Stop fucking
I don't think anyone doubt that there are some people who are true benefits scum screwing the system- but the cuts don't stop them, and they do target the vulnerable. They teeny proportion of public funds that go to those playing the benefit system is virtually nothing in comparison to the proportion that is taken up by the % of the rich that are scum & playing the system.
The money goes on tax breaks for the rich, to banks, corporate tax is slashed, Amazon et al let off without paying taxes whilst treating their staff like dirt, housing benefit transfers wealth from the poorest to the richest when capping priveted rents could save us all (expect the tory most friends who benefit from this). It goes on mps wage rises, & the independant company they pay to 'advise' on mps wages, it goes on mps £39 breakfast & expensive wines. It goes on trident, which doesn't makes sense at the best of times as it isn't enough to face off with any other country that owns neuclear weapons as they all own way more than our tiny country does. It goes on the royal fund, & yes of course they bring in more money but they don't then need the land subsidies & royal fund ontop as a birth right. The same week the access to work fund was capped/then cut (which enables people who are blind/deaf etc to access valuable employment where their contributions are valuable to all of us) the increased the inherentance threashold hugely- something like 90% of inhesitance tax is paid on unearned income in the form of property that has increased in value- why should anyone get away with not paying tax?
Between the coalition and the tories people with disabilities have been massively disproportionately targeted.
Pip introduced to cut dla by 20% despite dwp's own figures saying that dla had a fruad rate of only 0.4%.
Carers allowance is now taxable income which effects other benefits.
Esa cut, and huge proportion moved to work related group when unfit to do so.
Dsa funding cut.
Bed room tax unfairly targets people with disabilities who need the extra room for equipment or because their disabled child needs their own room or whose house is adapted or need ground floor so can't exchange. Social housing not being prioritised disadvantages those with disabilities.
Access to work fund capped then cut.
Cuts to in work benefits, ctc, cb all unfairly effect families living with disability - maybe a parent can only manage part time work because of their disabilities, or because of their child, or may be one patent has to give up work to become a carer & then looses cb because their partner earns just over the threshold? There's no choice in many of these circumstances so why should they loose out when they can't work more.
Direct payments/independant living funds transfered to councils to assess and allocate, but the total amount was cut also.
Funds to education for children with disabilities cut. Cuts to sw/nhs etc directly effect anyone with disabilities. No where near enough special school places, funding to specialist teachers cut. Respite foster carers funds cut. Family support worker funds cut. Training funds cut. Disability charity funds cut.
In 2014 it was leaked that the UN was looking at investigating the UK for being the first ever country for breaching the rIghts of the disabled. Because of the numbers of people who die whilst benefits were unfairly sanctioned. Disability rights UK launched a parallel investigation. The government did everything they could to stop the figures being released.
In what way do the richest deserve to escape austerity when the poorest are loosing everything? Not to mention that as disability benefits only make up 3% of benefits funds it saves the public pot nothing. And costs more with appeals etc when most are granted it on appeal.
Posters really need to stop talking about paying tax as if it's a choice, we pay tax because we have to, it becomes public funds not 'tax payers money'.