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Welfare and climbing 27-Nov-2008 At 12:37:59 PM anthonyk

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of course people are going to find a way to justify sponging off other people..

On 27/11/2008 zumojugo wrote:
> If there were less people on the dole we wouldn't
>pay any less tax, it would just be spent on different things, perhaps a
>few more subsidies for big business, perhaps a few more missles to kill
>some poor bastard who didn't have the good fortune to be born in this lucky
>country.

nice reasoning, defense is "evil" therefore sitting on my ass taking money out of the pot is a good thing. moral relativism is a wonderful thing isn't it, everyone gets to choose their own moral high ground.

> People get angry about climbers going on the dole and
>climbing because they don't have the courage to do it themselves. It's
>just a bit of self righteousness that makes people feel better about themselves
>when they have a shit job and don't have the courage to leave it.

lets say everyone had the "courage" to quit their jobs and bludge off other people, it can't happen because you're depending on other people to grow food and make cars for you to use etc etc. its not just a choice, otherwise that choice would be open to everyone. its a choice for some because other people are there to pick up after you.

get a job, earn money, take a holiday. anyone that funds their lifestyle off handouts is a leech.