another "captain's call" exposed

[wilk1149]

Tony Abbott dumped a plan to tighten the assets test of pensioners outside of the family home which would have seen wealthy pensioners loss their pension to one where all pensioners are penalized. He doesn't seem to like anyone

[debra9275]

[wilk1149]

Debra your post is only good for those with a pc. On a phone that writing id so small I can't even see it with a magnifying glass

[cherry*135]

No, he has negatively targetted most groups of people in Aust...the poor, the youth, the sick& disabled, uni students, aged pensioners, working mothers to be who voted for him because of his promised Paid Parental leave plan(now scrapped).

Targetting the unemployed, cutting courses at TAFE, skyrocketing fees for TAFE courses (NSW) - Cert IV courses fee risen from a few hundred dollars p.a. to about $6000. Not anywhere near meeting his target for creating new jobs.

Cut funding severely to community groups that help the disadvantaged.

Business has lost confidence in the PM.

[azureline**]

Something he should consider is the way some families of the elderly in nursing homes are allowed to keep the family home and live there rent free, thereby allowing the elderly resident to be only paying the basic fee, 85% of the pension.

The home is not considered in the assetts test. So, the taxpayer is paying for half of their care fees. It's greedy because the family then inherits it.

Edit :(not talking about spouses)

[debra9275]

sorry wilk

[myoclon1cjerk]

Wilk,hold your finger down on the image (if you have a smartphone),select 'view image' and then you can drag your fingers over the screen to enlarge it.

[debra9275]

I wonder what criteria nursing homes use to decide "who" Az. I think each nursing home have a certain number of residents who are like that?? or am I wrong there?

[myoclon1cjerk]

Murdoch's really gunning for Abbott isn't he? Maybe he sees Turnbull as more 'user friendly'.

[wilk1149]

Thanks m, learn something every day