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Unhealthy sum: £16bn



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Published Date: 19 May 2008
THE annual cost of payouts, including associated housing and council tax benefits, to people on the long-term sick is now higher, at £16 billion a year, than the estimated £10 billion to stage the 2012 London Olympics.
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  • Last Updated: 18 May 2008 10:25 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: London Olympics 2012
 
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Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 19/05/2008 09:53:00
Whay are we wasting £10 billion on the Olympics? Let someone else have the expense and the associated problems. We neither need nor want this additional hassle at times like these.

SCRAP THEM NOW!!!

 

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