Cow uses the dole by choice to be a SAHM and says the government should pay her more money as incentive to lose weight. (Not Satire) September 28, 2014 | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 263 |
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An obese mother-of-two who lives on benefits says she needs more of taxpayers' money to overhaul her unhealthy lifestyle.
Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates being 25 stone but she can't do anything about it because she can only afford junk food. Meanwhile, exercise is out of the question because she doesn't have the funds to join a gym.
The single mother told Closer Magazine: 'It's not easy being overweight and on benefits. If I was well off, I'd be able to buy fresh food and afford a gym membership.
She insists she can't get a job to gain more money because she's needed at home to care for her children
'I tried swimming but it cost £22 a month and it meant I had to cut back on my favourite pizza and Chinese takeaways.'
Unemployed Christina gets £20,000 in benefits a year and lives in a council house with her two children by different fathers, Helena, 10, and Robert, two.
She left school as a teenager after falling pregnant with her daughter following a one night stand.
The family feast everyday on takeaways, chocolate and crisps as Christina says they can't afford low fat foods. As a result, the mother is currently a dress size 26.
She has been warned by her GP that her health is in danger because of her size - medical complications relating to obesity include heart disease and diabetes.
Christina is desperate not to leave her two children without a mother and doesn't want her size to take her to an early grave.
But she insists 'it's not my fault – healthy food is too expensive'.
'I want to prove to my kids I can do it myself': 25-stone...
Wants a cash incentive: The mother, pictured with her children Helena, 10, and Robert, two, says the government should give her money to lose weight and pay her for every pound she loses
She feels her only hope is for the government to give her more money so she can afford to buy fruit and vegetables and join a gym.
She also believes she should be paid to lose weight as that would give her the motivation to fight the flab.
She told the magazine: 'I need more benefits to eat healthily and exercise. It would be good if the government offered a cash incentive for me to lose weight. I'd like to get £1 for every pound I lose, or healthy food vouchers.
'If the price of healthy food was lowered that would help, too. I need help, but I need it from the government.'
She added that she can't get a job to gain more money because she's needed at home to care for her children, especially as her daughter has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and issues with her kidneys.
She explained: 'There's no way I could get a job. I don't feel bad about the taxpayer funding my life and my child's medical problems, because I don't treat myself or buy anything excessive. I just get enough money to live on - the taxpayers should help fund my diet.'
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'I tried swimming but it cost £22 a month and it meant I had to cut back on my favourite pizza and Chinese takeaways.'
Re: Cow uses the dole by choice to be a SAHM and says the government should pay her more money as incentive to lose weight. (Not Satire) September 28, 2014 | Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 9,976 |
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Moo
I tried swimming but it cost £22 a month and it meant I had to cut back on my favourite pizza and Chinese takeaways.
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Moo
There's no way I could get a job. I don't feel bad about the taxpayer funding my life and my child's medical problems, because I don't treat myself or buy anything excessive.
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Moo
'If the price of healthy food was lowered that would help, too.
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Moo
The mother, pictured with her children Helena, 10, and Robert, two, says the government should give her money to lose weight and pay her for every pound she loses
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Re: Cow uses the dole by choice to be a SAHM and says the government should pay her more money as incentive to lose weight. (Not Satire) September 29, 2014 | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 201 |
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yurble
The Daily Fail could not be more obvious with their clickbait unless they listed what they paid their interview subjects. I suspect they think of some outrageous opinion and then look for someone who will claim to hold that view in exchange for £20. Good thing it's a lot cheaper to vilify the poor than the rich!
Re: Cow uses the dole by choice to be a SAHM and says the government should pay her more money as incentive to lose weight. (Not Satire) September 29, 2014 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 379 |
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rockchick
Oh yes! While some of the Daily Fail's stories just about sound credible this one is definitely taking it too far. This moo is claiming benefits but I find it hard to believe she would actually say all these outrageous things she has been quoted as saying.
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rockchick
If the Daily Fail is so concerned with benefits claimants, why doesn't it launch a massive campaign to end child benefit? But noooooo, because that would drastically reduce the amount of nonsense out there to report on.
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mistress rotwang
Rice, beans and canned or frozen veggies are cheap as fuck. High quality spices are a large upfront investment but last for years so I do not get the bitching. Walking is free, and so are some forms of calisthenics. Bitch probably has ubercable so she can do different workout programs too.
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yurble
The Daily Fail could not be more obvious with their clickbait unless they listed what they paid their interview subjects. I suspect they think of some outrageous opinion and then look for someone who will claim to hold that view in exchange for £20. Good thing it's a lot cheaper to vilify the poor than the rich!
Oh yes! While some of the Daily Fail's stories just about sound credible this one is definitely taking it too far. This moo is claiming benefits but I find it hard to believe she would actually say all these outrageous things she has been quoted as saying.
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CF_Amy
I'm not from the UK, but here in the US, you can't use your food stamps on take out. What's the rule over there?
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CF_Amy
I'm not from the UK, but here in the US, you can't use your food stamps on take out. What's the rule over there?
Some fast food places now accept EBT, at least the Jack in the Box and Taco Bell near my house do. Stupidest idea ever, but apparently it's "poor shaming" or some such bullshit to deny welfare leeches access to fast food.
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This systems was designed to help those that cannot help themselves and these people who choose to use it so they never have to work should be shipped to North Korea to see what doing without truly looks like.
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kman
And so it goes with this welfare moo. People who are from Britain, or have spent time there, have said that fast food there is rather more expensive than here in the US. Also, Chinese takeout is nowhere nearly as common there as it is here: instead, in Britain one much more commonly will see Indian takeout restaurants (dishes such as curry or vindaloo). This also casts doubt on this moo's claims.
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And of course, after taking the blinds off, make sure they go up to the podium and thank the stars that they can now see Kim Jong Il again with their own eyes.
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kman
And so it goes with this welfare moo. People who are from Britain, or have spent time there, have said that fast food there is rather more expensive than here in the US. Also, Chinese takeout is nowhere nearly as common there as it is here: instead, in Britain one much more commonly will see Indian takeout restaurants (dishes such as curry or vindaloo). This also casts doubt on this moo's claims.
Nah, Chinese takeaways are very common here, and don't forget the great British institution that is the "Chinese chippy". A town the size of Wigan will have plenty of different takeaways to choose from... but it would probably have a few Chinese supermarkets selling fresh, cheap and healthy ingredients like pak choi and water chestnuts too... Takeaways here aren't cheap though, with the exception of pizza- which isn't good for me because I can't stand pizza and wish curry was as cheap!
No, the giveaway here is that the story was originally in Closer, a celebrity gossip magazine which also features "true life" stories which may not be 100% true. These magazines also like to feature the kind of celebrities that readers love to hate, like Kerry Katona and Katie Price, so a true-life hate figure just helps to sell more maazines. This moo probably exaggerated a few things so she had a better chance of selling a not-really-that-interesting-or-unusual story- and she probably got paid enough to buy a few more takeaways...
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the noodler
And of course, after taking the blinds off, make sure they go up to the podium and thank the stars that they can now see Kim Jong Il again with their own eyes.
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navi8orgirl
Running...start with walking. Cost: nothing but a pair of shoes. AT 350 pounds, she can walk and probably lose a metric shit-ton.
And having ordered both pizza and Chinese, I can get more bang for the buck at the supermarket. I call :BS