Even as somebody who is 21, still in University, now living back with my parents, and having worked more or less constantly since I was 16, through being in school and University, if it ever came to the time where I was jobless, even though my parents have paid their fair share of taxes, and me graduating next year with a Masters Degree in a stem of Psychology, ultimately leaving me with a fairly decent job, I'd still feel as if I was almost stealing money from others if I ever ended up on the dole. However, it appears to me that there are a lot of people within Britain who frankly, do not give a damn that themselves and their children are being paid for by other people who work damned hard for their money.
Before I go any further, I have absolutely no problem at all with people who are unable to work due to severe mental/physical problems, I mean, if your wheelchair bound, then your extremely limited to what job you could have anyway, apart from the fact that if would be a real hassle to even get to that job if it wasn't literally on the street you lived on. Saying that, those who don't work because they have back problems and the lark, personally, I think that is stretching it a bit. If you can walk around unassisted to do your shopping, or go out for a day somewhere, then I can't honestly see why these people can't just have a job where they are sat at a desk all day. Surely that isn't going to increase their back problems, sitting down for 8 hours a day......
One of the issues I have with those who claim dole is that I think that they receive too much money. Currently, during my upcoming University course, I am working at a petrol station that has quite a good little shop attached to it. There are quite a number of people who come into my shop, who I know are unemployed, and buy cigarettes and alcohol. Now, this isn't just a bottle of wine and a ten pack of cigarettes a week or something, we are talking more along the lines of a crate of 15 cans of beer every few days and a pack of 20 cigarettes most days. Ok, I know I'm quite stingy with my money, I don't smoke, and I don't drink more than is healthy in a week, but even working 24 hours a week on a decent wage, I wouldn't be able to afford the things that these people are buying.
Both my parents and my Fiancé's parents have always been in a job. Both my parents went to Technical College, and both have had a steady job since they were 18. Everyone has worked hard to get a job, stay in a job, to be able to support themselves and their family. The most infuriating thing is that there are people who have never worked a single day in their lives who have the same houses as me and my Fiancé's parents. What is the point in working if your just going to end up with the same as people who can't be arsed to work?
One of my friends' Mother works full time. She is a single Mum. She would get MORE money not working than working where she does now. Surely giving up time and effort to do something other than just sitting about all day should be more rewarding?
Recently, I have known a few people who have lost their job through no fault of their own, being let off, as the company couldn't afford to pay them. When going to claim dole, as they would expect to be able to, seeing as they have worked for over 20 years, they were told that they couldn't, as their partner earned more than £150 a week. So, all of those taxes that those people have paid over the years, the thousands upon thousands that they have paid out to others because they are too lazy to do anything with their lives, now that they have no income due to no fault of their own, they don't see a penny of it. It makes me sick.
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