Just to highlight how silly our benefits system is:
Last summer I had a girl who worked for me, she only did 16 hours a week - something to do with the benefits...
She earnt about £90 per week from her work - fair play for getting off her arse and doing something...
She probably spent about £150 in the pub - great for my profits!!!
She was a single mum with a 3 year old daughter - who might as well have lived with her grandma for all the time she spent with her.....
She had a two bedroom house paid for by the council.
She had all her bills paid for by the council.
She even claimed child care benefits from the council - despite her mother looking after her daughter
We got her to write down one day all of the benefits she recieved - how much each was worth etc - and in order for someone to work [and have tax deductions etc], they would need a job paying around £31k per annum just to have the same level of 'income' as this 21 year old girl!!
Do I think that's fair, do I f*ck!!!