James
What I am saying is, in modern society there should be no reason for anyone to beg, the government of the day should make it a priority that no one is forced to do so and if we ever reach that point then perhaps the police will do their job and keep moving beggars on as they used to at one time. The way things are we just haven't got the infrastructure to handle the number of beggars out there.
I don't really want to bring politics into this because I think all governments up to the present are responsible for the situation we have today, but I have to say that this government has indeed made matters worse and seem determined to make things worse with their cut backs.
Well, some people disagree. Its a question of determination to change attitudes as I see it. Im thinking of the modern trend of the teenage girl who cannot fund a place of her own but wants to leave her parents care? So she deliberately, and it happens too often, gets herself in the family way? The next move is to present herself to the council as homeless and the council takes over on the public purse. Duty of care is what all these do gooders fleet and it also goes to justify THEIR jobs? Vicious circle we might think, but the answer is surely in the basis of society where the politician on the gravy train continues to patch over the leaks to keep the boat afloat long enough to make their pile.
If a stronger message was sent out that girls presenting themselves with child would not get housed but that the baby would be seized in its own interests to break this cycle events. The girl would be fined and compelled to attend some kind of trade training if she has no job.
This is just one example of the system being 'worked' deliberately to milk the welfare system. Ways can be found were their is the will. Someone has to pay somewhere along the line. If Socialism believes in allowing a free for all on the public purse, perhaps that is why the Labour Party is always so glad when they creep of dash out of Downing St leaving the country stony broke up to the neck in national debt?