Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current social welfare benefits?
In 2011 the level of public spending on the welfare state by the British Government accounted for £113.1 billion, or 16% of government. By 2020 welfare spending will rise to 1/3rd of all spending making it the largest expense followed by housing benefit, council tax benefit, benefits to the unemployed, and benefits to people with low incomes.
34% Fewer |
61% More |
24% Fewer |
47% More |
8% Fewer, and ensure benefits go to those that need it most |
7% More, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income |
2% Fewer, current benefits do not provide enough support |
4% More, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled |
2% More, and deny benefits to immigrants |
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1% More, current benefits should be capped |
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9LGQHHN5 days5D
A fair society should promote job security and employment. For instance I have post-graduation and advanced degrees with international work experience but I am currently on Jobseeker’s Allowance simply because I’ve a Middle Eastern sounding Muslim name. I’ve no problem finding employment outside of Europe but anywhere in Ireland or the EU, it’s an obstacle. Plus I am also LGBTQ and I can confidently say there’s a huge gap between native Irish LGBTQ and non ethics locals. I remain closeted for the betterment of my mental healthy and sanity
@9K8V4MK2mos2MO
More restrictions for Irish citizens who have never contributed to the tax system. Complete cut to welfare for newly arrived immigrants who have never paid taxes, in such cases welfare should not be paid unless in exchange for volunatry/ community work.
@9DP34DL8mos8MO
More, the current system of often exploited by people who could work but choose not to. Taking taxpayer and government money away from the people who need ot
@942X28Z2yrs2Y
Social welfare should be abandoned for a negative income
@98R7BS41yr1Y
End welfare and conditions, introduce a UBI.
@983X5HP1yr1Y
Fewer, those who are capable to work but do not look for employment should be cut off.
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Nebraska seemed poised last month to become an unlikely counterpoint to the national trend of tightening drug laws. A coalition of liberal and conservative legislators in the state passed, by a wide margin, a bill to allow local governments to establish needle exchanges.But Gov. Jim Pillen vetoed the bill, warning against bringing “the failed policies of drug-infested cities like San Francisco here,” and on Tuesday, Nebraska lawmakers changed course and narrowly sustained his veto.The demise of the needle exchange bill reflected rising skepticism among Republicans and some Democrats about the harm reduction approach to illicit drug use. Oregon has moved this year toward re-criminalizing hard drugs, Idaho lawmakers advanced a bill that would ban needle exchanges and San Francisco voters approved a ballot measure that will require drug screening for many welfare recipients.The debate in Nebraska, a reliably conservative state, mirrored the national conversation about how to approach drug use. Supporters of the bill spoke of the chance the bill offers to limit disease transmission and help drug users secure treatment, while Mr. Pillen, a Republican, asked lawmakers to “sustain my veto to prevent our government from aiding and abetting the use of dangerous, illicit and dehumanizing drugs.”
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