Genuine question that I've never understood
How does the budget be in surplus while deficit increases?
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How does the budget be in surplus while deficit increases?
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Don’t know if you noticed…but it is close to the election
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I’m guessing to avoid the ‘labor thinks you are rich and owing well if’ dicussion
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$300 off electricity bill
BUT THEY PROMISED $275
BUT THEY PROMISED $275
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Actually they promised to reduced your bill by $275 from the May 2021 prices…
The $300 is irrelevant to his last broken promise. Especially as the money actually doesn’t go the bill holder it goes to power company. …
I’m sure if you pay your bill monthly the $25 will make a huge difference
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The promise was by 2025…
Unfortunately or fortunately for me I’ll never be able to use the $300 credit because it’s not redeemable as cash, and I’m always in credit…
It was a non-core promise princess
Straight out of the Howard play book
Sadly helping people in Australia is political suicide - hence the energy bill relief is not means tested.
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Ill be interested to see how the Government funds a pay increase for child care workers.
Given theyve ruled out an increase to the child care subsidy
Given theyve ruled out an increase to the child care subsidy
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Well you’re a simpleton then if it does.
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Was advertised a lot for a non core promise champ ….
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It is. I wonder how some billionaires will look at this bemusingly when getting their $300 or $600 if they combine business and individual.
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I don’t see the problem
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Cost of implementing means testing may be prohibitive. Flat cash grants are by nature progressive (as opposed to flat taxes or fees which are regressive)
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Rich people have also minimised tax to zero so they probably would qualify under means test anyway
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More votes in kicking the unemployed (and unemployable) than in helping them.
And it ****ing sucks when the system is designed to have at least a certain number unemployed.
For most voters it's "When I receive a payment I deserve it, when someone else receives it they're a bludger".
The Coalition don't give a **** about helping the poor and Labor are too scared to risk being wedged by the media pile on if they did and the Greens shoot themselves in the foot.
Also want to know the even suckier part? The age pension isn't even good.
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