I ask this question out of utter contempt with the country (uk).
I have worked solidly for 5 years, paid all my taxes, paid all my child support for my son from a failed relationship and battled to be a part of his life, paid all my bills and want to get married, start a family and buy a house. Can I do it? NO! House prices are through the roof (pardon the pun) so I'd need to rent, which is exactly what people who refuse to work do. I've worked for 3.5 years as a debt collector dealing with people who have raided catalogues and bank loans/credit cards for all they can get and refuse to pay it back, whilst earning (in some cases) 40,000 a year in benefits! Don't misunderstand, there were people in a genuinely bad situation trying to get out of it but not being able to. I used to think being an honest, hard working citizen got you somewhere in life, but now, I'm not so sure. so I ask again, whan EXACTLY are the benefits of decency?
2007-07-22
18:25:22
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