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As per usual with such discussions there is a focus on the "extreme" events. There is certainly a place for an unemployment benefit - a safety net if you will. What I am very much against is paying the vast majority of tax payers a benefit. As an example the Family Payment A and B. How...

Strannik Agreed - the initial result is net -ve jobs. However, as the cash starts to flow back through the economy the economy strengthens and job rates increase. Though it is not immediate, and is very hard to measure and validate. Regardless, I fail to see that a $135bln bill in...

Yep - others have already hit the nail on the head. The government is insanely inefficient. Having more people employed by the govt doesn't do much for Australia's GDP. By reducing the cost of social welfare and tax administration these funds can be re-diverted. Either, as some have said...

No... not all Australian Citizens.

ha ha... nooo! I would never win the popular vote :D Blacky

I apologise to my "lefty" counterparts. You are correct - the welfare "entitlement" attitude knows no political bounds. Blacky

I don't want transference. I don't have a medicare card, I don't get CGT concessions. I don't have negative gearing (positively geared property), nor do I receive family benefit. I don't want transference... I want lower taxes and I want to stop paying for those who CHOOSE not to work. I want to...

To me, the issue is the Dole itself. It is intended as a safety net for those who, for one reason or another, find they can't get a job. Unfortunatly it has turned into a lifestyle choice for many, and the bleeding hearts keep throwing money at it. Do away with the 'family benefit' A &...