Thanks for posting a very interesting situation.
Sadly David there will always be givers and takers and in my experience those with most will take advantage of such offers where as you want to do the right thing and were met with a wall of silence, these situations can be quite an eye opener to the real character behind the social "façade" sometimes.
The fact that this ludicrous claim will be borne by every tax payer somehow conveniently slips their minds.
p.s. Howard will have his claim in to keep his prancing horse going
