As it's more than 100 days now, it has been suggested that a new thread was needed. The current govt has been breaking promises and telling lies at a rate so fast it's hard to keep up.
This below is worrying, "independent" pffft, as if your own doctor is somehow what? biased, it's ridiculous. So far there is talk of only including people under a certain age 30-35, for now. Remember that if your injured in a car, injured at work or get ill, you too might need to go on the DSP. They have done a similar think in the UK with devastating consequences.
and this is the 2nd time recently where the Govt has referred to work as welfare???? So when you go to work tomorrow (or tuesday), just remember that's welfare.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-20/disability-pensioners-may-be-reassessed-kevin-andrews/5400598
Independent doctors could be called in to reassess disability pensioners, Federal Government says
The Federal Government is considering using independent doctors to examine disability pensioners and assess whether they should continue to receive payments.
Currently family doctors provide reports supporting claims for the Disability Support Pension (DSP).
But Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews is considering a measure that would see independent doctors reassess eligibility.
"We are concerned that where people can work, the best form of welfare is work," Mr Andrews said at a press conference.
@monman12 wrote:Actually the point being that the residence lease was re-negotiated during the Circus days (2012) for a period of 3 years so this is moot: " what is paid out currently is under his control."
During the Circus days and the GFC I saw no signs of Australia's ambassadorial residences being downgraded!, In fact a second embassy (to the Holy See) was opened , also in Rome, by Rudd in 2010 making it "2 embassies in a spending fountain" perhaps. !
"The Govt (the current one!!) says spending must be cut." It is a pity that the Circus did not have the same thought, and act upon it.
Why live in the past? It is a bit lame when people including the PM and MP's all they have to say is .. Labor did it, its Labor's fault.. sounds like a 4 yo in trouble with his Mum, blaming his little brother for something the 4 yo did wrong.
saw this pic. Liked it. Thought - it fits with title of this thread. Here it is:
Fuel spend as a % of net worth
Poor Australians spend 45 times as much on fuel as rich Australians (as a % of their net worth).
This graph is divided into 5 equal groups (‘quintiles’), by how much they’re worth – total assets minus total liabilities. The ‘Lowest’ quintile represents the poorest people.
Fuel spend as a % of gross household income
Poor Australians spend 3.4 times as much on fuel as rich Australians (as a % of their income).
This graph is divided into 5 equal groups (‘quintiles’), by how much they earn per week, before tax. The ‘Lowest’ quintile represents the poorest people.
Data sources
As mentioned above, I used ABS data to derive my calculations. Here are the tables and rows I used, if you’d like to double-check me:
- Fuel spend as a % of net worth – came from 65300do001_200910.xls TABLE 8, ROW 9 and 65300_detailed_tables_2009-10.xls, 7A, ROWS 535-537.
- Fuel spend as a % of gross household income – came from 65300do001_200910.xls TABLE 4, ROW 8 and 65300_detailed_tables_2009-10.xls, 3A, ROWS 535-537.
These file names and row details will make sense to you once you download the files (‘HES 2009–10 Detailed tables’ and ‘Australia_Data_Tables_2009-10′ from the ABS site.)
