tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post6765813301476391028..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: German 'crackdown' on EU citizens’ access to benefits: what does it involve?OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-25402566473973167392014-08-15T11:02:19.128+01:002014-08-15T11:02:19.128+01:00This is all part of the fundamental misunderstandi...This is all part of the fundamental misunderstanding of market economics and free trade. I tried to educate Douglas Hurd in this by explaining that the whole purpose of at least the Anglo Saxon idea was to allow the free movement of goods, services and capital to make the mass movement of people unnecessary.<br /><br />He replied (this was 1992) that he "had not thought of it like that" !!!!<br /><br />God protect us from the dilettantes at the Foreign Office! Rodney Atkinsonhttp://freenations.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-29051176599751451662014-08-13T12:30:04.824+01:002014-08-13T12:30:04.824+01:00The most sensible thing would be to make a maximum...The most sensible thing would be to make a maximum ceiling on claimable benefits for jobless incomers of not more than is available in their country of origin.<br /><br />That would reduce the influx to people who either had jobs or an early expectation of getting one.<br /><br />With regard to child benefit, I heard from a lady working in the British social security system that their instructions were simply to pay all claims without checking them.<br /><br />And, from another official in the system, that women from immigrant communities were playing "pass the parcel" with babies - and turning up at Social Security offices with other women's babies to make child benefit claims. <br /><br />Certainly some tightening up is long overdue.Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-42748028655280877622014-08-12T15:01:47.311+01:002014-08-12T15:01:47.311+01:00Rik I agree with your assessment.
Especially now t...Rik I agree with your assessment.<br />Especially now that Merkel is using even more of the citizens' money (and lost revenues) to subsidize European and American expansionism and wars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-90440698915732577302014-08-12T13:58:54.175+01:002014-08-12T13:58:54.175+01:00Climate is not yet ripe in Germany imho.
Growth ha...Climate is not yet ripe in Germany imho.<br />Growth has to be low for so long that it will affect things like unemployment. Looks Germany is not that far from that btw as growth is low for a few Qs now and confidence is starting to drop.Riknoreply@blogger.com