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Could not agree more with that statement. Welfare is supposed to be there as a safety net, a last resort, not as a supplement to fund a chosen lifestyle.

Agreed. Family planning just seems to go out the window with some people. In that instance with the bloke on 5-Live, it was a case of "despite us both working, we can't really afford to have 4 kids, but we still WANT 4 kids, and under the current system, the State will help pick up the slack. So...

There was some bloke on 5-Live yesterday grizzling because him and his partner were going to have their tax credits cut. He works full time, she works part time and "we chose to have 4 children, now the government is pulling the rug out from under us". He was well spoken and clearly not stupid...