tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post3270292246310028318..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: Thought-provoking...patentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-39958548078633591802011-05-21T10:17:43.196+01:002011-05-21T10:17:43.196+01:00No easy answers, I agree.
M - disruption to com...No easy answers, I agree. <br /><br />M - disruption to comments is thanks to Blogger, seems to be fixed now.patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-38822109886902973272011-05-12T20:32:07.975+01:002011-05-12T20:32:07.975+01:00Your post raises a matter that troubles me. To obt...Your post raises a matter that troubles me. To obtain charity increasingly you have to be vetted, which is designed to bar or discourage people from exploiting the system, as you correctly identified. <br /><br />However, increasingly people are encouraged to lie and exaggerate to be portray themselves as worse than the person next to them, in order to secure assistance. DLA - "You are entitled to put down what it is like on the worst day". Bankruptcy - "The TiB will never check the contents of your home." ....this trend is going to get worse and who is there to stop it? It is not a good omen for moral standards in society. <br /><br />Btw you have to approve comments now? What made this happen? I have always tried to be polite. Wait until you see me really angry; then I'm irresistible. My comments might not be though. ;-)measuredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281134269555074558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-43466074677006139472011-05-12T14:38:16.300+01:002011-05-12T14:38:16.300+01:00It is the ever-present problem with helping people...It is the ever-present problem with helping people out of a tight spot. Some will take the help and use it as a leg up and an opportunity to help themselves, others will say "cheers" and then wait for the next hand-out when the first one runs out. A safety net rapidly becomes a way of life for some.<br /><br />There are no obvious answers. I suspect this question will always be with us.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com