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Mar 19th, 2019 at 5:22pm
 
Not time for more tax cuts: time to boost Newstart and minimum wages   Smiley
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Unlike tax cuts, raising Newstart and the minimum wage will effectively reduce poverty and boost the economy, argues The Australian Council of Social Service’s submission to the Fair Work Commission.

CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service, Cassandra Goldie, said: “Instead of handing out tax cuts as misguided election sweeteners, the government should take real action to tackle poverty and strengthen the economy.  Wink

“Both an urgent $75 per week rise in Newstart and a substantial rise in minimum wages are the fundamental steps we must take in any serious effort to reducing poverty.

“People on the lowest incomes – including Newstart and minimum wages – must spend the money they receive to cover the very basics like food and rent, so boosting their incomes is a far more effective way to bolster economic growth than more tax cuts.

“A rise in Newstart would particularly benefit businesses in the regions struggling the most with high unemployment.

“Increasing Newstart and the minimum wage would increase consumer spending, creating new jobs; while at the same time, a stronger Newstart would give people the support they need to get through tough times and into these jobs.

“One in six children live in poverty in our wealthy country and in order to reduce child poverty we need to reverse government funding cuts to family payments and expressly consider these cuts in the setting of the minimum wage.

“In the past decade, more than $12 billion has been cut from payments for individuals and families with low incomes, including by dumping all single parent families from the single parent payment on to the low Newstart Allowance once their youngest child turns eight.

“We need government and business to both play their part to for people on the lowest 40% of incomes – both people relying on income support and wage earners, who in reality are often the same people at different stages of life, sometimes week to week,”

“We are the richest country in the world and no one should live in poverty, whether they have paid work or not. This requires action from both government and business,” Dr Goldie said.
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Reply #1 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 5:35pm
 
They would say that, wouldn't they?

Problem remains .... there would be an increase in the unemployment figures if that was brought in.



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Reply #2 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:14pm
 
Well said Cassandra Goldie.  Yes tax cuts are not the answer.  The minimum wage needs to increase.  People need a living wage.  Newstart should be boosted.  Its been far too long since the unemployed had a fair increase.   Sad          
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Reply #3 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:19pm
 
So who pays?

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Reply #4 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:22pm
 
The question is, who pays if we don't do it?.   Sad
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Reply #5 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:26pm
 
What needs to happen is for the unemployment pool to be soaked up.

Then market forces kick in.

Mark my words, if this across the board pay rise happens, the unemployment numbers will go up.  Sad
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Reply #6 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:33pm
 

Minimum wage: Fair Work should close the poverty gap over 2 years
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The Fair Work Commission should close the gap between the minimum wage and the OECD definition of relative poverty within 2 years so that no full-time worker is living in poverty, starting with a 6% increase this year a– or $43 per week.

Currently the minimum wage is below the OECD definition of relative poverty, which is 60% of median earnings. A 10.7% increase – or $72.80 per week – would be necessary this year to guarantee no full-time Australian worker lives below the poverty line.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions says the Fair Work Commission should close the gap over the next two years, starting with a $43 per week increase this year, and assuming a 1.5% increase in the median next year an additional 5.5% in 2020.

In the Fair Work Commission’s previous determinations, it has admitted that Australia’s minimum wage of $18.93 per hour – $37,398 per annum – leaves many people working full-time in poverty.

Australians living on the minimum wage desperately need a pay rise to help them make ends meet as the cost of living continues to rise faster than wages.

The business lobby’s argument that wages growth hurts the economy has always been wrong but has increasingly lost favor with even some of the most conservative economists and institutions.

There are 2.23 million award minimum dependent workers in Australia and boosting their wages will result in more demand, greater economic activity and create jobs.

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“No one in Australia should be forced to work below the poverty line but that is exactly what the current minimum wage guarantees.”

“Within two years, we can make sure no full-time working Australian lives in poverty while also stimulating spending and generating economic activity and growth.”

“We also need to change the rules so that our minimum wage is one that people can live on – this is the basis of the fair go.”

“In arguing against raising the minimum wage to a living wage, the business lobby and the Morrison Government are saying that it is ok for Australians to live below the poverty line.”

“It shows exactly how out of touch big corporations and the Morrison Government are from every day Australians that they think workers living in poverty is an acceptable outcome of their wages policy.”
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Reply #7 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:37pm
 
whiteknight wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:14pm:
Well said Cassandra Goldie.  Yes tax cuts are not the answer.  The minimum wage needs to increase.  People need a living wage.  Newstart should be boosted.  Its been far too long since the unemployed had a fair increase.   Sad          


Tax Cuts should and can occur concurrently with wage rises...it is not a matter of one or the other. Tax Cuts are the answer to ensuring that every single person keeps more of the money that they earn. Labour are increasing taxes....Liberals are decreasing taxes.

Minimum Wages need an increase but to to the point where it is a disincentive for businesses to employ and possible lay off people.

Welfare support (for those able to get a job) must not be the primary focus rather job opportunities and job training must. We cannot continue to live in a society where welfare contributions by the Government is increasing at a level it is. It increased from 117 billion in 2006 to 157 billion in 2016. Where is the line drawn?

I acknowledge some individual are unable to get a job for various reasons, but those who can should not becoming welfare dependent. I agree with Liberals when they state the best welfare is a job...not welfare dependency. It is through the appropriate training, assistance and support this can be occurring.
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Reply #8 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:42pm
 
We never recovered from the unafordable Howard tax cuts, It put us into deficit for over 15 years.
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Reply #9 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:52pm
 
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:37pm:
Labour are increasing taxes....Liberals are decreasing taxes.



Except that history shows that liberal governments are the consistently higher taxing govt.  Cheesy Cheesy
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Reply #10 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:00pm
 
Dnarever wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:42pm:
We never recovered from the unafordable Howard tax cuts, It put us into deficit for over 15 years.

Deficits are good.
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Reply #11 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:08pm
 
John Smith wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:52pm:
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:37pm:
Labour are increasing taxes....Liberals are decreasing taxes.



Except that history shows that liberal governments are the consistently higher taxing govt.  Cheesy Cheesy


That is false...on an income taxation rate level which is where the largest portion of revenue comes from Labor have had higher taxation rates. That is fact
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Reply #12 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:34pm
 
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:08pm:
John Smith wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:52pm:
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:37pm:
Labour are increasing taxes....Liberals are decreasing taxes.



Except that history shows that liberal governments are the consistently higher taxing govt.  Cheesy Cheesy


That is false...on an income taxation rate level which is where the largest portion of revenue comes from Labor have had higher taxation rates. That is fact


Statistically untrue.
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Reply #13 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:38pm
 
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:08pm:
John Smith wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:52pm:
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:37pm:
Labour are increasing taxes....Liberals are decreasing taxes.



Except that history shows that liberal governments are the consistently higher taxing govt.  Cheesy Cheesy


That is false...on an income taxation rate level which is where the largest portion of revenue comes from Labor have had higher taxation rates. That is fact

That is only indicative of income tax. As a percentage of GDP, the highest was Howard followed by Hawke. If you average them out over time there wouldn't be any significant difference.

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Reply #14 - Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:52pm
 
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 7:08pm:
John Smith wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:52pm:
goldkam wrote on Mar 19th, 2019 at 6:37pm:
Labour are increasing taxes....Liberals are decreasing taxes.



Except that history shows that liberal governments are the consistently higher taxing govt.  Cheesy Cheesy


That is false...on an income taxation rate level which is where the largest portion of revenue comes from Labor have had higher taxation rates. That is fact



No, it's not false Roll Eyes

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