The real Benefits Street: Meet the state-sponsored millionaires who live on BONUS STREET

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Were you shocked by Channel 4's Benefits Street? Then take a look at what's been happening around the corner on Bonus Street.

The luxury neighbourhood is occupied by residents including our Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne, and our beloved Mr Banker.

Bonus Street is not your average cul-de-sac though.

It is lined with second homes, a Grecian mansion and more perks and expense claims than you can shake an elaborately-carved stick at.

And it's all supported by the state.

Pin-striped bankers who ruined the country and plunged it into debt? Mis-selling scandals and bad debts?

Heck, they deserve those bonuses worth double their salaries.



Heading up Bonus Street is our Prime Minister David Cameron.

The street's 'most notorious resident', the millionaire PM couldn't spare 7p from his £142,500 a year salary for a bulldog clip.

He thought it was only good and proper to claim back the cost of the item, even though it cost FOUR TIMES that amount to process the claim.

And he threw in 38p for a staple remover for good measure. Greedy? not at all.

After all, what's a man to do with just a massive salary, housing allowance, over-the-top pension, and chauffeur driven cars?



Holding the purse strings on this, the most exuberant man on Bonus Street is our chancellor George Osborne.

Doing a spiffing job handling the country's cash with all he's learned from his degree in History, the age of austerity hasn't hit those on Bonus Street yet.

Yes, those hard-pressed families might have recoiled in horror at the lavish parties thrown before announcing yet more cuts, but gorgeous George needs his rich City chums around to help him enjoy his 200-acre estate.

Maybe they'll get a peerage on the way out.

Surely those hard-pressed families queuing up at the food banks won't mind one bit.

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Ben_Reilly wrote:

Irn Bru wrote:

I was going to go with the Gloria Gaynor number I will survive

That's crazy, I was going to guess the same song. I wonder why that is? :D

  

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