tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5547129668794128323..comments2024-03-28T11:27:25.537+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Well, Since We Can No Longer Give It To Pigs, Thanks To DEFRA…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-22866497229791831062012-02-15T08:38:33.327+00:002012-02-15T08:38:33.327+00:00@Julia
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"Best of all, you have to prove...@Julia<br />"<br />"Best of all, you have to prove you're a scrounger..."<br /><br />How do they do that?<br />"<br /><br />If you don't claim benefits, you don't get the handout of free food. The 'Tafel' (buffet) is worth hundreds of Euro a month if you take up their offer, leaving you lots of free lolly to spend on other things.<br /><br />No-one on the dole in Europe needs charity, the dole(when all is totted up) is often more than what you take home if you work in an average paid job.<br /><br />In effect, working people have 2 sets of bosses -- the guys who employ them, and the dole claimants who fleece them via HMRC.<br /><br />Let's not encourage them with free food on top of everything else they are already getting...Hexe Froschbeinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-58961729464611159032012-02-15T05:38:39.292+00:002012-02-15T05:38:39.292+00:00"...but distant bells are ringing in the old ...<i>"...but distant bells are ringing in the old memory that its been suggested before & rejected by the H&S Brigade ..but distant bells are ringing in the old memory that its been suggested before & rejected by the H&S Brigade .."</i> <br /><br />I'm pretty sure I've seen - and recently - a service using donated near-date sandwiches (from Pret a Manger?) to feed the homeless at a soup kitchen.<br /><br /><i>" Why? Moral hazard. "</i> <br /><br />Hmmm, I wonder if that will prove the case here, where the food is likely to be of even better quality too?<br /><br /><i>"Best of all, you have to prove you're a scrounger..."</i> <br /><br />How do they do that?<br /><br /><i>"And what of the 'sensitives' that must have special food. "</i><br /><br />As with Teacake's 'food poisoning' it'll be interesting to see all the bases covered with this one, won't it? <br /><br />It's due to launch today - I'll keep my eye out.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75725041788322114782012-02-14T22:41:20.051+00:002012-02-14T22:41:20.051+00:00And what of the 'sensitives' that must hav...And what of the 'sensitives' that must have special food. Will the supermarkets be bullied in to feeding them as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-67033913432808344462012-02-14T16:53:45.055+00:002012-02-14T16:53:45.055+00:00Hmmm... let's see what happens when we have th...Hmmm... let's see what happens when we have the first case of food poisoning from free food handouts. <br /><br />Who will take the flak? Who will pay compo?Teacakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-61958879556634702802012-02-14T15:33:47.363+00:002012-02-14T15:33:47.363+00:00Those feeding stations work great in Germany -- re...Those feeding stations work great in Germany -- resulting in the dolies being in effect handed a lot of free money, since they no longer have to buy their grub.<br /><br />Best of all, you have to prove you're a scrounger before you're eligible to scrounge(and save), it's not open to people who work (and who often have less disposable money than claimants).Hexe Froschbeinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-80303883383855189132012-02-14T14:03:41.474+00:002012-02-14T14:03:41.474+00:00I worked in a branch of Tesco during my summer hol...I worked in a branch of Tesco during my summer hols. The amount of food that was thrown out at the end of the day was horrifying. You would think the staff would be given it or allowed to buy it at a discount but no, it all went in the compactor. Why? Moral hazard. The idea was that if people knew that surplus food would be handed out they would conveniently 'forget' a rack of loaves that were meant to be put out and discover them five minutes before end of shift. So the logistics of this will be interesting.David Gilliesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-85608424157666313852012-02-14T11:47:56.847+00:002012-02-14T11:47:56.847+00:00An excellent idea, on the face of it .. but distan...An excellent idea, on the face of it .. but distant bells are ringing in the old memory that its been suggested before & rejected by the H&S Brigade ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.com