Here we go again that same old chestnut http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20...

Question

What do you think about this government the way known benefits cheats are let off with their same old sob stories?.

Whilst I have every sympathy for the genuine benefit claimants...was there myself many years ago.

The scroungers who know how to buck the system get right up my nose. And I'm heartilty sick of having to support their cheating ways.

How do you feel about this article.

Answer 1

Benefit cheats are no worse than MPs who cheat on their expenses.It's all taxpayers money after all and fraud is fraud.They should all be prosecuted.

Answer 2

It's not the benefit cheats that you should be angry about, it's the rich businessmen who cheat the country out of tax that amounts to way more than the benefit cheats steal.

For some reason the newspapers never report on them.  Hmmm.

Answer 3

dead link

Answer 4

They should be treated the same way as drug pushers and dealers - cheat the benefits system - they have to pay it ALL back and/or have their assests seized and kicked onto the streets with nowhere to live.

These people are the reason we can't support our own genuine people in need of help.

They are SCUM

Answer 5

The article is dead, but I know what you mean. I live in Barking and the people who complain about the Poles/Rumaineans/Latvians who are stealing our jobs have hardly ever done a days work in their lives!!

We never hear so much about the rich who evade taxes, though. Just a thought!

Answer 6

I too have sympathy for genuine claimants, but the cheats should be dealt with very severely, it's not only fraud it's also the theft of taxes paid by hardworking people.

Answer 7

I agree that it is a problem, but a similar problem runs through most of society.  Benefit cheats, self employed who cheat on their taxes,, the rich who have their accountant work the system, MPs who cheat on their expenses. Now what can be done is anyone's guess.