tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post50806291218565317..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Woman who saved benefits is convicted of fraudMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44751992021934783322011-12-25T20:55:57.054-06:002011-12-25T20:55:57.054-06:00This is why western civilzation is doomed.... We r...This is why western civilzation is doomed.... We reward folly and punish forethought. I see it everywhere, here in the states too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48297425995895557152011-12-21T10:08:40.877-06:002011-12-21T10:08:40.877-06:00Should come as no surprise, it's England after...Should come as no surprise, it's England after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81010420908379242442011-12-21T09:12:12.790-06:002011-12-21T09:12:12.790-06:00Could they just keep it in cash? Or give it direc...Could they just keep it in cash? Or give it directly to those who need it more (in the case of the elderly man)?<br /><br />It's very stupid to force people to be wasteful with benefit money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-29277498632263560362011-12-21T01:51:34.622-06:002011-12-21T01:51:34.622-06:00The benefit system here is very strange in that re...The benefit system here is very strange in that regard. I talked to an elderly gentlemen not too long ago, who told me a similar story.<br /><br />He cannot live on his war pension so needs a small top up to live off. However what the benefits people want to give him is actually a substantial amount - far more than he needs. They won't let him give some back or take less, and if he keeps the remainder then the next month he is no longer is eligible for benefits as he has some savings and then must re-apply when the savings run out. Given he's nearly blind and can't walk the application process is very difficult for him. He really doesn't want to waste the money - but feels he has no choice to do so. The result? he has high speed broadband but no computer, every tv channel known to man which he doesn't watch and a house full of things he doesn't want.<br /><br />All that said - I think it's quite right that people with large amounts of savings shouldn't be allowed to claim benefits. I certainly wouldn't want to see a millionaire who never works being giving them for example. All about striking the right balance I guess,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-29934719007469775982011-12-20T12:09:44.687-06:002011-12-20T12:09:44.687-06:00That is horrible. If her savings came from a job t...That is horrible. If her savings came from a job that she held but didnt admit to then I could see them punishing her and making her pay back the funds.antoine0387noreply@blogger.com