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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Very interesting report from the UK. Rest assured this is already going on in this country. Note well, welfare advocates, women's rights advocates, Gay marriage absolutists (those who wouldn't hear of any slippery-slope argument), atheists, multi-culturalists, and others...you and we are going to have to deal with this: Polygamy UK: This special Mail investigation reveals how thousands of men are milking the benefits system to support several wives

...it is clear that officialdom is turning a blind eye to such marriages.

A recent review by four Government departments - the Treasury, the Work and Pensions Department, the Inland Revenue and the Home Office - has concluded that 1,000 men in the United Kingdom are now polygamists, although some say the figure is higher.

What is more, the review found, a Muslim man can claim state support of more than £10,000 a year to keep his wives, if the wedding took place in one of those countries where polygamy is commonplace, such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia and across huge tracts of Africa.

For example, a man can receive &£92.80 a week in income support for wife number one, and a further £33.65p for each of his subsequent spouses.

Therefore, if he has four wives - the maximum permitted under Islamic teachings - he can claim nearly £800 a month from the British taxpayer.

Controversially, a polygamist is also entitled to more generous housing benefits and bigger council houses to reflect the large size of his family. He is also able to claim £1,000 a year in child benefit for each of his growing brood...

[h/t: Lorna]

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