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And how much did it cost to investigate more than a million such 'tips'? I'm betting it was more than the saving. A lot more.
Whatever it's about, it's not about the money, is it. Ugly business.
I think I've lost my fire, because stuff like this no longer makes me angry, but just sad. . . . but it is a sick society that incentivizes quick judgments and the demonization of the already marginalized, over tolerance and empathy.
Deliberately stirred up anger. By whom, and for whose benefit, one might ask.There is a lot of anger and hatred in the UK towards people on benefits.
I was going to post that link to some of the non-ME groups that I belong to (the ones that have a section for general interest topics) but I knew the results. There would be posts from people claiming to know "someone" fiddling the system. It could be a family member, relative or neighbour.
There is a lot of anger and hatred in the UK towards people on benefits.
I love Finland's approach--a basic monthly wage for everyone. No matter what, rich or poor.
The "Protestant Work Ethic" was a huge con game with propaganda to mould folks beliefs into accepting being slaves.
Just as failing to research ME and CFS is not about the money. The collective loss is many orders of magnitude higher than an adequate research budget.Whatever it's about, it's not about the money, is it.
Its a witch-hunt. Who doesn't like a good witch-hunt? [Sarcasm]I've always been disgusted by campaigns that encourage people to "rat out" their neighbours. After all, probably everyone has something in their life that someone will find suspicious, or disapprove of.
This attitude is fostered by the powerful. Its always false. Its accurate in the sense that one individual has very limited power. However if a hundred million like-minded individuals decide enough is enough, everything changes.I can't do anything about the corporations.
Power and resources tend to congregate in the hands of fanatics and workaholics, who can't understand nor accept why the rest of us are not suffering the same affliction as them.The "Protestant Work Ethic" was a huge con game with propaganda to mould folks beliefs into accepting being slaves.