[Gllug] [OT] Times Article on ABD was Fighting a virus

[Tethys]

David Damerell writes:

>Assuming that every penny then goes on something VATted... no, I can't
>even get close to this 30% figure. Perhaps a passing proctologist will
>tell us where it comes from.

:-)

>>The welfare state is all very well, and a laudable idea, but it has been
>>taken to the point where roughly 35% of families have NO earned income
>>and live entirely on "benefits".
>
>He may be in for a busy day, too.

Actually, that one at least has some basis in fact, even if the figures
are wrong (it's *half* the household income from benefits, not living
entirely on benefits):

	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/12/nwelfare12.xml

Tet
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