They feel “deserving”.
From the island formerly known as “Great” Britain
Most families who are due to lose their child benefit are worrying about how they’ll make ends meet without it.
But for Kelly Marshall, who has five children by four different fathers, the handout has never been about paying for nappies, food and other everyday expenses.
She saved her benefit money to help pay for breast enhancement.
And as many parents envisage tightening their belts after the Tories announced plans to cut the benefit for higher-rate taxpayers, she plans to save more of hers for liposuction and a tummy tuck.
Miss Marshall, who has never worked, rakes in almost £29,000 a year from benefits – and last year spent £4,500 to go from a 34A to a 34DD.
She explained: ‘I have wanted a boob job since I was a teen. But it wasn’t until I had five children that I could afford it – with all the extra benefits I get. Now I hope to have liposuction, a tummy tuck and regular Botox.
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Miss Marshall has no plans to start working. She once went to a job centre, but quickly realised she would be financially much better off if she did not work.
‘What’s the point? My mum worked all her life and she paid taxes so I feel I am getting what I deserve,’ she said. ‘Some people might think I am a scrounger.
‘But I don’t think me or my children should miss out on nice things just because I have never worked.’ Miss Marshall’s children, aged between three and 16, don’t appear to miss out.
They all have the latest computers and gadgets, and the family have been on two holidays abroad this year.
They have a PlayStation3, a Wii and an Xbox 360 and each of the children has an additional games console to themselves.
I hope this woman becomes the most famous 15 minute wonder of 2010.
But what is more likely is that her two daughters will follow in her footsteps.
The Germans call folks like that “the welfare nobility” – being able to do what they want, when they want, all on the taxpayers dime. Her kids have more stuff than mine do, and I’ve been working since I was 14.
My wife teaches a girl named Jessakah (correct spelling) and her brother Nikolaos. (They couldn’t agree whether it was -as or -os, so they compromised.) In a parent conference, my wife made the mother aware of her daughter’s poor writing skills. She made the link between writing skills and success in high school/college/career.
In front of her daughter the mother said, “Oh, my daughter doesn’t need all that. She can just go on welfare. It has done me fine for the last 15 years.” My wife’s jaw hit the floor!
Please tell me that you are not surprised by this article. The USA has thousands of persons whose sole income is stolen from the taxpayer’s pockets. I wish a pox upon them all.