evasion by the richest in this country,and used that to offset the total benifits bill of 200 billion then it would halve it overnight. problem solved you would have though, but no. we spend less on the recovery of that 110 billion than we do on trying to recover the 1.6 billion in benifit fraud.

 

They would rather go after people who go Beating and earn £25.

 

 

SINDASOX

[nothernlite 18,076]

Yea I'd be out of a job, ... But not for long. I'm not that way inclined.

so your slagging the people thats keeping you in your high paying job lol

[moonlighter 1,163]

Your taking it a bit personal. I don't get why someone should get a free house and council tax when they are fully fit to work. So going back to my first post, I think on the whole the tax is a good thing. Why should someone who gets a free house, have a spare bedroom?? It's free so stop moaning lol

[Malt 379]

 

That's been the case for years mate.. I was once told that the money the local authorities received from the sale of their properties was supposed to have been used to fund the building of more properties. I reckon most of it goes on paying their executive officers, our presiding officer is on more money than the prime minister.. The c**ts even get to vote themselves pay rises every year, even now when they are cutting the money of most of their lowest paid and part time workers..

Sorry to disagree Mr.Mod, but when Thatcher began the sale of Council houses all those years ago, the laws were constructed so that proceeds could not be used to replace the properties sold. Therefore the stock of social housing (where rents are controlled!) is greatly reduced.These new measures are an extension of that policy ie designed to further undermine and weaken the availability of social housing, and also include plans to pay housing benefit directly to the tenant who then pays the landlord (think we can all see a hole in that plan!). Followed to it's conclusion these policies completely destroy social housing which is then farmed out (like almost everything else) to a private, profit-making landlord. Education and health are also being chipped away in this fashion. Thatcher would be proud of you Mr. Cameron !!

 

That's why I said I was once told, I didn't know for certain...

[nothernlite 18,076]

no moaning agree with cant stand the sponging c--ts just think you cant be much of a tradesman if your working for the council lol

[Malt 379]

Correct dewi, the decent ones look after there homes. I change smashed sockets every day... How the hell do you smash a socket unless you kick it.

Well if they're anything like the ones in my house, quite f***ing easily! All my wiring is on the surface of the walls with trunking and cheap ass pattresses everywhere.. Believe me, it don't take much to break one, I've done several over the years doing simple things like moving furniture about the place.. Luckily I can replace them myself and when I decorate properly I'm going to chase the cables in and sink the boxes properly..

[treecreeper 1,136]

 

Yea I'd be out of a job, ... But not for long. I'm not that way inclined.

so your slagging the people thats keeping you in your high paying job lol

there is no law saying you have to like who for or where you work.

if people who have grown up kids and still live in a bigger house have to move or pay thats tough shit imo. i dont see how they can moan its not your house.

they had plenty time to save up and buy their own.

[nothernlite 18,076]

 

 

Yea I'd be out of a job, ... But not for long. I'm not that way inclined.

so your slagging the people thats keeping you in your high paying job lol

there is no law saying you have to like who for or where you work.

if people who have grown up kids and still live in a bigger house have to move or pay thats tough shit imo. i dont see how they can moan its not your house.

they had plenty time to save up and buy their own.

so they done up there house maybe stayed there for years have good people round about them they have to move because the torys have came up with a brain wave because they have sold most of the council houses and not built anymore this affect disabled people as well not just scum honest people to

[smithie 2,443]

i live on a council estate and know some of the tradesmen, i believe they can do the job and do it well but they tell me its standard practice to do the jobs as quick and cheep as they can as thats what there told to do. the thing also is job security, when your working for yourself you might have no work but work for the local houseing and you will have plenty.

[nothernlite 18,076]

i worked with the council as well most of them would last in the real world not them all just 90%of them lol