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Well said Mom

...and your helpful answer is?


That high tax rate you pay that penalizes your family... what is your threshold for that ?

I am not an American and I know nothing about any benefit that may be available. I checked the question in case the member was in the UK.

By taking points away from someone who was not doing anything wrong or being careless, but expressing an answer you did not agree with indicates you are not practicing what you preach. I am just wanting my hard work (points) back.
Am I to quit answering, because my mental condom slipped ? Are you not going to feel sorry for me? Remember, I work too.

Can I get a helpful answer?

This is the last answer I am posting to this question. It's getting too complicated to follow which comment has been made to whom about what.

I would NEVER vote you down for giving a different opinion from mine. Discussion is what this site is about.

Neither am I going to make an exception and vote you back up, though I will vote you up if you ask a good question or give a good answer elsewhere.

I stand by what I said. I was appalled by all the answers I saw here. If I could have offered advice applicable to the USA I would have.

You are all entitled to your opinions about who should claim benifit, especially as you pay for it. None of those remarks pointed the way for the guy to help himself. It took Mom to come along later and temper criticism with practical suggestions, and make the point that sometimes people post questions when life just gets to much for them, which was my impression of what had happened here.

Take a look at how often Monkee gives a useful, or often just LOL funny, answer... and then look at his question today. He was feeling suicidal. If he hadn't panicked, what else might he have done? Luckily I had seen his answer to "Are you happy" earlier, where he said his brother had come out of a coma. I was able to remind him of that and say how much his brother will still need him. I just hope it was enough.

One last thing. When I marked Mom up, I gave Victoria9 the thumbs-down, since she had jumped on the sanctimonious bandwagon and made no suggestions either.

Only one person has been really unpleasant about this, and it isn't you since you have had the courtesy to comment to me without using obscenities. I have reported that person for abuse twice. Colleen assures me something will be done by Admin. If he repeats it, I shall report him again, and give him no warning, which I did before in case he had calmed down and was prepared to apologise.

Since you ask, the highest rate of tax in the UK, at the moment, is 40%. The deductions on top of that take it to nearer 60%, and we pay 20% VAT (purchase tax) on everything we buy except food and children's clothes. The working week is supposed to be 36 hours. Few people can afford to work so little and my job takes more like 70 hours a week, and I work at weekends and through public holidays. I love my job. You asked for facts.

Subject closed.

Thank you.

and you dont read proper im 24 and worked since i was 14 and still at school and now have worked almost consistantly 7 daya aswell ive paid my taxes and put into the system same as you have

yes cheers for ur help i dont want any financial help n precaution was bein taken she was on the pil n working but if people are entitled to them why should you not claim them the only person u wud be spitin wud b urself not every1 can live the stress and care free life u obviously do if i could do it without help believe me i would but i cant and i aint goin to put my girkfriend fru an abortion just to av sum extra money

"Benefits are for people who need benefits" - Who do you consider these people to be?

Thank you for your comment. To answer your comment I guess for starters the people entitled to benefits would not be getting "above average income" Those people need budgetery assistance not hand outs. The infirm,those who are living below the poverty line, the elderly that have been deserted by their family, (the family is probably waiting to pick the bones when the person dies), people with mental illness these are needy that I speak of. Cheers may you never be one of them.

what a tosser bet u work real hard dont you

He and she are both tax payers too. They are looking for help from a system they've both paid into. I'd rather see them ask for help than to know a baby starved.