Switzerland: Car ban considered for benefits recipients

[super jumbe]

A Swiss canton is considering banning cars for people on state benefits, it's been reported.

Zurich's regional parliament has passed the first reading of a bill which would stop welfare payments being used to fund cars, unless a disability, illness or professional reasons could be proved, Le Matin website reports.

The idea, proposed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) and centre-right Liberals, caused a "lively debate" in the region's parliament, but passed by 87 votes to 84, the website says. Left-wing parties oppose the move.

Supporters of the proposal say people on welfare can't afford to pay for a car, and if they want one then their benefits payments should be reduced. "If someone can afford a car, it can be assumed that he has other sources of money," Jean-Philippe Pinto of the Christian Democratic People's Party, which supports the measure, is quoted as saying in Neue Zurcher Zeitung.

But others say the proposal is unnecessary. "Recipients can decide for themselves whether they spend their money on food, books, cigarettes or a car," Beatrice Henes, a spokeswoman for Zurich's social services department, told the 20 Minuten website earlier this month. A final vote on the issue is expected in the coming weeks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29800380

[super jumbe]

What the politicians are saying a person on benefit with a car has a job in the side and have rights to stop benefit .
I have just saw in news that in Calcutta city all makes bikes are banned entering the city because of conjunction, ffs what is going to be the next thing in line!!!!!

[Meat-Head]

Yes and no. How do they sign on? You will also find insurance for unemployed fat people expensive

[ifred]

Haha
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"Recipients can decide for themselves whether they spend their money on food, books, cigarettes or a car," Beatrice Henes, a spokeswoman for Zurich's social services

Meaty what's the number of calories in a car say like how many big Mac is a Panzer equal to?

[gopher7]

What the politicians are saying a person on benefit with a car has a job in the side and have rights to stop benefit .
I have just saw in news that in Calcutta city all makes bikes are banned entering the city because of conjunction, ffs what is going to be the next thing in line!!!!!

What's next.??
A person on benefit can only breathe in once a day, but can't exhale 'til the next day.!!!

[super jumbe]

Waist of time chasing the unemployed, the dead, as long as they are unemployed they can name there son brother on registration book and take it from there, unworkable senseless idea….

[super jumbe]

Waist of time chasing the unemployed, the dead, as long as they are unemployed they can name there son brother on registration book and take it from there, unworkable senseless idea?.

[nara]

Do we really give a flying **ck about local politics in some obscure Swiss Canton?

[Kalipo]

What an excellent idea..

Also people on state benefits shouldn't be allowed to eat at restaurants and shop in normal everyday shops..

They should get a voucher similar to the milk tokens that used to be available.. and these should be used at shops created by the state.. unbranded items etc etc..

why should a tramp on benefits be shopping with the middle/upper class?? it makes sense to do it this way!

I'm not saying those hitting hard times.. but the long term scroat who hang around town smelling of piss drinking kestral super!

[gmb45]

I'm not saying those hitting hard times.. but the long term scroat who hang around town smelling of piss drinking kestral super!

ah you most come to nottingham regular

[gmb45]

if there was jobs for the all the 2million odd unemployed fair enuff but there aint and never will be, the unemployed have been hit hard enuff over that last 5 years by this rich boy only club aka tories, if they had no money at all just watch the crime rate spiral.

[PremierD]

What an excellent idea..

Also people on state benefits shouldn't be allowed to eat at restaurants and shop in normal everyday shops..

They should get a voucher similar to the milk tokens that used to be available.. and these should be used at shops created by the state.. unbranded items etc etc..

why should a tramp on benefits be shopping with the middle/upper class?? it makes sense to do it this way!

I'm not saying those hitting hard times.. but the long term scroat who hang around town smelling of piss drinking kestral super!

And just so everyone was in no doubt who they were .. why not paint ..say an X .. or a star maybe on their clothes .. .... seems to ring a bell somewhere ..

[gmb45]

its so easy to slag off the unemployed when your in a job, how would you like it if you was one of them ?

[Meat-Head]

its so easy to slag off the unemployed when your in a job, how would you like it if you was one of them ?

Would LOVE it could spend HOURS AND HOURS on DK in just my underpants.

Could shit in piece with out "customer on the phone", Might even get my cars welded, garage finished, house painted etc

[Kalipo]

And just so everyone was in no doubt who they were .. why not paint ..say an X .. or a star maybe on their clothes .. .... seems to ring a bell somewhere ..

Excellent. i'll take note of this..

I'm not on about the normal everyday person whos been made redundent.. im on about those who have left school.. and never get a job.. those who think working is a mugs game..

You know the type.. matching tracksuit, bombers in their clothes from their solid! hanging on street corners with one hand touching their privates.. mugging and robbing houses..