Dental costs

[donnashuggy]

Is this true? 

[debra9275 · Accepted solution]

It's about as true as "poor people don't drive cars" or the second version which was "poor people don't drive cars very far" 🙂

What was it he said today about getting a "good" job if you want to buy a house?

[ambercat16]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-09/joe-hockey-accused-of-insensitivity-over-sydney-house-prices/6...

Treasurer Joe Hockey's political opponents have labelled him out of touch after he said that people looking to buy their first home should "get a good job".

"The starting point for a first home buyer is to get a good job that pays good money," he said.

"Then you can go to the bank and you can borrow money."

you have to wonder what reality he is living in.....it's not the one the rest of us are in

[polksaladallie]

Can't believe it.  It was just on the news.  "If you want to buy a house, first you have to get a good-paying job".   What a bleep.

[monman12]

Back to fishing DH, and getting some bites!

Gosh the are flying today, but it would appear awarded to reporting by Myopic or possibly deaf media,  or  as is often practiced. selective quotes,  because in the same sentence/breath Hockey continued :

"If you've got a good job and it pays good money and you have security in relation to that job, then you can go to the bank and you can borrow money and that's readily affordable."

Not so juicy to jump  up and down about, like the first part of the sentence. It is a little like another Hockey comment:   "poor people don't own cars or don't drive very far" , also a perfectly valid statement (research  quintile car ownership) or are MYOPS really pretending to be so precious.

[donnashuggy]

Do you have any teeth?

[monman12]

I must try this , grab an image and then attach a label that satisfies a political bias:

                 A RISE IN TAX RATES WON"T UNFAIRLY AFFECT POOR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY PAY  VERY LITTLE

                    

Or:

            A RISE IN WELFARE BENEFITS WON"T AFFECT RICH PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY  RECEIVE  VERY LITTLE

                    

[ambercat16 · Accepted solution]

If he doesn't want to be misquoted then why isn't he more careful with what he says?

[donnashuggy]

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@monman12 wrote:

I must try this , grab an image and then attach a label that satisfies a political bias:

                 A RISE IN TAX RATES WON"T UNFAIRLY AFFECT POOR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY PAY  VERY LITTLE

                    

Or:

            A RISE IN WELFARE BENEFITS WON"T AFFECT RICH PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY  RECEIVE  VERY LITTLE

                    

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Did he actually say something about dental costs? Stick to the topic John

[lal-au0]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Is this true? 

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A rise in dental costs won't unfairly affect people because they have fewer teeth.

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