YOU'RE NOT PAYING TAXES FOR THE PROPERTY, YOU'RE PAYING YOUR TOWN FOR THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES. THE ROADS, POLICE, SCHOOLS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, LIBRARY, SNOW PLOWS, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SO MUCH MORE.
Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal on Britain's unsustainable welfare spending:
— 7 million people (over 10% of the UK population) now claim at least one or more sickness or disability benefit. This is up 60% in the past 6 years.
— The UK will spend over £100 billion pound this year on sickness and disability benefits. This is projected to increase to £130 billion a year by 2030.
— No other Western country has seen such a rise in disability claims. In the US, 10.6 million people claim some form of federal disability payment, despite the population being 5x larger.
— 1 in 7 new cars sold in the UK are under the Motability scheme; however, only 10% of cars are modified for a disability. In one dealership, 25 out of 26 cars they sold in August were all under the Motability scheme.
— Charities, consultants, YouTubers and TikTokers have all sprung up, telling people how to maximise benefit access. Some of these videos receive hundreds of thousands of views. Over 1,000 people a day are signing on for PIP.
— According to a Government survey from 2024, 25% of the UK's working age population could theoretically be classed as disabled under the current criteria and access these benefits.
— A minimum wage worker who works 40 hours per week would take home around £1,880 per month after tax; however, if you are classed as too sick to work and claim PIP, you can take home £2,000 tax free per month.
https://t.co/ftFzSax9VH
Crazy WSJ data. Between 2022 and 2025, wealth increased 37% for Americans 75 and older, while **decreased** 23% for people under 35.
https://t.co/g8hUUtWs66
Isto é óbvio para qualquer participante na sociedade contemporânea, mas temo que muita gente não consiga sequer conceber que dá para ser solidário com 2 temas em simultâneo e ainda assim achar que há momentos adequados para cada um deles.
É a falência total da (pouca) seriedade que ainda restava à FPF. Se havia dúvidas sobre quem efetivamente mandava na Federação, agora deixaram de haver. Inacreditável a falta de seriedade de uma instituição completamente refém de uma criança de 41 anos.
No, NIMBYs hate that too.
In Lower Manhattan (!) literally the other day they killed this project. It’s a perfect example of the left pic, on what is currently an empty pit. And yet...
Mais uma vez o capitão da seleçãonão dá a cara num desaire, tem de ir o Bruno, o Diogo Costa e o Ruben Dias falarem mas quando marcou aos canalizadores do Uzbequistão la estava ele. Espero que hoje tenha sido o triste fim deste homem patético
Tem que ser um analista de basquetebol a constatar aquilo que os "especialistas" de futebol em Portugal não são capazes de descortinar.
Grande @lucasdedirecta
This whole “stealing from publicly funded services is good” thing the left in America has is so weird.
The European left is many things, but it’s not like this.
Godspeed to the people of Hungary today, who deserve to escape the misrule of a corrupt Kremlin lackey. May they return to the path of democracy and prosperity without bloodshed. 🇭🇺
Multar condutores bêbados é sempre bom: se as pessoas pararem de conduzir bêbadas para não serem multadas excelente; se continuarem a conduzir bêbados e pagarem rios de dinheiro ao estado ótimo. Qual é a desvantagem?