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MORE, PLEASE

By David Vance On May 29th, 2012

Here’s a great example of all that is wrong with our WELFARE system;

A mother-of-ten has confessed to receiving more than 50k in unemployment benefits from the Government – despite being perfectly capable of going out to work to earn the money herself. Stephanie Fennessy-Sharp, 29, lives with her partner Ian Sharp and six of their ten children in a five-bedroom detached house in Kent.  Neither she nor 56-year-old Ian work. Instead, they claim the equivalent of a £72k salary before tax – and it’s all down to a skewed benefits system that discourages unemployed claimants from going out to find work. Ian suffers debilitating headaches that he says prevent him from working. But Stephanie is perfectly healthy – and confesses she could work, but chooses not to because she is better off on benefits

Her reasoning has got a certain logic to it – albeit regrettable. We must CHANGE the basis on which welfare is paid so that only the genuine needy receive it. The sort of Welfare folly exemplified above is what is bankrupting our country, MORALLY and financially. With all due respect to Mrs Fennessy-Sharp, she shouldn’t get a penny.

One Response to “MORE, PLEASE”

  1. When I was out of work for that two years, my wife and I were unable to find work which would pay our rent and provide enough to live on. There wasn’t much work around anyway.
    So we moved to Kent where we both found work and eventually were able to buy a house.
    The Benefits system is a trap, and I don’t think I could blame this lady for remaining on benefits.
    They need to bite the bullet and make a more attractive proposition than idleness.

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