Give them vouchers instead of benefit money?

Fantasy thinking. That level of charity does not and has never existed. It didn't exist before WW1/WW2 when we had people living in complete poverty, and it didn't happen when Thatcher reduced the top rate of tax specifically to try and create a giving culture.

Basically OP, do you mean benefit recipients should get some form of currency that can only be used for essentials, as opposed to GBPs?

I do have a problem with someone over a counter knowing whether someone is on benefits or not. It can be open to abuse.

Would the government essentially be paying Tesco for so and so purchasing food items? Would it lower or higher?

What if someone wants to buy kosher meat but their local tesco does not sell it?

It is difficult to govern and due to administration costs. It would cost the country a lot more.

Not the "rape" argument.

Yeah, because every single one of the THOUSANDS of teenage mothers were raped.

In response to your second paragraph - absolutely disgusting. Why the hell should the taxpayer literally FUND the life of a teenage mother like that?

**** you you Tory scum. I've been going to the gym since I was 21 and it was and has been a support for me, and it is part of my life. So shove your Tory Snob views where the sun doesn't shine. Haven't you got a fox to hunt or something? Scum.

WOAH.
Teenage mothers? Generalisation much? I know pleanty who have the money, time and space and are fantastic mothers.

I never once said that every single one of the thousands of teenage mothers were raped I said WHAT IF a girl was raped and got pregnant then what would you do, also I said this does happen to a SMALL MINORITY

I think you should never go into politics. Please.

So you're proposing we make PREGNANT TEENAGERS and INNOCENT CHILDREN homeless, penniless and entirely unable to fend for themselves?
Why punish the child for what their parents do?

Whys that, you and your 5 kids would suffer?

No forced adoption or abortion for teenage mother if they cant afford to support them their selves

What a **** response.

I'm sure many others have said this but that suggestion is ludicrous and would never work.

No forced adoption or abortion for teenage mother if they cant afford to support them their selves

Oh and your 'dont go into politics' wasnt?

Atleast i justify my views...



Yes a grand total of 2 people and one of them has his gym membership paid for by the taxpayer....

People seem to struggle on TSR, their little left-wing brains dont quite comprehend common sense.

Look at the moron Martyn, he starts a thread saying he should be able to choose which jobs he takes when hes offered one, whilst on benefits.

He also thinks he should have his gym membership paid for by the taxpayer and then thinks anyone who disagrees with the above is suddenly a snob.

Martyn, we're not snobs.... its just that you think you're 'average' when you're actually part of the underclass mate....

Why should the taxpayers fund them though?

Why can't the Government negotiate with Tesco to purchase 100 billion in vouchers for say, 85 billion pounds? (The figures arent equal because the Government could argue tesco is guaranteed extra business when some benefit receivers could have shopped at ALDI)

What does everyone else think?