Why do you think people were given vouchers intead of cash in the 3os ?
453589
so they could get what they wanted
22835
They falsified their accounts.\n\nBosses said they were doing well and they weren't. So all those people who worked there for years and were looking forward to a pension had nothing to look forward to.
503055
I agree with you. I think many of them come here for the exact reasons you stated. I know there are war torn countries and whatever but Britain is only a small island and there are plenty of safe countries in between us and their own country. They come here because they are practically guaranteed a good life and a job, if they feel like working, though they don't have to. I get about £300 a month in tax credits to help me stay at home with my own kids. There are people who have a problem with that when these illegals are coming in and being given brand new houses, some built for them, then they were getting those food voucher thingys but that's not good enough is it, they want the cash so they can go and buy themselves a corner shop and rip us off some more. I am all for the BNP on this one. It's not racist. It's fair. It doesn't happen in other countries. If I went to another country, they wouldn't just hand out free stuff just because I was foreign so why do people think it's racist if you don't want to do that?
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Because its not your money.  They believe the money belongs to whoever, "needs it", and not to the person that earned it.  They only way they can make sure it is distributed to their supporters to to first take it away from the people that actually earned it.
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I dont know too much about this but I keep getting emails from their banks trying to give me millions. So the constitution seems to work for all this money to be given away.\n\n\nThis is dripping in sarcasm.
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Because they are all after one thing and one thing only, your money. Once they have your money they could give a shit less about your service. You are better off trying to figure it out yourself then trying to get them dumb asses to do it. Service in this country sucks big time. They are all money hungry!!!
265536
It's just another scam.\n\nSome people have wwaaaaayyyyy to much free time.
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Lots of reasons really, heres a couple.\nIt is a slush fund for big goverment to steal from.\nThey give it to people who never paid into it ever.\nAnd they keep raising the age limits on it in the hope that you will die off before you can collect it. which leads us back to the first one.
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Well, duh!\n\nFancy the government forgetting VAT - something that is paid on EVERYTHING!\n\nIf I told my husband that I was going to spend £100 on Christmas presents but the bill actually came to £300 he would kill me.   Obviously it would not be my fault that I forgot Great Aunt Ethel when doing my pricings, and had forgotten to include wrapping paper, Christmas Cards, the petrol to go shopping, the parking fees, lunch while out - and the VAT on everything!\n\nMind you, the money does not matter - it's not my problem as it comes out of my husband's bank account - just like it is not the government's problem where the money comes from as they will not go bankrupt - the country can pay, out of taxation!
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Well, in some areas of the USA you would think it was a third world country because of this, California. We in Oregon give them drivers license, voting papers and free food. Plus many other aid items. They hear about that and a rush will exist to Oregon.
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They claim that they are agreeing with govt b/c it will allow the people over there to have access to their system.  But they are making money, so it is hard to believe what they say.
831975
Some years ago when I was still in the RAF and earning serious money (now it would be in excess of £60k) I was turned down for a credit card that gave 0.5% of everything I spent to an RAF charity.  It was issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland and I could never work out why.\n\nNever mind - "he that has richness of character is rich beyond the dreams of avarice".
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Basically, people pay property taxes to fund the public school system.  Those that don't have kids or send their kids to private school don't get any sort of break on their taxes by not using the system.  The concept of School vouchers basically are a credit to be used at any participating school.  So one could use the voucher (worth lets say $5,000) at a public or private school of their choosing.\n\nThe argument for is that it provides a market-based incentive for schools to operate better in order to attract students, the argument against is that the ones really benefiting are those families that already send their kids to private schools, only now, they would get it paid for by the government.
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Rob from the poor to give to the rich, and people still vote for them. It is called supply side economics. What a shame for the richest country in the world that they cannot take care of their poor.
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Payed for three kids to go to a basketball clinic because they did not have the money to go. The parents were called and said their children would be able to go. They were told someone paid their way. They still dont know who made the donation.
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I don't give people cash because I assume they would do exactly what I would do when I get cash, which is stick it in my wallet and use it to pay for mundane things like gas and groceries and stuff... and then before I know it it's gone and it's like I never even got a gift...   Giving them a gift card to a store that you know carries things that they like (i.e. best buy for electronics/media lovers, or Victoria's Secret or The Body Shop for the girly girl in your life) ensures (okay, maybe not ensures, but increases the chances at least) that this person that you care about is going to get a nice little splurge that they might not have given themselves just becase they had a few extra bucks in their wallet.
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yes it a scam.  You have to buy things to get them. Therefore it is not for free.