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Posted by Zoe Brown on 12/31/05 13:46
"flopsy" <flopsymopsy@iguanaman41.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Zoe Brown" <zoenaomibrown@N-O-S-P-A-A-Mtesco.net> wrote in message
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>> "shard" <shard@somewhere.fsten.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> "Zoe Brown" <zoenaomibrown@N-O-S-P-A-A-Mtesco.net> wrote in message
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>>>> "Stephen Clark" <octopusuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> > "Zoe Brown" <zoenaomibrown@N-O-S-P-A-A-Mtesco.net> wrote in message
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>>>> >> "Paul D" <Paul@whiskey.com> wrote in message
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>>>> >>> Zoe Brown wrote:
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>>>> >>> <snip>
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>>>> >>>> I agree, I have a 14 year old and a 9 month baby and I am 3
>>>> >>>> months
>>>> >>>> pregnant.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Haven't you heard of contraception?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Yes and they are all much wanted and loved thanks. Oh and I own my
>>>> >> own
>>>> >> house, have my own business and dont need to claim any benefits.
>>>> >>
>>>> > Child benefit? (or whatever it's called these days)
>>>>
>>>> Oh yes, that 10 a week that everybody in the UK (including the royal
>>>> family) are entitled to ? I think it should be scrapped quite
>>>> ridiculous.
>>>> I do pay about 60 times that in tax each month mind...
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>>> Zo that's quite nice you pay that amount each month in tax, your lucky
>>> to
>>> be earning that much to do it, but to some families 10.00 a week ( I
>>> grant
>>> isn't a lot ) 40.00 month but its a godsend especially at this time of
>>> year.
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>> And I think that more money should be going to them. I think giving
>> child benefit to all families of children regardkess of income is daft !!
>> Why shoul dI get 10 a week ??? I have been a single mum on benefits and
>> I know how tough it was for me. I think this money would be better off
>> going to those who need it.
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>> Oh and I am not *lucky* to earn what I do, i worked hard for it and
>> spent years studying and on no income at all...
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> Not all people get the opportunities to do the studying. Maybe they have
> been brought up in a deprived surrounding where education wasn't important
> for them to get by. Being street wise was more important. Maybe they
> didn't have parents on their case telling them how important it was to be
> educated. Maybe they got caught in the wrong crowd or the wrong side of
> the law where they were too busy ducking and diving to settle to further
> education. Maybe they haven't had the push or guidance to be able to
> further themselves.
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> All in all........I think you're lucky to have been in a position to study
> as you have done. Not stating that it wasn't hard work achieving your
> goal. However, not everyone is lucky enough to be able to fulfil the
> challenge.
perhaps not, but given that I was only 15 when I fell pregnant with my
daughter, left home at 16, my parents are not well educated, worked part
time whilst working, left uni with over 15k in debt ect ect, I dont consider
myself lucky - but hardworking.
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