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Why take from the people with less? My cynical side says because they are already taking the most and contributing least. I have no problem with supporting the genuinely needy and those with health/disability issues, but there are plenty of middle class people getting money they don't need...

True, but if your credit card carries a balance month to month, and this balance is growing, does a prudent person say "hey my credit card is lower than Freds and Mikes, so it doesn't matter"? I sure don't.

We were always going to get to the point where welfare had to be wound back, and it was always going to be painful. There will be some adjusting, but the country will be better for it. Australia needs to learn that welfare is for the poor and needy, and not an entitlement.