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Reply #15 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 6:25am

Verge wrote on Feb 28^th, 2012 at 7:57am:

I remember reading once how the hospitals could be de-clogged with a much better dental system as many infections etc stem from poor dental health.

I dont think any party is denying more money needs to be spent in this area.

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I've had a couple of dentists disagree on poor teeth affecting the health.

I know it does, I was in the position of choking on my food because dental plates irritated my gums.

I just regretfully spent 12 grand on implants so don't choke any more.

However, whereas the Labor no-hoper government helps with some tooth needs they don't recognise implants.

Being leftards, they haven't caught on.

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Reply #16 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 8:19am

____ wrote on Feb 28^th, 2012 at 9:08am:

salad in wrote on Feb 28^th, 2012 at 8:37am:

____ wrote on Feb 28^th, 2012 at 7:51am:

A Sick Workforce means a Low Productivity Workforce

So will Labor and the long term Opposition support lifting Australia's productivity be supporting a National Denticare Scheme?

REPORT WARNS $10B REQUIRED TO FIX DENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/13032216/report-warns-dental-health-o...

Just what sort of altruist are you? That AUD$10 billion has been set aside for processing alleged refugees and asylum shoppers. Toss in a bit of multicultural madness and that soaks up a heap of cash. Let's not forget English language lessons for non English speakers and there ain't much dosh left.

Be a good altruist.

So you are calling for a harder line to be taken on plane refugees ... at least now you are starting to reduce your hypocrisy on that issue.

Meanwhile as we all know, Australia is a wealthy country and by lifting Australian dental health, we lift productivity and so financial profit. Bigger return via tax intake and share dividends.

Win, win, win, in all directions.

This dental scheme is aimed at the unemployed and unemployable.
What 'productivity' increase do you expect to see from them?
They eat, crap, sleep and watch tele on gi-normous plasmas and not necessarily in that order.
This is just another 'black hole' for Labor to pour more billions of taxpayers money into.
Now I'm not saying we don't need a dental scheme, and the government can implement this in a dozen different ways.
But lets not pretend that the unemployed and unemployable are going to get jobs because of this.
Once the unemployed & unemployable have their rotten teeth fixed, they will be back to doing what they did to get their teeth in that state in the first place.
Grabbing that Coke, grabbing those Chips and sitting down to watch tele and forget about brushing the fangs twice a day.
Business as usual.

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FriYAY Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7395	Re: Sick Teeth = Low Productivity Reply #17 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:22am I agree with the head of he ADA (Aust Detal Assoc' ?) They should focus more on people that do not have access to dental care. Tell the bludgers with their hands out to brush their fn teeth.
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corporate_whitey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8896 Archivist	Re: Sick Teeth = Low Productivity Reply #18 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:33am If they abolish the GST and Carbon Tax then there would be enough funds from other tax revenues to fund this scheme...
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Reply #19 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:37am

corporate_whitey wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:33am:

If they abolish the GST and Carbon Tax then there would be enough funds from other tax revenues to fund this scheme... Cool

Nah, the scheme is just another way for bludgers to dodge responsibility for looking after themselves.

The real people that need help are those that do not have access to proper dental care, not hands out bludgers.

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Reply #20 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 11:27am

FriYAY wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:37am:

corporate_whitey wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:33am:

If they abolish the GST and Carbon Tax then there would be enough funds from other tax revenues to fund this scheme... Cool

Nah, the scheme is just another way for bludgers to dodge responsibility for looking after themselves.

The real people that need help are those that do not have access to proper dental care, not hands out bludgers.

People are entitled for some bang for their buck for all of the revenue the Government is raking in - its about time they became service oriented in the Government instead of sponging and bonus oriented....or just scrap the GST and Carbon tax which will automatically stimulate the economy, create wealth and by default increase other tax revenues which can be used productively instead of being pinched by fatcats... Cool

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Reply #21 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 11:53am

corporate_whitey wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:33am:

If they abolish the GST and Carbon Tax then there would be enough funds from other tax revenues to fund this scheme... Cool

What a novel idea!

As there are only so many dollars for a"free lunch" (health), the Govern. could stop treating cancer and direct those dollars to teeth!

I don't own a plasma TV, don't go away on holidays, don't smoke, gamble, drink sparingly so when I get health problems, my saved dollars takes care of them.

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Reply #22 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 11:57am

olde.sault wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 11:53am:

corporate_whitey wrote on Feb 29^th, 2012 at 9:33am:

If they abolish the GST and Carbon Tax then there would be enough funds from other tax revenues to fund this scheme... Cool

What a novel idea!

As there are only so many dollars for a"free lunch" (health), the Govern. could stop treating cancer and direct those dollars to teeth!

I don't own a plasma TV, don't go away on holidays, don't smoke, gamble, drink sparingly so when I get health problems, my saved dollars takes care of them.

You lead a crappy life - I feel for you bro...
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corporate_whitey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8896 Archivist	Re: Sick Teeth = Low Productivity Reply #23 - Feb 29^th, 2012 at 12:01pm Scrap the GST & the Carbon tax will automatically generate business commerce, jobs and revenue to fund the health system because it is progressive economics and free of unproductive interference CEO's and Fatcats pinching all of the wealth for their bonus...
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