Wow. This from the Mail Online:
More than one million jobless Britons have been living off state handouts for more than 12 years, it has emerged.
A hardcore army of unemployed have failed to find any sort of work since Labour came to power in 1997.
The true scale of the crisis has been laid bare by figures which break down for the first time the length of time people have been out of work.
A further 1.9million have been on benefits for seven years or more, according to the Department of Work and Pensions.
The 1.1million unemployed since 1997 amounts to more than a fifth of the 5.2million currently claiming out-of-work benefits.
Is it really in society’s best interest to permanently support the unproductive? It’s one thing to be hospitable to those in need. It’s quite another to force taxpayers to support parasites. This has been known for a very long time:
The tactful guest will take his leave Early,
not linger long:
He starts to stink who outstays his welcome
In a hall that is not his own.
A small hut of one’s own is better,
A man is his master at home:
A couple of goats and a corded roof
Still are better than begging.
A small hut of one’s own is better,
A man is his master at home:
His heart bleeds in the beggar who must
Ask at each meal for meat.
The Havamal
Many hundreds of years later, this was boiled down somewhat:
Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin specified three days; the Havamal leaves it a little more vague… “linger long.” Might be more than three days. But I’m pretty sure that twelve fricken’ years is just a wee bit too long.
2 Responses to “The ONE MILLION people who haven’t worked since 1997”
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The thing is – most of these unemployed were those who would previously have done an apprenticeship and built ships, planes, train and cars for Britain – or gone and dug coal to keep the country running.
When various governments messed up our nation they were just left to rot – whilst being told “Things will be all right soon.”
> most of these unemployed were those who would previously have done an apprenticeship and built ships, planes, train and cars for Britain – or gone and dug coal to keep the country running.
It seems odd that a million people would spend a decade or more doing nothing, however, if they weren’t being supported. My general rule of thumb is… if you have a million people in long-term unemployment, it’s time to close the borders to low-end immigrants.