Social Security and Jws (page 2)

chester

Lisa,

I ran a check on the dates given and they are the date that the social security card was issued....applied for.

That is why I feel that the date for Barry is interesting. He did not apply for his card until 1975 when he was 59.

nytelecom1

I'll comment later. Reborn 2002: good comment!

Simple pleasures for simple minds??

home_and_dry

When I was a JW, there were alot of pioneers in my cong that worked part-time and so were eligable for housing benefit.

Personally I don't think this is right. Benefits are there for those in need, those that are disabled and are unable to work, those that have found themselves in dire financial circumstances and need benefits as a stop gap until they get on their feet, and also single parent familes etc..

But CHOOSING to work part time when you are quite capable of working full time and supporting yourself is not a justifiable reason to be given government handouts. In my humble opinion.

We all make a mess of our lives from time to time
It's part of the process that you stumble as you climb

Englishman

Dub-in-the-pub claimed invalidity benefit but also carried on working. Very naughty. The DSS are investigating still. The invalidity benefit was being granted for alcoholism!!!!!!

Englishman.

Hey! Now you are an outie, you can dance too!

nytelecom1

thats why you should read my first post

alliwannadoislive

badboy - there's no issue here - our society (eek not 'The Society™') provides for those who are unable to provide for themselves - the issues are where people who could provide, choose not to

i willingly pay my taxes to support genuine claimants :)

anglise

Hi and welcome to H&D.
I personally know of many dubs who deliberately worked part time so that they could go on the work more during the week and then claimed the many social security benefits ie housing etc.
This is both pubs and pios.
I have often wondered how the public would react to knowing that they were in effect subsidising these people to come and knock on their doors!!
A

DanielHaase

As far as the States go...when you're talking about Social Security, you're talking about people and their employers putting money in a government retirement program... These moron witnesses that fall for the "armageddon is around the corner" bit and waste away their lives at Bethel or as regualr pioneers working part time for some witness scumbag doing janitorial work hardly contribute anything to Social Security (hardly pay any taxes at all). I hope they all end up on the streets when they get old and senile! It's your own faults, you morons!

badboy

I am so severly disabled I don't see the DSS compelling me to work.
However I am a bit worried(at least when I wrote the post)what the social Security `reforms' MIGHT MEAN FOR ME.

Laura lillie? or whatever your name is, I am not a JW.

My brother John and his wife do say I should work and putting pressure on me, saying they paid lots of tax(es),as if I wasn't totally deserving(I don't seem to terribly good on the basics/nitty/gritty)as well as being hemiplegic/elipeptic.

I agree with Nytelecom1 and alliwannadoislive.

I do dislike the passive side of being a benefit receipt.

alliwannadoislive

badboy - the reforms take place in april when Jobcentre Plus is launched - the idea is to offer help to people making new claims for working-age benefits ... that means making specialist advice and training and a job available to those who are 'able and want to' work ... it's a positive help pogramme, not a system for beating those who are unable to work - please don't worry friend ...

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