Bedroom tax protest to take place in Camborne tomorrow

“Does everyone realise that if Vodafone paid their avoided tax each year that it alone could cover our welfare costs?”

“Does everyone realise that if Vodafone paid their avoided tax each year that it alone could cover our welfare costs?”

“If the government introduced a compulsory living wage & started building houses then people would have work, they would have housing and the welfare bill would reduce itself. People have to remember that right wing governments have reasons to keep a large section of society unemployed, it allows a constant supply of cheap labour to whoever needs it, it is not good for business to have 100% employment because they would have to pay more for labour if the people had the power.”

“The bedroom tax is fraud. By the governments own admission, even if everyone with a spare bedroom managed to relocate, there would still be a 60% shortfall in 1 and 2 bedroom properties. These Tories are incurable scum, they need to be removed from this Earth. We are sick of the constant attacks on the poorest in our society in a massive effort to divert blame from the people at the top who caused this crisis, to those at the bottom who are the easiest targets, middle England against the low paid, the working poor against the unemployed, the able against the disabled, social tenants against private tenants. The Tories need to be made to pay for their rimes against this country and it's people. Bring on the riots, they don't listen to protests and petitions, we need a general strike.”

“What job you imbecile? 2,500,000 unemployed (not including the people the government are not counting in those figures like those on workfare & the under employed which brings the figure to around 8,500,000) and only 500,000 vacancies. I so sick of repeating this- 80% OF PEOPLE ON BENEFITS ARE IN WORK!”

“The idea in princilpe makes sense but it was not properly thought through. It discriminastes against families with a member in the forces, the disabled and foster parents. On top of that while it would be good for those having too many bedrooms to downsize there is a severe shortage of council houses of all sizes so they would end up paying extra tax even though they were perfectly willing to downsize. When you compare the amount of money they estimate to save that pales in comparison to the amount they could save by making the rich pay all the tax they should so it is typical Tory policy again. Maggie rides again.”

“I agree with bedroom tax as you should not under occupy the scarce social housing that we have. If you don't require an extra bedroom then downsize theough the register or go into the private rented sector, like the MAJORITY of us and free up social housing for the people that most deserve it. Social housing has to be(due to the lack of it) and should be for the most vulnerable of society that need long term housing, not for lazy people who are now sat in a 3/4 bedroom properties and have never contributed towards society. People need to appreciate there is a housing crisis in this county and there is no social housing, so moaning about having to pay a top up towards already cheap rent is disgusting. Get real! The elderly and disabled will be rightly protected so its just the lazy that may have to ditch their sky package, fags and Chinese takeaways! Believe it or not, I'm in fact a socialist! A socialist that still believes in a working class!! Don't under occupy social housing simple as that - apologies to all the parents in social housing that conveniently kick their children out when they turn 16, but quite rightly you will have to pay more rent! Social housing is not a right and rightfully you should be penalised for not using it properly when others, who need it more, go without!”

“I agree with bedroom tax as you should not under occupy the scarce social housing that we have. If you don't require an extra bedroom then downsize theough the register or go into the private rented sector, like the MAJORITY of us and free up social housing for the people that most deserve it. Social housing has to be(due to the lack of it) and should be for the most vulnerable of society that need long term housing, not for lazy people who are now sat in a 3/4 bedroom properties and have never contributed towards society. People need to appreciate there is a housing crisis in this county and there is no social housing, so moaning about having to pay a top up towards already cheap rent is disgusting. Get real! The elderly and disabled will be rightly protected so its just the lazy that may have to ditch their sky package, fags and Chinese takeaways! Believe it or not, I'm in fact a socialist! A socialist that still believes in a working class!! Don't under occupy social housing simple as that - apologies to all the parents in social housing that conveniently kick their children out when they turn 16, but quite rightly you will have to pay more rent! Social housing is not a right and rightfully you should be penalised for not using it properly when others, who need it more, go without!”

“The fact is that as a country we provide social housing to the country's most neediest.
IF: you are occupying social housing with more space than you need, you should be taxed upon it OR: Give it up to the poor families that are stuck in cramped conditions with 3 children to a bedroom.

Failing that, get a job and rent or get a mortgage on your own place that isn't on the social.”