SciFiBoy said:
how about the right to privacy? |
I'm usually an advocate for civil liberties, but this is one of the three places where I don't necessarily think they're priority (the others being speed and gun control).
The fact of the matter is that people on benefits are given the money for three reasons:
- To stay alive
- To lead a life where they don't have to worry about the necessities in life
- To support the community
They are given the money for these reasons, and they should only be using the money for these things. People cannot be trusted to do this themselves - and so the Government should intervene to make sure that their money is being well spent, especially when there are children involved.
If the people want to earn some money on the side by cleaning a couple of houses, or by working on a market stall, or something, then any money that they earn from that they are allowed to spend how they want without the Government knowing, as it's their money to spend, not anyone elses.
Whatsmore, I'm personally of the belief that child benefits should be higher, as what my parents personally receive is no where near how much it costs to look after us. Fortunately, they can easily pay for us ourselves, and we don't actually need the benefit - other people aren't as fortunate, and should be given ours, in all honesty. But, alas, that's a topic for another day.
