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originally posted by: IkNOwSTuff
How about because its the gov who is giving them the money?
How about because tax payers (the ones who give the gov the money to give to these people) want to know its not being spent on booze or down the pokies/slot machine/fruit machines?
How about because its an incentive to get off your ass and find work so you dont have to answer to anyone how you spend your EARNED money?
How about because it is a way of ensuring the money stays in circulation and keeps the local economy ticking over as opposed to being buried in the backyard of some drug dealer?
So far the only reason Ive heard is that by giving these people hand outs you in theory stop them from committing crimes, to me that almost seems like bribery or paying tribute.
The Romans paid off the Vandals and Goths to keep them from running amok, to be honest thats basically what this seems like "here take this pittance, we dont want anything in return just dont cause any trouble"
originally posted by: IkNOwSTuff
a reply to: mr-lizard
Can you give me a sincere reason why an unemployed person should shop were the government tells them to shop?
How about because its the gov who is giving them the money?
How about because tax payers (the ones who give the gov the money to give to these people) want to know its not being spent on booze or down the pokies/slot machine/fruit machines?
How about because its an incentive to get off your ass and find work so you dont have to answer to anyone how you spend your EARNED money?
How about because it is a way of ensuring the money stays in circulation and keeps the local economy ticking over as opposed to being buried in the backyard of some drug dealer?
I could keep going but I wont.
Maybe you could tell me why the Gov should give any money at all to those who are fully capable of working?
So far the only reason Ive heard is that by giving these people hand outs you in theory stop them from committing crimes, to me that almost seems like bribery or paying tribute.