grandad wrote:
What are you on about?
He's bang on right Mr Grandad!!!
Take one licensed brummie cabbie [NO ME], but living in Dudley. He is about 30 years of age and has four kids.
He only wants to work 16-20 hours a week and that's all he does. He wants to spend the rest of his time with his wife and family!!
And that's what he does!!!
Guess who tops-up his wages??
That's right, the government!!
Is he the only one?
Of course not; there's an army of them out there!!
This is the real world of government handouts to the self-employed, because who is going to prove otherwise as far as the guys working hours or earnings are concerned!!!
One guy came to renew his permit in May this year and brought his bank statement as proof of address - £320 he was getting.
Concooned away in a remote cul-de-sac, most people in the country don't even know it's going on, or the extent of the abuse!!
And are the recipients of government hand-outs in the HC and PH trade going to discuss what they get with the likes of you and I?
You bet they aint!!!