I'd say 'considerate' and so they should be. The safety net should be there just in case anyone ever needs it. I'd hate to be poor and sickly living in a tory world where they'd use any means, legal or illegal to make your life a misery. The fact that a goverment would break the law to f*ck it's people over is very scary!
Unfortunately Munkey a lot of those on "Benefits" dont deserve them, and are working the system. Benefits were originally brought in after WWII due to the amount of widowed wives, who couldn't support themselves or their families. It was never meant to last that long, nor was it meant to bring up generations of families on them.
I know first hand of people who are "Working the system", too many people are now happy to live on benefits, and bemoan the people taking their jobs. The jobs that they wont apply for, and even if they got it, wouldn't do, as they're not willing to lose out.
I dont believe the government broke the law over the benefits thing, although I dont agree that they incentivised it to get more people off the sick. IMHO benefits should only be for 6 months, after that you either have to do unpaid work to get your benefits, or you're completely let loose. We have become somewhat of a nanny state, where many people believe they've a right to this free benefits system, as "I was born here".
@Spectre, of course I am daft
. I know what socialism is, and how it works. I am also aware of how capitalism works
. Whilst your argument is a common one, masses of those living off the state actually voted Conservative, and not Labour, im sure I could dig out some figures, but I know you're more than capable of using google
At the same time, I am a firm believer in paying your fair share, and there are those that dont want to do that, through tax evasion means. Hiding money in offshore accounts for instance, non-doms etc.
Labour have 0 chance of being elected at present, they're too far to the left, and Corbyn has not been able to capitalise on any of the Tory mistakes, or faux pas. The only one of the labour team I even half believe, is Tom Watson, he seems a genuine person, who has the greater good in mind. The rest just seem like loons to me. I mean FFS, they used to have one of the biggest champagne socialists in the party, a certain Mr Umunna, just have a read of his past, and what he said about people, and tell me he's out for the good of the people!
Personally, I dont believe any of the people in parliament represent the common man, they're only in it for themselves, and numerous scandals have proved this. Expenses scandal is probably the biggest example of this, but also the massive pay rise they all gave themselves...