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Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Sat, 06 May 2017 02:23:10 GMT

wasnt it this government who said we had a huge debt and there needed to be huge spending cuts?

where is all the money comming from for all the sudden spending promises?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/federal-budget-2017/2017-05-06/federal-budget-2017-cancer-facility-flagged-for-adelaide/8502564

Re: Budget 2017

tezza2844 — Sat, 06 May 2017 11:36:48 GMT

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/morrisons-debt-hypocrisy-deepens-as-ominous-milestones-loom,10246

Re: Budget 2017

youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit — Sat, 06 May 2017 23:58:58 GMT

new calculator, new answer

Re: Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Sun, 07 May 2017 00:20:56 GMT

and more cash from the mystery money tree

Budget 2017: WA Labor's Metronet road, rail plan gets $1.2b federal kickstart

http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/federal-budget-2017/2017-05-07/federal-budget-2017-wa-gets-infrastructure-funding/8504088

Re: Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Sun, 07 May 2017 23:04:45 GMT

Budget 2017: AFP to get $321m funding boost to hire extra personnel

http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/federal-budget-2017/2017-05-08/federal-budget-2017-afp-extra-funding-for-expansion/8504974

i need to get one of mr morrisons calculators so i can spend spend spend and still be seeing my debt falling.

Re: Budget 2017

village_person — Sun, 07 May 2017 23:27:06 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
and more cash from the mystery money tree

Budget 2017: WA Labor's Metronet road, rail plan gets $1.2b federal kickstart

http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/federal-budget-2017/2017-05-07/federal-budget-2017-wa-gets-infrastructure-funding/8504088

Relax, have some dip. There ain't no shortage of dosh and that's for sure. This morning we learn that about 870,000 non-citizens are claiming AUD$15 billion in welfare payments.

Re: Budget 2017

myoclon1cjerk — Sun, 07 May 2017 23:44:20 GMT

Non-citizens of course being permanent residents who may be out of work. Did they give the numbers of permanent residents who do pay tax and how many $ billions that adds up to? Let me guess the source. The Murdoch press?

Re: Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Mon, 08 May 2017 00:33:38 GMT

if they are using centerlinks computers (most likely still running windows '95) then the figures are likely to be way off.

maybe they counted 1 guy 870,000 times?

Re: Budget 2017

lyndal1838 — Mon, 08 May 2017 06:54:14 GMT

My OH is a permanent resident and pays enough tax per week to fund the unemployment benefits paid to two of those permanent residents.

Not all permanent residents are bludgers.

Re: Budget 2017

myoclon1cjerk — Mon, 08 May 2017 07:37:28 GMT

The Murdoch press deliberately used that term to give its 'come in spinner' readership the impression that they were illegals,rorters etc.

Re: Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Tue, 09 May 2017 23:15:24 GMT

Smell my fingers!

Re: Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Tue, 09 May 2017 23:19:02 GMT

Welfare payments are being consolidated and some new welfare recipients will be subject to random drug testing.

People deemed to be at risk of substance abuse will be required to undertake random saliva, urine or hair follicle tests for drugs in three locations from next year.

Jobseekers who test positive to drugs will have their payments quarantined. About 450 people each year will be blocked from claiming the Disability Support Pension on the basis of drug and alcohol abuse alone.

Newstart and Sickness Allowance recipients will be moved to the new JobSeeker Payment, which pays the same. Jobseekers aged up to 49 will now have to undertake 50 hours of approved activity a fortnight. There will also be longer waiting periods for those with liquid assets.

The Cashless debit card will be introduced in two new locations.

Economists say this may make welfare recipients' lives more difficult, but ultimately very few will be forced off welfare.

So when will politicians be required to undertake random drug tests?

Re: Budget 2017

village_person — Tue, 09 May 2017 23:56:09 GMT

Ms Lambie is on the money. She says that our pollies should be drug tested just like dole recipients. Cop my tip, ALL Australian alleged politicians are on performance enhancing drugs. Without those drugs they are a very ordinary lot.

Federal budget 2017: Lambie welcomes welfare drug tests, calls for same regime for politicians

http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/federal-budget-2017/2017-05-10/federal-budget-2017-lambie-drug-test-call-for-politicians/8512902

Re: Budget 2017

tezza2844 — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:01:57 GMT

@village_person wrote:
Relax, have some dip. There ain't no shortage of dosh and that's for sure. This morning we learn that about 870,000 non-citizens are claiming AUD$15 billion in welfare payments.

Just as a matter of interest, where did we get this bit of "information" from ?

Re: Budget 2017

davidc4430 — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:10:21 GMT

if this lot are on performance enhansing drugs just how bad would they be without them?

Re: Budget 2017

village_person — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:13:22 GMT

@tezza2844 wrote:
@village_person wrote:
Relax, have some dip. There ain't no shortage of dosh and that's for sure. This morning we learn that about 870,000 non-citizens are claiming AUD$15 billion in welfare payments.
Just as a matter of interest, where did we get this bit of "information" from ?

The information was supplied by the Parliament Budget Office following a request to that office by Senator Leyonhjelm. Good enough for you?

Re: Budget 2017

tezza2844 — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:24:19 GMT

@village_person wrote:
@tezza2844 wrote:
@village_person wrote:
Relax, have some dip. There ain't no shortage of dosh and that's for sure. This morning we learn that about 870,000 non-citizens are claiming AUD$15 billion in welfare payments.
Just as a matter of interest, where did we get this bit of "information" from ?
The information was supplied by the Parliament Budget Office following a request to that office by Senator Leyonhjelm. Good enough for you?

who are these 870,000 non-citizens ?

Re: Budget 2017

tasfleur — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:33:36 GMT

Re: Budget 2017

village_person — Wed, 10 May 2017 01:10:39 GMT

tezza2844 wrote:

who are these 870,000 non-citizens ?

Google not working?

About 870,000 non-citizens from the likes of Britain, New Zealand, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are claiming tens of thousands per year.

For example, those from Britain, Vietnam and China – countries which have no social security agreement with Australia - are claiming about $17,5000 each annually.

This figure equates to about 83 percent of the $15 billion bill every year.

In addition, The Australian reports that more than 150,000 non-citizens from countries which do have an agreement with Australia, like New Zealand and India, are claiming about $15,500 a year.

“At present, around 2.5 million (non-citizens) live in Australia and are eligible for welfare,” Senator Leyonhjelm said.

You want their names?

Re: Budget 2017

domino-710 — Wed, 10 May 2017 01:14:16 GMT

Could take a while Tezza.

You would want them in alphabetical order.