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Originally Posted by Verbal

I didn't watch it, so can't comment. As Nathan said, they focus on a very, very small majority of people in a show that is broadcast to millions of people, who then in turn tar everyone on benefits with the same brush.

I don't doubt that it's a small percentage that commit benefit fraud, but the fact is that there are some that do. They ruin it for those that genuinely do need benefits, and also it gives impression to foreigners that they can just come to Britain and claim benefits easily and do nothing else, which some do because there was an article the other day about (not sure it was romanians anymore) Eastern Europeans who say " we want to live in Britain to claim benefits".

It's a shame those ones are ruining it for the people it is intended for. I do believe some tax payers act to high and mighty and I think to myself bitch if you lost your job tomorrow where you gonna be the next day, JSA queue innit?

So i'm not a hardcore benefit hater, just damn, don't abuse it.

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

I don't doubt that it's a small percentage that commit benefit fraud, but the fact is that there are some that do. They ruin it for those that genuinely do need benefits, and also it gives impression to foreigners that they can just come to Britain and claim benefits easily and do nothing else, which some do because there was an article the other day about (not sure it was romanians anymore) Eastern Europeans who say " we want to live in Britain to claim benefits".

It's a shame those ones are ruining it for the people it is intended for. I do believe some tax payers act to high and mighty and I think to myself bitch if you lost your job tomorrow where you gonna be the next day, JSA queue innit?

You are always going to get people who cheat the system, no matter what you do. Its just the way humans work. Focusing the nations attention on a very small percentage of people who in the big scheme of things do little more than cheat the system out of a few quid, lets the real big time fraudsters who cheat the country out of millions of pounds on a daily basis get away with it.

Where are the programs focusing on the bankers or the energy companies who are willfully going to let pensioners freeze over this winter for the sake of their profit margin? These people are government approved!

Open your eyes

Its pure propaganda

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Originally Posted by Verbal

You are always going to get people who cheat the system, no matter what you do. Its just the way humans work. Focusing the nations attention on a very small percentage of people who in the big scheme of things do little more than cheat the system out of a few quid, lets the real big time fraudsters who cheat the country out of millions of pounds on a daily basis get away with it.

Where are the programs focusing on the bankers or the energy companies who are willfully going to let pensioners freeze over this winter for the sake of their profit margin? These people are government approved!

Open your eyes

Its pure propaganda

You're right, benefit fraudsters are not the biggest fraudsters I won't argue with that.