Abbot maintains that the Libs are merely "cleaning up Labor's spending mess which put us into such dire deficit". I don't defend much of Labors spending, but I can't abide the mooted changes which will hit aged pensioners and disability pensioners; already a struggling lot.
The most recent hit was mentioned on last night's news; another excise on petrol. In Melbourne where I live the average petrol price wavers between $1.45 a litre to $1.60 due to market forces and the general high cost of living here. The average cup of coffee (barista style) sets one back an average $4 here. Ouch. So for an added federal tax on petrol to be proposed really cuts things tight for everyone.
Getting back to Disability Pensioners: the proposal thus far is to switch people 35 years and under onto Newstart ("the dole") which is much less pay. The rationale for this is "people feel better when they are working" according to one minister. Well.....not if they are unwell they're not going to. Also to be targeted are people who have been on Disability for 2 years or less. I have a friend who has been on it 12 months; she is in her fifties. She had been incorrectly diagnosed as Depressive until 2013 when she had an awful episode after receiving ECT; her diagnosis changed to Bipolar and she was able to get the Pension. She was in hospital 5 times over that first 12 months. Her Psych recommended that she take 3 years off work. Don't tell me she "would feel better if she were working".
This Abbott government is a stinker. The below picture sums them up perfectly;
They sure are CREEPY AND KOOKY.............
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