NDIS what the heck?

[donnashuggy]

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/18/ndis-disability-commissioner-warns-against-cutbacks

The one thing I thought both major parties agreed on, can it get any worse?

[izabsmiling]

which ones Donna ?

Murdoch celebrates conservative victory in Australia with Twitter tirade

News Corp chief rejects claims his newspapers swung election against Labor instead saying it was due to 'public [who were] sick of public sector workers and phony welfare scroungers'

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/07/murdoch-cheers-tony-abbott-victory

[donnashuggy]

Those with a sore finger I suppose iza

[izabsmiling]

Tony Abbott says paid parental leave may face changes to get passed by Senate

By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths

Posted 55 minutes ago

RELATED STORY: Hockey vows to deliver NDIS despite budget blowout

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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has signalled his signature multi-billion dollar paid parental leave scheme may face changes, as the Government works to have it passed by the Senate.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-18/abbott-flags-changes-to-paid-parental-leave/5164870

[silverfaun]

Totally agree with the premise that we should have been told that the medicare levy was going to be raised to pay for the NDIS instead of being conned into thinking that they had the money for this monolithic agency that takes billions to look after such a small number of severely handicapped people.

Just raise the levy & get on with it FGS, any other solution to the billions needed for this policy is lunacy.

No money for NDIS, No money for Gonski & running out of money for the NBN, all Labor policies used as a political  wedge. They are a disgraceful rabble.

[***super_nova*** · Accepted solution]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

By that he means that they don't believe many are eligible?

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Yes, they will make sure not many people will get anything and "save" heaps;  I was being sarcastic.  But the maternity leave pay stays; obviously Joe knows who is more important.  😞

The only thing that I am surprised is that some people really thought the LNP does care about disadvantaged people in the community. 

[***super_nova***]

The coalition strategy is straightforward. They want to maximise this year's deficit and then claim they were forced to make the cuts they always had in mind. They want to manufacture a crisis as cover for a series of broken promises. And just like we saw with superannuation the cuts will be targeted at those who can least afford it.

[izabsmiling]

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@silverfaun wrote:

Totally agree with the premise that we should have been told that the medicare levy was going to be raised to pay for the NDIS instead of being conned into thinking that they had the money for this monolithic agency that takes billions to look after such a small number of severely handicapped people.

Just raise the levy & get on with it FGS, any other solution to the billions needed for this policy is lunacy.

No money for NDIS, No money for Gonski & running out of money for the NBN, all Labor policies used as a political  wedge. They are a disgraceful rabble.

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Didn't we know ?

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Medicare-levy-hike-to-pay-for-the-NDIS/m-p/103226/h...

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/ALP-to-use-5-billion-in-carbon-tax-revenue-to-pay-f...

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/12bn-hit-to-budget-revenue-forecasts-Julia-Gillard/...

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Just-one-of-these-problems-should-be-enough/m-p/131...

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/She-can-t-win-and-he-can-t-topple-her/m-p/363369/hi...

[silverfaun]

more links, does it ever end? or does the poster not know how to construct a reply without the innumerable C & P , so boring.

[donnashuggy]

that was a helpful post silverfaun, try reading them and go back and read your post

[*crikey*mate*]

why read propaganda designed to hide the real cause of the situation?

I'm 6 profiteroles short of my croquembuche for Christmas, lets blame Mr Abbott for that too, eh?

I'm sure if we try hard enough we can even blame him for fact that I can't seem to buy gold "alfoil" anywhere and that my pastillage santas are kinda pinkish cos I can't buy decent red food colouring and the chocolate bullets that I bought to use as "bricks" for the chimneys on my cupcake decorations are too fat and look silly.

Lets blame Mr Abbott for all that too, eh?