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Lee Hurst: Massive, massive error...

Massive, massive error. The Tories will leapfrog Reform in the polls with this one policy announcement as they did Labour 20 years ago. FYI, the Tories then broke their promise and ended up having to do a coalition withe LibDems instead. We spend more in Overseas Aid than we do in income from Inheritance Tax.
Lee Hurst: Massive, massive error...
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Lee Hurst: Britain spends £177 billion...

Britain spends £177 billion on welfare (this excludes those on the state pension). The take home pay for someone on minimum wage is £20,800 per year. If we divide the £177 Bn by the minimum wage it comes to 8,509,615 people. Eight and a half million people getting an average of £20,800 without leaving their sofas and doing nothing. Someone justify this to me and tell me this is morally acceptable. Obvs many people will be getting far more than £20,800 and some much less, but the point remains. Explain to a person on minimum wage why they should turn up for work and take home less money than 8.5 million other idle people after deducting travel expenses.
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