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boris1gary · ‎20-04-2014

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.

cherry*135 · ‎05-03-2015

THE AUSTRALIAN

Intergenerational Report 2015: More sobering then shocking

FOR something that Joe Hockey said would “shock our socks off” the Intergenerational Report is a sobering rather than shocking document which is designed to “start a conversation” rather offer any immediate solutions.

For the individual Australian the future is that we will be living longer, working longer and paying more tax. The brighter side is that income will continue to rise.

For the national Government the future is one of rising debt, rising costs, particularly for older Australians and the need for unpopular reforms for modest returns. There isn’t a bright side for Government.

As a springboard for the Budget only two months away the IGR provides little short-term comfort with the Government’s positive projections about effects on debt and deficit reduction still dependent in the short and long term upon the passage of legislation opposed in the Senate or the winding back of education commitments already made.

It is clear the projections of improvement based on what has been passed since the 2014 Budget and what the Government hopes to pass are either incremental or have little chance of success.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/intergenerational-report-2015-more-sobering-then-...

cherry*135 · ‎05-03-2015

@debra9275 wrote:
ha- just as bad as the leftie papers

monman12 · ‎05-03-2015

Actually A3 Chris Bowen is the Opposition treasury spokesman not "Treasury spokesman", but I suppose "it was a test to see if myself and others picked it up" Guffaw.

This would be the same Opposition treasury spokesman who was unable to identify the cut-off point for the tax-free threshold ?

Chuckle.

debra9275 · ‎05-03-2015

we made a mistake Joe Hockey Dec 2014

we bit off more than we could chew Tony Abbott Feb 2015

Guffaw.

Chuckle.

vicr3000 · ‎05-03-2015

@am*3 wrote:
@monman12 wrote:
"Lost ANY argument if you have to deflect to Shorten's distant past" Really, "lost" you say A3 ?

Would it be like this sort of distant past A3?

" He hasn't been in the area he was in the last couple of days for 10 years.."

No, it was a test to see if you and others picked it up.

LOL, another one !

That is crediting yourself with a bit too much of you know what.

cherry*135 · ‎05-03-2015

@monman12 wrote:
Actually A3 Chris Bowen is the Opposition treasury spokesman not "Treasury spokesman", but I suppose "it was a test to see if myself and others picked it up" Guffaw.

This would be the same Opposition treasury spokesman who was unable to identify the cut-off point for the tax-free threshold ?

Chuckle.

No, it was a quote from an article.

I will post it again, as the first sentence for that time slot, I didn't quote.

12.57 pm

The Opposition, you'll be astounded to here, has a different view on the report.

Treasury spokesman Chris Bowen says the report "contains eight pages about the future and 80 pages about the past".....

vicr3000 · ‎05-03-2015

@debra9275 wrote:
Am I would believe the report as much as I believe anything else they've ever put out.

how strange that for a whole year they claimed that we had a budget emergency and since they decided to be 'nice' and 'decent"guys and desperately need to be 'liked'....the economy is coasting along

thought the growth rate of 2.5% is fairly low

Debra

Why do you say that ?

It is slap bang in the middle of where the Reserve Bank wants it.

Any more than 3% and the Reserve puts the brakes on with interest rate rises.

No wonder Labor screw it up if that's what you think.

cherry*135 · ‎05-03-2015

brakes

vicr3000 · ‎05-03-2015

Thanks, corrected.

monman12 · ‎05-03-2015

I know things are "working" when the Myops Kudos tagging fires up. .

D9275: "would you prefer this one?"

I am happy to read any link, even a BIG one from Tehran and a State run media outlet there. However D9275, apart from a chuckle, it lessens the impact when I have to "prize" open the link.

"thought the growth rate of 2.5% is fairly low" ??

What would you regard as acceptable then?