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Edited by Banned Man 3000:
2/27/2013 6:24:42 PM
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Democracy certainly has it's drawbacks
You see the title.
For example, in England if someone works 37 hours minimum wage, with their pay (after paying for all expenses such as taxes, water, electricity and rent) they earn 5p more than the people on job seekers benefits.
This certainly shouldn't be the case. People on benefits shouldn't earn just as much as someone who works, and we all know this.
But no politician, no prime minister is going to change that. Not because it'll be bad for the country, but simply because doing so would make them lose so many votes they're almost guaranteed to lose the next election. So they don't change something to appease the more lazy section of the population just for votes and to stay in power.
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Edited by SI19: 2/28/2013 11:36:34 PMThere is 2.49 million unemployed who would recieve dole out of 63 million people, of which 46 million can vote in Britain. (or at least, in the last election) Although 2.49 million is a lot of unemployed, it's not enough to create a huge sway on the votes. 2.49 Mil/ 46 mil is only 5% of the possible votes. The major parties would focus on more pressing matters, such as the recession, banking (at the time) and stuff to do with Afghanistan, which would influence more people to vote for them (including those on benefits) I think politics in general has drawbacks, but individual parts (especially democracy) aren't terrible. The fact that politics can be hypocritical is what gets me, but at least I can say this without being shot or sent to jail without fair trial.
