this is a excellent budget

[*mrgrizz*]

for the first time in years the cash cow.....me......single, no kids hasn't been spanked.

and i will be paying less for your kids......you know the ones that you decided to have not me

[freakiness]

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@am*3 wrote:

He [Health Minister] said doctors would continue to have the option of treating patients without charge, but they would have to absorb a $5 cut to the Medicare rebate, as well as forgo an incentive payment of up to $9 which will be paid to doctors who charge the $7 fee to concessional patients. 

Australian Medical Association president Steve Hambleton has said it would be unreasonable to expect doctors to accept what amounts to a 25 per cent cut in their remuneration.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/health-minister-peter-dutton-says-medicare-fee...

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What is this incentive payment of up to $9?

Does that mean they will pay doctors extra but only if they agree to hit the concession card holders?

[izabsmiling]

Cash for jails: Tony Abbott's budget for Indigenous Australia

With its budget, the Abbott government has made clear what it means by Indigenous 'advancement': fewer services, and more funding for lockups

Amy McQuire

• • theguardian.com, Friday 16 May 2014 09.19

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/16/cash-for-gaols-tony-abbotts-budget-for-indigeno...

[fourandsixpants]

The results of The Australian's poll revealed that :

69 % of Australians feel they will be worse off under Treasurer Joe Hockey's budget.

The Coalition's primary vote has dropped from 38 to 36 per cent while Labour and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten took a 10-point over Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/552982/20140520/tony-abbott-australia-newspoll-budget-2014-labour.htm

[fourandsixpants]

Women who have a child 'face paying 30% more interest on student loans'

Women who take time off work to have a baby face paying 30% more than their male counterparts in interest on their university student loans, according to new analysis of the Abbott government’s higher education changes.

The proposed overhaul – which faces an uncertain fate in the Senate – includes the removal of restrictions on the fees universities could charge students, decreasing the public funding for each course by an average of 20%, and increasing the interest charged via the Higher Education Loan Program (Help).

This proposal is not at all fair.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/20/women-who-have-a-child-face-paying-30-more-interest-on-...

[freakiness]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

Women who have a child 'face paying 30% more interest on student loans'

Women who take time off work to have a baby face paying 30% more than their male counterparts in interest on their university student loans, according to new analysis of the Abbott government’s higher education changes.

The proposed overhaul – which faces an uncertain fate in the Senate – includes the removal of restrictions on the fees universities could charge students, decreasing the public funding for each course by an average of 20%, and increasing the interest charged via the Higher Education Loan Program (Help).

This proposal is not at all fair.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/20/women-who-have-a-child-face-paying-30-more-interest-on-...

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That's what the minister for women is for. To make sure if we tread on the man's domain we pay dearly.

[fourandsixpants]

paintsew007 wrote:

Women who have a child 'face paying 30% more interest on student loans'

Women who take time off work to have a baby face paying 30% more than their male counterparts in interest on their university student loans, according to new analysis of the Abbott government’s higher education changes.

The proposed overhaul – which faces an uncertain fate in the Senate – includes the removal of restrictions on the fees universities could charge students, decreasing the public funding for each course by an average of 20%, and increasing the interest charged via the Higher Education Loan Program (Help).

This proposal is not at all fair.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/20/women-who-have-a-child-face-paying-30-more-interest-on-...

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That's what the minister for women is for. To make sure if we tread on the man's domain we pay dearly

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....unbelievable. It's not even equal rights.

[icyfroth]

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@lane-ends wrote:

Remember when wars used to cull the population so that their wasn't an excess of youth competing for jobs.

When the the mentally ill where just locked away in asylum

Kids were sent to work in the pits

3rd world conditions for kids was ok

The old and sick just died early due to poor medical system

Privilege was inherited and everyone else can go eat worms if they weren't happy.

Disabled just had to sit on a street corner with cap in hand

Abused kids just had to shut up and keep it in the family.

If the wife nagged too much just give her a good pasting. Its a husbands responsibilty to keep her in line

Then the do gooders started to interfere and ruined it all bringing in welfare and giving the 'ordinary" people a chance to get out of the gutter

Remember when you used to have a job for life and not kicked on the scrap heap any time and told to "earn or learn".

Living on welfare is hardly an easy gig. Sure means test it, but cull the top not the bottom. Getting it reduced once you start living the high life when you start earning over $75 a week. Where's the insentive when you get a 50cent in the dollar cut at that threshold. So whats the governments response. Freeze the threshold, a reduction by stealth

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Actually no I don't remember any of that because I grew up in an age where young people got married and kids and stayed together and raised them

[icyfroth]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

@paintsew007 wrote:

Women who have a child 'face paying 30% more interest on student loans'

Women who take time off work to have a baby face paying 30% more than their male counterparts in interest on their university student loans, according to new analysis of the Abbott government’s higher education changes.

The proposed overhaul – which faces an uncertain fate in the Senate – includes the removal of restrictions on the fees universities could charge students, decreasing the public funding for each course by an average of 20%, and increasing the interest charged via the Higher Education Loan Program (Help).

This proposal is not at all fair.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/20/women-who-have-a-child-face-paying-30-more-interest-on-...

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That's what the minister for women is for. To make sure if we tread on the man's domain we pay dearly

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....unbelievable. It's not even equal rights.

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If you're a Uni student why would you take time off work to have a baby?

[izabsmiling]

what perfect world was that in ?

[daydream**believer]

My doctor charges me something like $38 to go see her. I pay that and then get a part refund from medicare.

Im wondering if now all i will have to pay is $7.00 to go see her OR will my part refund just be $7.00 less than what it was before?

Ohh and so glad you are happy with the budget grizz. Lets hope you dont get mugged or robbed by some poor Aussie who chose to have kids, then lost their job, cant find another and cant get NewStart for 6 months so they have to turn to crime just to feed their family.