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£60,000 in benefits helped build my house
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Very enterprising. Isn't it just another form of foreign aid? Wouldn't you do the same if another country offered benefits that could be used to build your family a home back here? -
The UK pays for our daughters and neither of them were born there. I don't even pay tax into the UK system."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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One thing the UK is very good at is processing child benefit claims then checking the number of children the person has in their home country."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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What happened to the second reply on this thread? Something like "would it be better if his children had come here", followed by something about road congestion. Can't remember who said it.
Censorship? Buggered database?Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWhat happened to the second reply on this thread? Something like "would it be better if his children had come here", followed by something about road congestion. Can't remember who said it.
Censorship? Buggered database?Comment
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He looks a lot older than 36 looks more mid-40's.
This whole beneift sh*t does p*ss me off I must say, even I had look to see if I could claim anything as the system seems so screwed. I couldn't claim anything, can't even get NHS dentist nothing and I recon I've pumped into the system about £700k in tax and NI payments in my working life so far.I like big butts and I cannot lie.Comment
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Originally posted by ELBBUBKUNPS View PostHe looks a lot older than 36 looks more mid-40's.
This whole beneift sh*t does p*ss me off I must say, even I had look to see if I could claim anything as the system seems so screwed. I couldn't claim anything, can't even get NHS dentist nothing and I recon I've pumped into the system about £700k in tax and NI payments in my working life so far."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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So the Daily Mail's story is about a comment made to the Daily Express about a trailer for a TV show? I know they're fond of saying they "couldn't make it up" but now they're not even trying to, they're just copying what other people make upComment
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostVery enterprising. Isn't it just another form of foreign aid? Wouldn't you do the same if another country offered benefits that could be used to build your family a home back here?
Last edited by minestrone; 8 December 2014, 20:47.Comment
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