Diary of our stinking Govt.

[boris1gary]

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.

[debra9275]

Do I know?

YES!

[gleee58]

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@watta*drama*queen wrote:

As an aside, what exactly is it that you think gives you the right to apply derogatory names to other people?  

Since the DEPI describe 1080 as colourless and tasteless you could apply one of those accurately gleee58

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Some IDs just suit the wearer.

[cherry*135]

Do try and stay on topic, aps

The diary of the sinking Govt.

Have you read every page of the May 2014 Budget paper yet?

[aps1080]

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@am*3 wrote:
Do try and stay on topic, aps

The diary of the sinking Govt.

Have you read every page of the May 2014 Budget paper yet?

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No, but I had read what you were talking about.

[Anonymous]

Glee gave a good answer - was that suitable?

whether you liked the answer is irrelevant.

the answer was incorrect because there were

in fact ADF Personnel present.

so back to my original question. 

I thought this was about you misunderstanding a comment that no one else misunderstands?

no.  

which part of the comment

do you think i misunderstood?

[boris1gary]

hope no breath holding has been going on... for those with the ? that I have ignored please refer to post number 5758, thanks.

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[cherry*135]

I will leave you to it j'10. My view, your query has been covered.

Meanwhile there is more LNP lunacy for me to cut and paste here


WHY THIS OBSESSION WITH CUTTING PUBLIC SERVICE

Remember that a "false economy" occurs when you try to save money in the short term but your actions end up costing you more money in the long term.

The federal government's "efficiency dividend" is a perfect example of one.

EDs are politically attractive because everyone hates public service workers and cutting their budgets seems to help balance the budget by removing public sector waste. They also require zero mental effort to design and they have no adverse effects on voters (or none that voters can see easily or immediately).

But they're not as efficient as they seem because they can end up costing the government much more money in the long run.

Late last year, a former assistant commissioner of the Australian Tax Office, John Passant, warned in a letter to The Australian Financial Review that repeated efficiency dividends had seriously hurt the ATO's ability to collect tax.

This is at a time when the government is making a big song and dance about cracking down on tax evasion by multinational companies and its related efforts to repair the budget.

"Treasurer Joe Hockey's announcement that 10 multinationals have ATO auditors embedded in them is a joke," Mr Passant wrote in November.
"Only 10? Are the other hundreds of multinationals squeaky clean? Further, that doesn't address the fact that for the last decade the international area of the ATO has been destroyed and its expertise wrecked, lost or dispersed. With 2200 staff cuts so far in the past 12 months (and an extra 2500 planned for the end of 2017), more of that international and audit experience has been or will be lost. Putting a few auditors into 10 multinationals isn't going to change that. It is a smokescreen to cover the destruction of international expertise and capacity in the ATO."

That's a serious charge from someone who knows what he is talking about.

The author of the Centre for Policy Development report, Christopher Stone, points out that one of the problems with EDs is they can damage the ability of government agencies to adapt to change. They can also make it harder to work out innovative new ideas, and ways to implement them, because innovations often require an investment of resources, and EDs make such investment harder to find.
But with tax revenue dwindling and multinational corporations finding ever-innovative ways to avoid paying tax, the Abbott government still plans to push ahead with further ATO job cuts this year.

It's madness. When will it end?


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/why-this-obsession-with-cutting-public-service-jobs-20150104-12h1nj.h...

[cherry*135]

LNP Govt

1. Promise to create millions of jobs, but have nothing to show towards that so far ( full time jobs, not casual p/t nor seasonal)

Action intended:

Try to introduce unfair measures that will penalise genuine jobseekers and disabled persons.


2. Claim large multi-nationals companies are avoiding paying tax in Australia, when they should be

Action taken: cut (experienced) staff by large numbers in the Australian Tax Office.

?????

[boris1gary]

love this cartoon and it fits in this thread as this current LyingNP govt have done a lot to stir up racist and bigot activity

[aps1080]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@gleee58 wrote:

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I notice that he is followed everywhere by a trollette, always ready with the kudos finger.

I wonder if he knows that she has totally opposing voting habits?

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We both have one hell of a long way to go to catch up with you lot

645 kudos between 2 peoplw, christ, I would think you were married

And other 3 of you over 400+ and 500+ between you.

Now that IS following around