Gosling's Grouse: What about savers?

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I really wanted to start the year in good heart, but sadly as the dark days of January grind on, I am finding it very hard to get enthusiastic.

We started the year with yet another row about scroungers or strivers. Apparently there are a whole load of people who sit around watching Jeremy Kyle collecting benefits while we pay for them. So they are the scroungers, while the strivers work their socks off, and to recognise their hard-working efforts the government got rid of child benefit. Of course, if you have ever watched the rubbish on Jeremy Kyle then that, in itself, would make you get off the sofa and get a job. Dishing out child benefit to the Beckhams, the Royal Family and other people on annual incomes over £60,000 alw...

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