Family who are 'too lazy to work' say £22,000 worth of benefits is not enough

[Itse]

Meh. Brit media. I put them somewhere between Iraqi minister of information and Bush regime in their info vs BS ratio.

[mykalberta]

Thank goodness its Englands problem and not in Canada.

Those big fatties. You are fat because you are fat, genes have nothing to do with it except make it slightly more difficult for you.

[mikey_the_redneck]

These fat a$$es need to take responsibility for their own lives.
This article shouldn't even be printed. Who is going to feel sorry for them?

I have a guy at my work who is so fat he can't even climb upstairs for meetings and needs a cain to walk. But he shows up everyday and works.

[Bagor]

How on earth could a fat person be a hairdresser? Don't you ermm .... have to be able to get within arms reach?

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Bagor

How on earth could a fat person be a hairdresser? Don't you ermm .... have to be able to get within arms reach?

Reinforced suspension cables?

[Locke]

First of all, I'd want someone of authority to conclusively state that these people were too fat to work, and that the underlying cause was genetic.

What they should consider rather than throwing more money at these people so they can go out and purchase more 'Bacon Butties' is that maybe they should have a qualified dietitian create their meal plan.

Structure might help these people.

Ie. This is what you eat, this is how much it costs. The state will pay for the approved food, but if you deviate you're on your own.

[CaptainCrunch]

Maybe we could harvest their fat and use it to fuel cheap cooking stoves for hobo's.

Everyone wins.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

I don't buy this at all. A big bag of chips costs about $3. You can get a couple pounds of carrots or apples for that amount of money. Bacon is about $4 or $5 a pound while you can get chicken drumsticks or legs for half that price.

I don't know what kind of cereal they're eating but I suspect that oatmeal is cheaper then what they're probably buying.

Egg-zactly. For the same price these bullcrappers are spending on a fast food meal for all of them, they could easily buy a head of lettuce, an onion, a pepper, a can of mushroom soup and some chicken breasts.

Boblobla, I don't know what you stopped eating and started eating, and I haven't walked the chip aisle or the pizza pop aisle in quite awhile, but looking at that picture suggests that they have. Very recently. I'm just going to have to visually indict them on charges of eating expensive fatty foods.
A bucket of KFC is not balanced by a thing of coleslaw.

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Maybe we could harvest their fat and use it to fuel cheap cooking stoves for hobo's.

Everyone wins.

I think there is an idea here of actual use. Welfare/Dole receivers the world over should be forced to be used as guinea pigs for new medicines. If the trials happen to go wrong then we harvest their organs. They get a much needed boost to their self esteem as they are helping society and the ones that do croak are martyrs for the cause.

Again a win/win situation!!!!!!!

[CaptainCrunch]

Hey, I was offering them free lipsuction once a year, you know harvest 200 pounds of flammable oil a year.

But your idea works.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame

I think there is an idea here of actual use. Welfare/Dole receivers the world over should be forced to be used as guinea pigs for new medicines. If the trials happen to go wrong then we harvest their organs. They get a much needed boost to their self esteem as they are helping society and the ones that do croak are martyrs for the cause.

Again a win/win situation!!!!!!!

Ross Perot? Is that you?

Marge: Homer, It's funny but I've noticed that my mom and your dad are very lonely.
Homer: Heh Heh, your right. That is Funny!
Marge: They should spend some time together...
Homer: Marge, old people don't need companionship, they need to be isolated and studied to see what useful nutrients can be obtained from them...
Marge: Stop reading that Ross Perot pamphlet and go to sleep.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Locke

First of all, I'd want someone of authority to conclusively state that these people were too fat to work, and that the underlying cause was genetic.

What they should consider rather than throwing more money at these people so they can go out and purchase more 'Bacon Butties' is that maybe they should have a qualified dietitian create their meal plan.

Structure might help these people.

Ie. This is what you eat, this is how much it costs. The state will pay for the approved food, but if you deviate you're on your own.

Totally agree. I would be interested in how much genetics play a role. No doubt it plays a role, but I doubt there is gene that makes someone over 300 pounds. It might make them susceptible to it, but all the blame can't be placed on it.

It's tough to tell from the article as the information is pretty limited, but I wouldn't be surprised if the extent of them try to eat healthy was walking down the produce isle and nothing more. TLC has shows where people are losing literally 700 hundred pounds, they have had to take drastic measures sure, but you have do something. Complaining doesn't burn calories.

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Ross Perot? Is that you?

Marge: Homer, It's funny but I've noticed that my mom and your dad are very lonely.
Homer: Heh Heh, your right. That is Funny!
Marge: They should spend some time together...
Homer: Marge, old people don't need companionship, they need to be isolated and studied to see what useful nutrients can be obtained from them...
Marge: Stop reading that Ross Perot pamphlet and go to sleep.

Or we use them as crash test subjects. Or for stem cell research. Just so many options where they could be a net benefit instead of a useless parasite.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

You can buy whatever you want. I am telling you since I started eating healthier my bills for groceries have increased. I am in no way defending these fat pigs, I was responding the cheese's comment about the cost of food.

The prices at organic grocery stores are outrageous.

[4X4]

That guy isn't even all that fat. I've seen much bigger guys in the workforce.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame

I think there is an idea here of actual use. Welfare/Dole receivers the world over should be forced to be used as guinea pigs for new medicines. If the trials happen to go wrong then we harvest their organs. They get a much needed boost to their self esteem as they are helping society and the ones that do croak are martyrs for the cause.

Again a win/win situation!!!!!!!

Dumb idea because organs that have been through experimental drugs and diabetes and all the negative effects of their unhealthy lifestyle aren't good for harvesting. I certainly don't want some 400 lbs guy's fat choked and failing organs.

[Hack&Lube]

I've had University professors and professional bosses who are much fatter than them.

Basically, it's not that they are too fat to work. They are too stupid to work.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I've had University professors and professional bosses who are much fatter than them.

Basically, it's not that they are too fat to work. They are too stupid to work.

Or the opposite, they were smart enough not to work and milk the system for years.

Anyone want to bet that the obesity advocacy groups will be all over this if they're denied.

[The Ditch]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I've had University professors and professional bosses who are much fatter than them.

Basically, it's not that they are too fat to work. They are too stupid to work.

I don't know about that, they're smart enough to be able to screw the system and not work when it's obvious they could be doing something...

[Russic]

Something tells me that they are not genetically predisposed to eating "bacon butties".

I'm leaning towards Boblobla on the money thing (but I may have an explanation). Once my wife and I started eating healthier our grocery prices increased quite a bit. I can think of 3 reasons:

1. Veggies may cost less, but you to eat well you need to eat a fairly large amount of them. We can pound through $6 worth of asparagus quite easily, but $6 worth of KD would probably kill us both.
2. They tend to go bad much faster than say ... a flat of alphaghetti.
3. Eating healthier means less eating out, which means while the grocery bill is higher, the transactions on the credit cards are lower. I am open to the possibility that this is responsible for the high grocery costs.