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@imastawka wrote:

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@rogevibe wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@domino-710 wrote:

Don't think so Joz.

 

If you receive a pension of any kind - it will be deposited into the usual account.

 

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I guess I won't get that one then....

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You can list an item on ebay -  My lament - no stimulus bonus for me , qty 750 , $1 each , instant download ,  item description : ornate text message         " thank you from a battler" 

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So now you're advocating scams

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No a scan is deception - the listing was offering an ornate email of thanks in exchange for $1 - a transaction , was a reply in jest in response to your mournful observation.... not meant to be taken seriously 

Mr Elephant and I were chatting about the handouts this morning, and we have a sinking feeling that most of ours will probably have to go towards  bailing out family members who have just lost their jobs,

The coronavirus supplement won’t begin until 27 April.

The first household payment won’t happen until April and the second until July.

Pensioners won’t see a boost until May. Employers won’t get one until 28 April.

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@latina4621 wrote:

 

The coronavirus supplement won’t begin until 27 April.

The first household payment won’t happen until April and the second until July.

Pensioners won’t see a boost until May. Employers won’t get one until 28 April.

We all agree people need immediate support. 

 

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I think the expectation is that people will have some level of savings to draw on. Like the many thousands who were totally wiped out by the bushfires.

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Mr Elephant and I were chatting about the handouts this morning, and we have a sinking feeling that most of ours will probably have to go towards  bailing out family members who have just lost their jobs,

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why dont they sign on for the newstart payment?

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@latina4621 wrote:

 

The coronavirus supplement won’t begin until 27 April.

The first household payment won’t happen until April and the second until July.

Pensioners won’t see a boost until May. Employers won’t get one until 28 April.

We all agree people need immediate support. 

 

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A lot can happen in one month

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@latina4621 wrote:

 

The coronavirus supplement won’t begin until 27 April.

The first household payment won’t happen until April and the second until July.

Pensioners won’t see a boost until May. Employers won’t get one until 28 April.

We all agree people need immediate support. 

 

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pensioners will get the first $750 on april 1st or thereabouts

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@davidc4430 wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Mr Elephant and I were chatting about the handouts this morning, and we have a sinking feeling that most of ours will probably have to go towards  bailing out family members who have just lost their jobs,

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why dont they sign on for the newstart payment?

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I'm sure they will - but for people who have been in fulltime, reasonably  wellpaying jobs, Newstart even at the higher rate, probaly won't cover everything.

We own our own home and have a guaranteed income that provides everything we need (as opposed to want, of course) so it would be pretty churlish of us not to offer help  - it's what families do.

this comment is not aimed at anyone in particular

i'm thinking a whole lot of 'im ok jack stuff you' types who have been very out spoken re people on benefits are about to be holding their hands out for a handout, if they arnt allready.

i have allways said, mind what you say as but for the grace of *** goes you.

you can be sitting pretty with everything you ever wanted then up jumps a virus and your whole world crumbles

and those 'undesirables' you passed in your nice car on your way to work, omg, now it you!

i see a whole new world ahead of us, many will never get back what they had.

Not holding out my hand for government help here ( wouldn't dare do it even if circumstances changed) but i wish all of you here best of luck, stay safe, stay positive, stay healthy.  I despise virtue signalling lefty socialists but don't wish any ill on any of you serial agitators that hang around here.

I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU TO CHINA for bringing this on.