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Originally Posted by stewart38 
Half the time its not cost effective for them to work  |
Not cost effective for the goverment.
Capitalism by it's very nature has to have unemployed people, simply because there would never be enough employment for everyone due to ecomomics.
It is a pyramid monetary structure, with the relatively few stinking rich at the peak, then various grades of wealth gradually ending with a huge mass of people living in poverty. (Benefits in this country are below the world poverty line)
The goverment and media put out propaganda saying the poor only have themselves to blame - they are lazy, shifless and a drain on society. The people who have a bit of money buy into it, as they begrudge paying taxes and think all their money goes to the "lazy scroungers"
Thus the government divide and rule. The oldest trick in the book.
Sometimes they and the rich get too greedy and there is a REVOLUTION.
France
Russia
China
America (colonial) Don't get me started on colonalism.
In this country there was the Wat Tyler rebellion
Plus Oliver Cromwell Revolution.
These days government who don't "support" the inevitable poor from the capitalist system they run, by giving out measley benefits are putting themselves in danger of being overthrown. They don't care about the poor which is why the poor never have any dignity. In fact, even the poor believe the hype.