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the trouble with mia · @fkamiah17

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@harriettmb Speaking of "poor people deserve to be poor and long term sick people are work-shy", here's Fraser Nelson in the latest issue of the Spectator:
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the trouble with mia · @fkamiah17

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SHOCKING REVELATIONS! Giving poor people less money makes them poorer. They needed a report to tell them that. And even then they tried to stop it being published.
GPLB: "New DWP research shows benefits cap 'only results in making poor families poorer', says charity"
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the trouble with mia · @fkamiah17

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For anyone who's interested, the first part of Led By Donkey's expose of MPs' asking for TEN THOUSAND POUNDS A DAY from a fake consultancy firm is up on the other place.
To put that figure into context for anyone who's not aware - a single person claimant of Universal Credit benefit gets £4,038. A YEAR.
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the trouble with mia · @fkamiah17

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@ravensrod
Which reminds me of this, extracted from a post with thanks to @flexghost

Iowa Republicans will pass legislation preventing people who receive SNAP from buying fresh meat, butter and flour

Note: Iowa has a $2B budget surplus and SNAP is a *federal* program.
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Gigi · @Gigi

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And apparently, enough people saw something (shitty on their app) and said something.

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the trouble with mia · @fkamiah17

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This isn't even #PeakGuardian - it's just poor-shaming.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/mar/10/11-top-tips-from-key-budget-influencers
Two examples from the list:
Number 1 - Reduce your weekly food shop. FFS.
Number 5 - Get out of debt. Oh sure, I'll just snap my fingers and get that done, it hadn't occurred to me!
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the trouble with mia · @fkamiah17

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"... of the hoardes of new poor.
It is this new politico-economic circle which today encourages the constant human capacity for cruelties that obliterat the human imagination."
John Berger, Bento's Book (2011)
3 of 3
Sounds about right.
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