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Birdseekers allowance

Welfare benefit for the un-attached
 
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Currently you receive some form of benefit if you're un-employed, I'd like to see that extended to those who are un-attached.

not jobseekers allowance... Birdseekers allowance (and manseekers allowance)

That way, single people would be given a healthy sum each week to spend on flowers, dinner dates and plastic surgery.

Obviously those in a stable relationship would have to pay some sort of tax but hey, can you put a price on happiness?! In fact, it could be like income tax, everytime you kiss or say "I love you" you'd have to pay into the pot. obviously anniversaries would have extra penalties attached, and wedding tax would be inevitable....

Ultimately everyone would end up in a happy relationship, productivity would soar, the country's GDP would rocket and world peace would follow..... brilliant right?

clEverDish, Jun 01 2004

similar idea for singles in mid-life http://www.halfbake...is_20Savings_20Plan
no penalties for being happily connected in this one [dentworth, Oct 04 2004]

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       Money can't buy you happiness.
yabba do yabba dabba, Jun 01 2004
  

       Having difficulty meeting people [clEverDish] ?
normzone, Jun 01 2004
  

       suggested title change: "Divorce incentive"
luecke, Jun 01 2004
  

       Don't forget that once you've got the girl, you've got to keep her. Women are high maintenance by definition, so once you've got the girl, *that* is when you need the money. Thoroughly recommend you stick to this as a basic rule of life.
hazel, Jun 01 2004
  

       Used to agree with you [Yabba Do Yabba Dabba]   

       Then I met people like [Hazel]: (Quote) "so once you've got the girl, *that* is when you need the money"
clEverDish, Jun 02 2004
  
      
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