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Barry, you wrote that the State should do away with working tax credit and the minimum wage:
Because there is no law preventing an employer paying more than the minimum wage, your idea can only mean one thing, and that is allowing employers to pay people LESS than the minimum wage.
This would automatically entitle workers to working tax credit and housing and council tax benefit.
So if you did away with working tax credit too, and cut the other benefits, the only option left would be to sign on.
Fortunately, Barry, the Government will never implement your scheme, neither this nor any government, so we can all remain secure in the knowledge that millions of people will not suddenly end up on the dole overnight due to an utterly senseless and reckless idea!
You should also take into account, Barry, that many part-time workers receive both working tax credit and housing benefit, because they are on the minimum wage. This includes mothers, and people who have found themselves fortunate enough to get a part-time job rather than no job at all.
There has been an enormous increase in part time jobs lately, owing to a decrease in full-time work on offer.
You really should calculate the implications of your philosophies Barry, before sounding them off!