He had to draw it out of us. We weren’t happy. We’ve all worked hard to get where we are now. We didn’t have the benefits of extended maternity leave and tax credit that young people have now. We were all industrious, careful with our money. We didn’t spend recklessly. We made do. And because of that we are all relatively well off. Do we really need these benefits? Oh the free travel! Should we really have to give that up? When you depend on public transport it’s vital that it is affordable. Young people know all about that too! That’s something we share. Ok so if we have to, we really have to, we could cope with reduced fares. It’s hard to admit, (all that work! All those years!!) but yes you’re right. Most of us don’t actually need these benefits. But in this crazy world, in this computerised, techno world we live in is it really true that there is actually no system for returning them. And is means testing really beyond our capacities? Surely a simple link between tax returns and the benefits office could solve the issue of means testing in the click of a button! Until then we’ll just have to go on accepting our winter fuel allowance. We can always use it to buy a few plane tickets to get to Spain where we’ll have no need of any winter fuel. .
See below - petition has already been sent 2011. Need to find out results and as to why they have not been published!
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Please sign this petition to stop Fracking in Northern Ireland!
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/northern-ireland-no-fracking-required-here/sign.html
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Northern Ireland, No Fracking Required Here
This petition was published by Protect our Environment-No Fracking Here on Aug 17, 2011
We, the undersigned, call on the Northern Ireland Assembly to place an immediate and permanent ban on the process known as Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) and all related preparatory and exploratory work in Northern Ireland.
All benefits should be means tested. The original idea was to help those less fortunate than those of us who were in work and able to fend for ourselves. Benefits should also be limited:- such as only giving child benefit for the second and third children. Immigrants should not receive any benefits for 3 years or until they have been in full time work in the UK for a minimum of 2 consecutive years. Health tourism should be stopped with immediate effect - having a UK resident guarantee payment would be a good idea!!! I am sure that it is not impossible to institute a system of controls over all benefits.
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