at KM's comment but according to a friend in the know, this is predominantly the attitude amongst benefit recipients as the amounts they receive are very low and certainly mean a basic lifestyle unless illegally supplemented.
Is it any wonder that benefit fraud is rife and benefit levels are so low.
People would have more respect for those on benefits if the vast majority of benefit fraud was detected with the help of so called "snitches" because there would be a much greater chance of the recipient being a genuinely worthy case or honest receipient.
The system needs reforming. Why do we let people opt out of crappy jobs then give them (low levels of) benefit instead and import foreign labour to do the crappy work ?
I don't care if you don't fancy doing factory/production line work/agricultural work, you shouldn't be able to claim benefit instead just like it shouldn't be possible to have 7 children by 5 fathers and expect the government to bail you out financially and social services pick up the pieces when it all goes horribly wrong. It just encourages social irresponsibility and fecklessness causing other people, usually children, to suffer.