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.
Just had the misfortune of watching an abbott infomercial - started off about the D-Day commemmoration, but didn't take long to slip into the old mantras "open for business" "scrap the mining tax" "scrap the carbon tax" "repair the budget" and a new one (at least for me) - "analysis paralysis". All interspersed with an abundance of lip licking. Look out France, Canada and the USA. International Embarrassment coming to a country near you.
Is there no end to this man's stupidity ?
I'd post a link but you've seen it all before.
Pct. you just reminded of something I saw Keating say yesterday
Reminds me of the old joke - it was about Bush but very apt for abbott:
"Hey did you hear that the PM's personal library went up in flames ? Bad news - both books were burnt, and he hadn't even finished colouring in one of them"
