Forum | Why are food banks a bad thing? by ReslovenSwan1

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Why are food banks a bad thing? 12:32 - Mar 19 with 242 views

This will be a controversial topic perhaps but what is wrong with food banks? The arguments are as follows.

a). People should be looked after well enough the taxpayers
b) it is humiliating for the users
c) It represents a failure in society

On the other hand.

a) It is an expression of support off society and a good thing. Christian ( or other religions) values being enacted.

b) It is not the job of the Government to feed people or keep people warm other than Children.

c) Full grown adults of sound mind should look after themselves including food banks as a backstop.

With the current mentality of citizens it is no surprise that the Welfare budget has ballooned and stating to drag the whole country down as debt payment eat up too much of tax revenues.

If I was down on my luck I would use these facilities. I w once went into that cafe next to Gwyn Hall which seemed to dish out food for the old folk.

I do not like the word "Austerity" as if it was a choice. There was no option. The policy was forgotten due to Brexit and Covid. The debt and deficit have not gone away. We as a nation are paying huge proportion of tax revenues in interest payments.

Off course the billionaires should be taxed or at least encouraged to be philanthropic. It should be iterative to stop them running away to a tax haven.

This is a very wealthy country where personal property gains are not taxed . The WAG did the right thing in taxing second holiday homes and a visitors tax. Every house you can see outside you bedroom window is owned by someone and worth over £200,000. We have elderly people struggling with cash while sitting on a gold mine. They struggle on benefits while keeping the house for "little Johnny" who expects a big inheritance.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8vp560n7vo.amp

We cannot afford it.

[Post edited 19 Mar 13:32]

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