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WELFARE cheats targeted

davidc4430 — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:34:56 GMT

well heres a suprise, newly elected liberal party has discovered we have welfare cheats that are causing all our problems.

no need to worry about those big businesses not paying tax, they can get all the money they need by attacking the poor

as usual.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/welfare-fraud-in-adelaides-north-targeted-by-government-authorities/news-story/eeda617fe7856830715fefad03d708a8

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lind9650 — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:30:24 GMT

Sorry, David, but only subscribers can read there. Must be an interesting article when they mention organised crime.

Erica

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davidc4430 — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:57:57 GMT

thats odd, when i try the link i get the 'this artical is subcribe to read' thing but when i googled 'welfare fraud' under news the top answer is the story and link to the advertiser. when i click on that i get the story.

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davidc4430 — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 02:21:55 GMT

why is it that every time the liberal party gets itself in the poo their first idea is to blame the poor.

scott morrison was on the telly a few days ago with an attack on the welfare recipients. 'too many in this country have their hands out for free money' seems to be his answer to the multi billion dollar deficite the countries in.

yes, there are some in the welfare pool recieving money that shouldnt, but calling everyone cheats is a very cheap shot at the poor.

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the_great_she_elephant — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:37:40 GMT

After living through a couple of recessions I've become aware of one surprisingly undocumented truth - the harder it is to get a job, the harder they make it to get the dole.

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bushies.girl — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:43:05 GMT

Of course it's the "welfare cheats" causing Australia's major financial problems. ~~Surviving~~ Living on a few hundred bucks a week is just so easy, everyone want to do it lol lol

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bella_again — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:36:03 GMT

Completely outrageous, I think we should just let them eat cake!!! LOL There are a number of articles around today including one in the Australian that is focusing on young carers getting back into work. I am amazed by the attitude of people out there that honestly buy into the governments agenda and claim that everyone is a bludger.

I honestly believe that the government is out of touch with reality and I believe they target our most vulnerable because they are a soft target. What amazes me is the fact that our PM can spend frivolous amounts of money on entertainment etc but begrudges some one living below the poverty line a few measly dollars. We need to raise up some pollies with a conscience in this country, the ones we have are not even worth a vote.

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davidc4430 — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:47:34 GMT

remember, mal gave that guy begging $5

i bet that makes him sleep well knowing that guy is now wealthy.

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imastawka — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:00:54 GMT

He probably wasted that $5 on food

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davidc4430 — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:35:58 GMT

give a poor drongo $5 and he'll eat for a day

make him a politician and he'll eat like a king for the rest of his life.

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peteepie — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 01:48:00 GMT

give a poor drongo a fire and he'll be warm for a day

set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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davidc4430 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 03:37:07 GMT

heard our 'isnt he such a nice man' treasurer telling all what a wonderful job all those with jobs have done making our country such an economic success.

couple of points, he never mentioned that other mob, you know the ones who are hopeless at running the economy were in power for a good slice of the time our country was leading the world.

also, his speach really was saying the ones on welfare are dragging us down.

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lyndal1838 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 05:12:17 GMT

And where do you think the funds came from for Australia to be leading the world?

After our own funds ran out they borrowed as much as they could and now we have to find the funds to pay it all back.

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davidc4430 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:50:06 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
And where do you think the funds came from for Australia to be leading the world?
After our own funds ran out they borrowed as much as they could and now we have to find the funds to pay it all back.

a hell of a lot of the money that john howard put into the liberal party piggy bank was created by selling off just about everything but the kitchen sink.

all of those 'assets' once owned by the public.

and yes, kevin rudds govt spent it getting us out of a financial crisis that engulfed the rest of the world. and is still being felt today.

and here we have mr morrison taking credit when the liberal party were opposed to the spending of that money at the time.

we will never know what would have happened had the libs been in power at the time. but we saw what happened around the world didnt we.

i just think credit is due to both parties as to the economy of this country, not just one.

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lyndal1838 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 07:38:15 GMT

Is it going to take the Liberals another 10-15 years to build up a "piggy bank" as you call it just so they can be booted out again and Labor will spend it all again?

History repeating itself...we never learn.

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go-tazz — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 07:40:16 GMT

Remember the Gold sell off at the bargain price of around US$330 into a buyers market.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/reserve-banks-gold-sale-cost-us-5bn/story-e6frg6nf-1225985231872

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davidc4430 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:45:37 GMT

i doubt the libs will be in power for the next 10 - 15 years but even if they are, whats left to sell? not much in the old cupboard since they were last in power.

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davidc4430 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:47:02 GMT

@go-tazz wrote:
Remember the Gold sell off at the bargain price of around US$330 into a buyers market.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/reserve-banks-gold-sale-cost-us-5bn/story-e6frg6nf-1225985231872

i had forgotten that one,

one of mr costellos poorer decisions i suspect.

"The decision to sell the reserves was approved by then RBA governor Ian Macfarlane and then treasurer Peter Costello."

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imastawka — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:47:56 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
i doubt the libs will be in power for the next 10 - 15 years but even if they are, whats left to sell? not much in the old cupboard since they were last in power.

They could sell Parliament house and rent it back for when they need it.

Lovely Victorian building in Melbourne......location, location, location

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lionrose.7 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:55:57 GMT

Perhaps they can sell it the the Chinese then rent it back 🙂