. Now I had a brief spell of being unemployed (not anymore thankfully) and that flippant remark made my blood boil!! 
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quote:Originally posted by 15:10:
? Didn't he say he wasn't on the dole?
When did he say this? Link?
and it was just a bit of pocket moneyquote:Originally posted by Lord Lucan:quote:Originally posted by 15:10:
? Didn't he say he wasn't on the dole?
When did he say this? Link?
On last night's H/L show, he said he was unemployed after leaving school and was briefly on the dole.
it was on the HLs show last nightquote:Originally posted by SazBomb:
I cant see anything on the BB homepage...
quote:Originally posted by love greek sunsets:and it was just a bit of pocket moneyquote:Originally posted by Lord Lucan:quote:Originally posted by 15:10:
? Didn't he say he wasn't on the dole?
When did he say this? Link?
On last night's H/L show, he said he was unemployed after leaving school and was briefly on the dole.
no not really cos is was the way he said it so flippantlyquote:Originally posted by Lord Lucan:quote:Originally posted by love greek sunsets:and it was just a bit of pocket moneyquote:Originally posted by Lord Lucan:quote:Originally posted by 15:10:
? Didn't he say he wasn't on the dole?
When did he say this? Link?
On last night's H/L show, he said he was unemployed after leaving school and was briefly on the dole.
Yeh and he gave that stupid laugh when he said it was "Just pocket money". Knowing the daft British public, they'll make him the winner of 100,000 quid when he doesn't need a penny of it!
Ooooooh I've opened up a can of worms ....
quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
that was not the issue, or what made me angryquote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
quote:Originally posted by Moomin:quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
I don't think the fact that he claimed it is the issue here, it his flippant remark about the amount of money he was paid that people are angry about, I think. Some people have to LIVE off the money that he was calling pocket money.
quote:Originally posted by love greek sunsets:it was on the HLs show last nightquote:Originally posted by SazBomb:
I cant see anything on the BB homepage...
quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
quote:Originally posted by figtree:quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
Spot on! It was for a few weeks only....all money is pocket money.. unless you have a hand bag! There are many people of his age that live at home and collect the dole and propably use it as pocket money ie use it for personal items..he would not claim rent or other benifits so what is the problem?I have no doubt that he will pay tax for the rest of his life so that other people will be able to claim .Swings and roundabouts really.
The thing with Freddie is that he is open and honest so he says it as it is.. would you have preferred it if he said that he had scrounged off his parents for a few weeks? I do believe they indeed work for a living and I presume they pay taxes! There you are sorted!
quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
Mollie it isn't the fact he had it re read the thread it is the way in which he said itquote:Originally posted by Mollie:quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
I absolutely agree!! his parents have been paying tax all their lives, and if he needs a few quid till he goes to work or uni,,, he's entitled to it! doesn't matter if he see's it as pocket money or rent money.. he is entitled to it!
quote:Originally posted by JacksonB:
i understood him to mean that the level of unemployment benefit is very low.
quote:Originally posted by JacksonB:
i understood him to mean that the level of unemployment benefit is very low.
I`m sure that was what he meant.quote:Originally posted by love greek sunsets:Mollie it isn't the fact he had it re read the thread it is the way in which he said itquote:Originally posted by Mollie:quote:Originally posted by mozart:
even some of the rich and famous draw child benefit, because they are still all taxpayers, not saying its right or wrong but they still have that right the same as you and me.
I absolutely agree!! his parents have been paying tax all their lives, and if he needs a few quid till he goes to work or uni,,, he's entitled to it! doesn't matter if he see's it as pocket money or rent money.. he is entitled to it!
quote:Originally posted by swg:
what does it matter if he is entitled to it? he doesn't NEED it
that's the problem with the benefits system as a whole, people look at it as a source of income rather than what it is - a way to support you until you can support yourself
you may be entitled to all sorts of benefits, but if you don't need them - and alfwit clearly doesnt - you should take them as it makes it harder for those who do need them to claim
and his comment about it being pocket money was shocking, espically in the current climate
and to qualify for job seekers allowance you have to have paid a certain amount in national insurance contributions, otherwise it's called some thing else sin't it?quote:Originally posted by pheobe:quote:Originally posted by JacksonB:
i understood him to mean that the level of unemployment benefit is very low.
So did I
And it is very low , for a single person living at home it is pocket money my son recently had some months on the dole and he got ÂĢ40.00 a week
... quote:Originally posted by longcat:
Was that the same Freddie who sat with Bea and laughed and agreed while Bea ripped Lisa apart for claiming dole since she was made redundant. Lisa as probably paid more taxes than those pair put together.
