Good news.

[Gourmander]

The government has announced plans to help those who have been unemployed for more than 6 months. I haven't worked for 4 years, will I get extra money on top of my benefits?

[birdie1971]

Ice.Maiden � �...medication needed to treat schizophrenia, I'm not so sure as she'd be allowed to drive herself.� - She does drive herself. Everywhere. And she doesn�t take her medication because she isn�t suffering from the condition.

Quinlad - �I know it's wrong, but part of me begrudgingly respects her.�
Please tell me you�re joking....

�She's probably worked harder to play the system than most people do to get their wage�
You cannot be serious. She fakes a medical condition and you think that can be compared to doing a full time job? How often do you think she has to put on this act? Almost never. It�s not as if you have to pretend you have these conditions 24/7. And anyway, even if someone saw her out and about doing something that someone with ME and schizophrenia shouldn�t be doing (scuba diving, driving, etc.), she can always claim she was having a �good� day.

Quinlad, I am astounded that you �respect� someone who shafts the system for their own selfish ends. I agree, there may be some skill involved in the faking of the condition, but so what?

I would think there is skill in murdering someone and successfully covering it up so that you are never caught.

But to �respect� someone for it.....?

[birdie1971]

Ice.Maiden - �The trouble is, most people on DLA deserve the money�

I absolutely agree.

�I'd rather my taxes go on people who're deemed unfit enough to receive benefits, than to pay for ministers trips abroad at our expense.�

I agree again.

I was simply stating that some people do shaft the system and I thought I would give an example that I have from my own personal experience.

[jno]

birdie, shop her. If you don't then morally you're assisting her.

Gourmander, this schizophrenia sounds quite interesting, and fairly profitable. You'd have to do a bit of research of course, but it has definite possibilities. If you can make a go of it, please post some tips.