Post by Progenitor A on Dec 31, 2010 9:49:27 GMT 1
I think the government's idea of encouraging charitable contributions through cash till promotions and bank statements is a good start
It is also takes quite some courage for them to increase overseas aid whilst cutting in other areas.
I consider that as a comparatively rich nation we have a duty to assist less fortunate nations where people have no idea where the next meal is coming from.
I do think the the method of distributing their largesse is probably, in many cases, defeating the object of the giving, and I think that British governments should be given tax breaks in the UK if they establish manufacturing and service industries in third-world countries so that they become self-supporting. Just look at the effect of Japanese investments outside Japan in the Far East countries- a remarkable transformations has ensued
But back to the home scene.
Our welfare system is probably one of the most corrupting influence on the human spirit ever devised by man, We now have 1.5 million people on 'sickness' benefit that have been there for over five years, we have generations of families that have never worked, living entirely on benefits and the black economy, we have nearly 3 million unemployed with massive immigration to fill empty jobs.
The 'sickness' benefit is grossly abused with currently up to 50% of people on that benefit moving off it now that the rules have been changed.
In some immigrant communities there is over 40% unemployment rate (but we musn't speakof that, must we?)
People regard the welfare system of handouts as their 'right' without any commensurate personal responsibility. They become dependent, idle, their brains decompose through inactivity, they become slothful and slobbish and 'do not give 2 f***s'
Our welfare system a it is currently constituted is horrible, a nasty pernicious system of making people slovenly dependent ciphers
Thank goodness that IDS has radical plans to revise this utterly corrupt system
How refreshing it would be if welfare handouts actually became charitable with no corroding 'rights' attached to them. Then we might see that only those incapable of fending for themselves actually receive them
I note that Switzerland (which has a democratic system to envy) largely addresses this problem amongst the unemployed by making local communities responsible for the payments.
The central state funds the unemployed for the first year or so, then it is the local community's responsibility to look after them (funded by local taxes). That apparently makes the givers monitor closely what is given to whom and the receivers , out of necessity, act more responsibility
So any move away from the central state controlling handouts I welcome and if we move toward the US system of largely local -acting charity then that too I would welcomed.
People do tend to scoff at the US and charity, but if you examine US Universities, Museums, Orchestras, Arts, you will find they are all at the top in the world league and they are all the products of charity
True charity is a 2-way process
It is also takes quite some courage for them to increase overseas aid whilst cutting in other areas.
I consider that as a comparatively rich nation we have a duty to assist less fortunate nations where people have no idea where the next meal is coming from.
I do think the the method of distributing their largesse is probably, in many cases, defeating the object of the giving, and I think that British governments should be given tax breaks in the UK if they establish manufacturing and service industries in third-world countries so that they become self-supporting. Just look at the effect of Japanese investments outside Japan in the Far East countries- a remarkable transformations has ensued
But back to the home scene.
Our welfare system is probably one of the most corrupting influence on the human spirit ever devised by man, We now have 1.5 million people on 'sickness' benefit that have been there for over five years, we have generations of families that have never worked, living entirely on benefits and the black economy, we have nearly 3 million unemployed with massive immigration to fill empty jobs.
The 'sickness' benefit is grossly abused with currently up to 50% of people on that benefit moving off it now that the rules have been changed.
In some immigrant communities there is over 40% unemployment rate (but we musn't speakof that, must we?)
People regard the welfare system of handouts as their 'right' without any commensurate personal responsibility. They become dependent, idle, their brains decompose through inactivity, they become slothful and slobbish and 'do not give 2 f***s'
Our welfare system a it is currently constituted is horrible, a nasty pernicious system of making people slovenly dependent ciphers
Thank goodness that IDS has radical plans to revise this utterly corrupt system
How refreshing it would be if welfare handouts actually became charitable with no corroding 'rights' attached to them. Then we might see that only those incapable of fending for themselves actually receive them
I note that Switzerland (which has a democratic system to envy) largely addresses this problem amongst the unemployed by making local communities responsible for the payments.
The central state funds the unemployed for the first year or so, then it is the local community's responsibility to look after them (funded by local taxes). That apparently makes the givers monitor closely what is given to whom and the receivers , out of necessity, act more responsibility
So any move away from the central state controlling handouts I welcome and if we move toward the US system of largely local -acting charity then that too I would welcomed.
People do tend to scoff at the US and charity, but if you examine US Universities, Museums, Orchestras, Arts, you will find they are all at the top in the world league and they are all the products of charity
True charity is a 2-way process