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sorry its not always 70, its ALWAYS 60 pounds, ALWAYS, in scotland anyway

Larph wrote Giving everyone money would not solve the problem it would only cause more issues. Not all young people who take drugs and drink are poor, giving them more money would only open those people to more of these things.

Our country is in enough cash problems as it is, let alone throwing it around willy nilly to every teenager wanting the next pair of trainers released by Nike.

I myself never received anything like this, nor did I even get pocket money from my parents.

Didn't have any of my own money until college where I could apply for student loans and my mother takes £170 of me a month from that.

So I wouldn't complain, at least you don't have to pay the rent.

Its just how people spend the money that sickens me, yes its theirs to do what they want with it but come on to ****, theres got to be better things than drugs ?

0151 wrote That's funny considering my mum was only on 19 grand a year at the time and I didn't receive EMA? The only ones who received it were the ones on the dole. Also what has my grammar got to do with this? I work hard for my money and I don't like people who think it's okay to sit there and do fuuck all and get everything handed to them. At 16-17 they should already have a job even if it's just a paper round there's no need to be lazy like their parents.

What? So you're just butt hurt about not getting EMA? Maybe if you made any effort to apply for it, you'd have got it. It's absolutely ridiculous how easy you think it is to find work. Even when you can find work, it's usually shit pay, working shit hours.

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sorry its not always 70, its ALWAYS 60 pounds, ALWAYS, in scotland anyway

Yeah, you've literally just proven my point. I told you it wasn't £70. A couple of years ago, it used to depend on the household income so those who's parents made £25k would get less than student's who's parents made less than that. I think they changed it recently to the same amount for everyone under a certain income(around £25k).

-Punk- wrote Its just how people spend the money that sickens me, yes its theirs to do what they want with it but come on to ****, theres got to be better things than drugs ?

*chortles* you've clearly never tried drugs. Don't group every student who has not very well off parents as a drug user though. That's just ridiculous. Just because someone's parents don't make an awful lot of money, doesn't mean they're going to go out and take drugs and do stupid shit with their EMA. A lot of people's parents know they'll be getting EMA as well, so the parents often take a portion of it, as digs, to help pay for bills, etc.

Decy wrote Only on 19 grand a year? that's more than enough.

You clearly have no idea how much it costs to raise a child, whatsoever. It could easily cost £15k to be self sufficient, never mind raising a child as well.

Sanctorum wrote

0151 wrote That's funny considering my mum was only on 19 grand a year at the time and I didn't receive EMA? The only ones who received it were the ones on the dole. Also what has my grammar got to do with this? I work hard for my money and I don't like people who think it's okay to sit there and do fuuck all and get everything handed to them. At 16-17 they should already have a job even if it's just a paper round there's no need to be lazy like their parents.

What? So you're just butt hurt about not getting EMA? Maybe if you made any effort to apply for it, you'd have got it. It's absolutely ridiculous how easy you think it is to find work. Even when you can find work, it's usually shit pay, working shit hours.

-Punk- wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


sorry its not always 70, its ALWAYS 60 pounds, ALWAYS, in scotland anyway

Yeah, you've literally just proven my point. I told you it wasn't £70. A couple of years ago, it used to depend on the household income so those who's parents made £25k would get less than student's who's parents made less than that. I think they changed it recently to the same amount for everyone under a certain income(around £25k).

-Punk- wrote Its just how people spend the money that sickens me, yes its theirs to do what they want with it but come on to ****, theres got to be better things than drugs ?

*chortles* you've clearly never tried drugs. Don't group every student who has not very well off parents as a drug user though. That's just ridiculous. Just because someone's parents don't make an awful lot of money, doesn't mean they're going to go out and take drugs and do stupid shit with their EMA. A lot of people's parents know they'll be getting EMA as well, so the parents often take a portion of it, as digs, to help pay for bills, etc.

Now your just twisting my words, i in no way said that every person that got EMA was a drug user, i am saying there are people out there that spend their money on drugs

How is that in any way twisting your words?

-Punk= wrote Its just how people spend the money that sickens me, yes its theirs to do what they want with it but come on to ****, theres got to be better things than drugs ?

-Punk- wrote how people spend the money... theres got to be better things than drugs ?

You literally said that they're spending their money on drugs.

Sanctorum wrote How is that in any way twisting your words?

-Punk= wrote Its just how people spend the money that sickens me, yes its theirs to do what they want with it but come on to ****, theres got to be better things than drugs ?

-Punk- wrote how people spend the money... theres got to be better things than drugs ?

You literally said that they're spending their money on drugs.

You knew what i meant, i said earlier on that SOME people do it

-Punk- wrote You knew what i meant, i said earlier on that SOME people do it

I have no idea what you're ranting about then. Drug users? You're ranting because some kids that get EMA, spend it on drugs, even though kids who don't get EMA, also spend money on drugs?

0151 wrote It doesn't matter if it's shit pay they're kids at the end of the day. It's not going to be their job for ever.

As I said, I have actual experience of working a lot whilst I was at school, and it was horrible. Shit pay for loads of work, and constantly being tired/late. You also seem to think work is much easier to find than it actually is.

We had a recruit when I joined the Army that when he got paid (16 year old's get paid £1500 a month) his parents would take his cards of him and spend it on drugs and alcohol. He only came forward with this about a year into training, give or take £14 thousand out of the taxpayers pocket right back into drugs.

Defending your country to come home to that. Makes me sad...

I absolutely hate the benefit system for the most part. If you cannot afford to bring a child into the world; do not. If, for unforseen circumstances, you are made redundant/death/terminal illness then I agree that there should be funding in place to help sustain at least a lifestyle where you can get from A to B, have 3 meals a day etc.

What really drives me nuts is people who choose not to work but claim money. I pay tax and it ruins me knowing that someone somewhere is benefiting from my hard work to spend it on cigarettes and alcohol, or weed or something silly like that.

They're changing the system soon anyway, including 18-21 year olds. The current Tory plan (they're in power) will eventually benefit the country, people just do not see that.