JeffA:
Marky-p:
I was listening to most of this discussion on LBC today (as insufferable as James O’brien can be), two of the staff involved in bringing forward this pilot scheme were guest speakers/callers.The thing that shocked me was when they said that ANYONE could apply for the scheme…EVEN PEOPLE WITH JOBS.
So you mean to say that I’ve to got to fund the wasters that don’t want to work AND people who already have jobs, with my hard earned tax dollars? Lord knows that if UBI ever became nationwide (it won’t) taxes will be raised for this purpose.
Socialism never has worked, never will work, and luckily the UK will never be a socialist country.
Er…do you even realise you would get the payment too?
Anyway - you were in the police so you are used to other people paying for your massive police pensions. Isnt that the height of socialism? Wanting everyone else to pay your pension for you?
And pretty much everything worthwhile in this country came from a socialist government - or did you think the NHS was a tory idea?
Btw, this country has ALWAYS been socialist for the rich and capitalist for the poor - thats why the police get their pensions paid for them for example. If you hate the idea of free money please hand your pension back.
I have an almost zero pension with the Met. I stopped paying into it very early into my service, so I wouldn’t have anything to give back anyway 
I obviously prefer capitalism to socialism, that goes without saying.
If I wanted socialism I’d move to Venezuela, a once oil rich country with a bright future, now a poverty stricken nation where the people have become so poor they are forced to eat their pets due to having no food. THIS is the height of socialism.
The NHS is nothing to be proud of, under Labour or Tories. The service has been run so badly by government for so long it’s not even funny. Government has even destroyed the emergency services according to all the paramedics, firemen and officers I’ve spoken to; which is why so many are leaving including myself. Anything the government touches turns to ■■■■.
If you love socialism so much why don’t you move to a socialist country then?