Stupidity raises its head.
The EU wasn't around in 1973. That was the Common Market and a great idea. I voted for it.
Since being converted to the EU, life for most Brits have got worse. Lower or stagnant incomes, higher living costs especially in the area of housing, fewer job opportunities, and a worse future especially for the young.
All the time the EU has strengthened its grip on law making and power. The farce with the Euro has cost the UK lost exports to countries now deep in debt and more immigrants from those countries.
There are now 3.2+ million EU citizens in the UK. Many on benefits or putting a UK worker on benefits. There's no denying mass migration is holding down wages. These are the benefits they can claim.
Benefits.
Once they have been living in the country for three months they are entitled to claim:
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance which applies to low-skilled workers.
Child Benefit
Child Tax Credits
Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions, obtained by The Times (£), reveal the government paid out:
£30 million in child benefit in 2014 to families with children living abroad - of these, two third of claimants were Polish
As of February 2015, DWP figures show there were 113,960 EU nationals claiming benefits - an increase of 21,870 since 2010.
Of these:
21,460 were claiming Jobseeker's allowance
17,000 were claiming employment and support and incapacity benefits
6,000 were claiming carer's allowance
4,000 were claiming lone parent allowance
3,900 were claiming disability allowance
EU Migrant arriving today
Working tax credit: £1,370 a year for over-25s who earn less than £9,850
Child tax credit: £6,605 a year for one child or £9,495 for two if they are working at least 16 hours a week with an income of less than £9,850
Child benefit: £1,076 a year for the eldest child if earning less than £50,000
Housing benefit: Up to £13,520 a year
Housing Benefit is a means tested social security benefit in the UK that is intended to help meet housing costs for rented accommodation. It is the second biggest item in the Department for Work and Pensions' budget after the state pension, totalling £23.8 billion in 2013?14
A points system similar to Australia's would save a lot of money. Give Brits jobs and lower the pressure on the UK to borrow money. No one wants to deny those who bring something to the country, it's the rest who should be kept out.
I came here because of the numbers of beautiful women.
Until I retired I never claimed any benefits. Our company employed Czech people and all the money we took went into Czech banks. My contribution to the Czech Republic was good enough to get me a residence visa and the right to own a Czech Corporation.
Unlike you I use facts.