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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Job seekers in poverty as dole loses buying power Reply #15 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 9:37am in that time, the government raised the Newstart allowance by 10 per cent to take into account general price increases I don't know whether that's a mistake, or a lie.... but they DIDN'T. No-where NEAR it.
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Miss Anne Dryst Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2296 Sydney Gender:	Re: Job seekers in poverty as dole loses buying power Reply #16 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits. They just cannot answer a simple question How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009?
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Job seekers in poverty as dole loses buying power Reply #17 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:44am Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am: I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits. They just cannot answer a simple question How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009? Well how much dole were you getting paid in 2009? Tell us!
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Miss Anne Dryst Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2296 Sydney Gender:	Re: Job seekers in poverty as dole loses buying power Reply #18 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:48am Well as those that are on unemployment benefits are unable to mention how much that they were being paid in June 2009, then how can they even contemplate the notion that they are losing their buying power. They wouldn't even know themselves.
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Reply #19 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 11:33am

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:48am:

Well as those that are on unemployment benefits are unable to mention how much that they were being paid in June 2009, then how can they even contemplate the notion that they are losing their buying power.
They wouldn't even know themselves.

Maybe they can only buy half as many cans of baked beans now, and their rents, interest rates, gas, petrol and all things else have gone up. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that your money isn't going as far as it did a year ago. Any more stupid questions troll?

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Reply #20 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:35pm

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am:

I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits.
They just cannot answer a simple question

How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009?

$453.00 per fortnight.

There....simple question answered (again).

No-where near enough to live on then.

And it's no-where near enough to live on now, especially

when the ridiculous price-rises since then are factored in.

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Reply #21 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:36pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 11:33am:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:48am:

Well as those that are on unemployment benefits are unable to mention how much that they were being paid in June 2009, then how can they even contemplate the notion that they are losing their buying power.
They wouldn't even know themselves.

Maybe they can only buy half as many cans of baked beans now, and their rents, interest rates, gas, petrol and all things else have gone up. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that your money isn't going as far as it did a year ago. Any more stupid questions troll?

The point is, dole bludging SHOULDN`T be a lucrative career!

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Reply #22 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:39pm

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:35pm:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am:

I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits.
They just cannot answer a simple question

How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009?

$453.00 per fortnight.

How much are unemployment benefits now?

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Reply #23 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:44pm

A question.....

Any one of us/you could become unemployed at ANY time.

Would it then be acceptable to call YOU 'lazy', or 'bludgers', or 'druggies', simply
because you are temporarily out of work?

Or to keep insisting that you never HAVE worked?

No?

Well, stop doing it to those who are currently out of work.

It doesn't become you, and is offensive and factually wrong.

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Reply #24 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:46pm

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:39pm:

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:35pm:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am:

I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits.
They just cannot answer a simple question

How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009?

$453.00 per fortnight.

How much are unemployment benefits now?

READ THE OPENING POST!!!!!

I'm not a research assistant!

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Reply #25 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:49pm

aussiefree2ride wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:36pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 11:33am:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:48am:

Well as those that are on unemployment benefits are unable to mention how much that they were being paid in June 2009, then how can they even contemplate the notion that they are losing their buying power.
They wouldn't even know themselves.

Maybe they can only buy half as many cans of baked beans now, and their rents, interest rates, gas, petrol and all things else have gone up. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that your money isn't going as far as it did a year ago. Any more stupid questions troll?

The point is, dole bludging SHOULDN`T be a lucrative career!

No, the point is that the unemployed should have the same
right to have a home, decent food, and pay their bills as you have.

It is NOT fair to punish people for being out of work.

Satanlink know who the bludgers are, and who is genuine, you don't.

So the unemployed should be given a fair payment, THEN
Satanlink can cut the benefits of those who won't work, without
making those who are willing suffer.

But the more they suffer, the more some of you seem to enjoy putting them down.

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Reply #26 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 1:29pm

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:46pm:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:39pm:

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:35pm:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am:

I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits.
They just cannot answer a simple question

How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009?

$453.00 per fortnight.

How much are unemployment benefits now?

READ THE OPENING POST!!!!!

I'm not a research assistant!

The OP refers to Newstart Allowance, is that Unemployment benefits?

Not being unemployed I wouldn't know what the official term is.

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Reply #27 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 1:50pm

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 1:29pm:

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:46pm:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:39pm:

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 12:35pm:

Miss Anne Dryst wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 10:01am:

I can understand why some people are on unemployment benefits.
They just cannot answer a simple question

How much were the unemployment benefits in June 2009?

$453.00 per fortnight.

How much are unemployment benefits now?

READ THE OPENING POST!!!!!

I'm not a research assistant!

The OP refers to Newstart Allowance, is that Unemployment benefits?

Not being unemployed I wouldn't know what the official term is.

Being a Lib voter, you'd be more familiar with the derogatory term 'Dole' - as incorporated into the Howard Govt's despicably-named 'Work for the Dole' demonisation, vilification and enslavement policy...

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Reply #28 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 2:09pm

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"The unemployed were hard hit by increases in housing, finance and insurance services, as well as alcohol and tobacco,'' Mr Richardson said.

Well, the unemployed can start saving quite a bit straight away by ditching the alcohol and tobacco. Hardly necessities of life, I would think.

Having said that, I do agree that the dole needs to be increased.

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Reply #29 - Nov 28^th, 2010 at 2:29pm

Kat wrote on Nov 28^th, 2010 at 9:35am:

The biggest problem is that the ignorant, the self-centred, the greedy
and those seriously lacking in compassion will NEVER learn, and will
NEVER accept the shocking reality of struggling on No-Start, until
they find themselves in that position.

Those who judge a person's worth, simply based on whether he/she
has a job or not, really don't have opinions that are valid
or worth considering, as a rule.

How do you expect people to understand your concerns when you give responses like you have?

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