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Our outstanding economic and budget position got us through the GFC pretty well relative to the rest of the world. Something Labor didn't seem to learn from.

No, it relates to age pension (Centrelink) only.

Only people who don't understand our tax system, or have another agenda.

So person A loses some of his hard earned income, while persons B and C also lose some of person As hard earned income.

You will get no argument from me that both sides lie. Gotta say I'm sure glad Tony didn't keep some of his promises though. They were stupid to make in the first place as they conflicted with the task at hand. Just on the so called health and education "cuts", both of these areas continue...

So are you saying that there are people on the DSP that shouldn't be?

Yes, I've known 3 at my children's school and they are not at all appropriately trained except in the Scripture Union (qld) dogma. I've no doubt they are paid less than real counsellors, secular or not. If the first and foremost role of this program was counselling, it would be undertaken by...

All of those thing can and should be undertaken by trained counsellors, not chaplains whose purpose is indoctrination of children.

Agree on the Chaplain program. Outrageous waste and should be illegal. However, expenditure on health and education continues to grow under this budget, just not at the forecast rate of the unaffordable ALP plans beyond the forward estimates.

Lol, can't believe you posted that picture. :eek: That extra 40c per week on fuel is going to be a real killer......