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.
What else but Gittens and his slightly rosy pink outook I will check again to see if the post is other than yet another C&P with no additional meaninful (interesting) comment.
Lets see, Gittens attempts to "discount " small businesses (WHY?) with this:
Another part of the hype is the government's claim that small businesses are "the engine room of the economy". Nonsense. Big business is. As the budget's fine print admits, small business accounts for only about 38 per cent of the workforce and about a third of production.
It would appear that Gittens does not know that a "big business is one with 200+ employees, or has overlooked that fact !
How important is small business to Australia? (Conversation Feb 2013, sorry)
It is probably worth reminding ourselves just how important small business is to Australia’s economy. Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) – which are those employing fewer than 200 people – comprise around 99% of all businesses in Australia. They also employ around 65% of the workforce or about 2.8 million people.
However a check of a treasury paper using ABS figures shows this: ( I would have used a graph but they are diffucult for some to understand)
Assuming that one appreciates the attempt to invigorate the economy (remember the Circus, but forget Poor Me's 'cash for clunkers') I would assert that allowing some 2,000,000 NOT LARGE businesses (within the turnover criteria) to offset annually $20,000 for business purchases would have a far greater economic effect than doing the same for 4000 Large businesses.
Do the maths!
Gitten writes: "....... anyone but a journo after a good headline."
Really.? Not an economist pushing his barrow?
