tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post4100120206678567750..comments2024-03-28T07:14:01.343+00:00Comments on donpaskini: Make poverty less enticingdonpaskinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963534291677598324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-4186031165028425922009-03-10T14:58:00.000+00:002009-03-10T14:58:00.000+00:00Well, I'm poor, and I'm opposed to the state benef...Well, I'm poor, and I'm opposed to the state benefits I receive. I want everybody's benefits to be cut off and tax to be massively reduced, so I can live in a world of plentiful job variety and cheap rent. (No, I don't want to just stop accepting them unilaterally - shall I shoot myself in the foot while I'm at it?)<BR/><BR/>This parody seems to be saying:<BR/>Helping the poor is a drop in the ocean and doesn't hurt the economy,<BR/>The recession is the fault of bankers and not of policies designed to help the poor,<BR/>Nobody is comfortably dependent on benefits.<BR/><BR/>None of those points are strictly true, but that's the nature of humour: distortion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-17428798180815877892009-03-10T11:33:00.000+00:002009-03-10T11:33:00.000+00:00Good stuff! If only a way could have been found t...Good stuff! If only a way could have been found to make being a senior banker less enjoyable...Hughes Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584825975932080413noreply@blogger.com