Treasurer Joe Hockey has accused those that are complaining of the budget’s unfairness of using “1970s class warfare lines”.
Well the only class warfare lines I can see is from the LNP. Their "Lifters and Leaners" analogy is a disgrace.
So if you are unemployed, disadvantaged for many reasons you are a
leaner and must be demonised. But who are these leaners that Hockey and
Abbott are talking about?
To me the leaners are the people who are on middle to upper salaries and
getting welfare. The big corporations that get taxpayers money or are
paying practically no tax.
Hockey goes on to say, "The average working Australian be they a
cleaner, plumber or teacher - was working over one month full time each
year just to pay for the welfare of another Australian, Hockey said."
But of course it is the "dole bludgers" and poor, disabled,
disadvantaged, all for many reasons are not working or can't get enough
work that he is talking of I am sure, not the big corporations.
His talk of working one month a year by the average Australian to pay for welfare needs to be "Fact Checked" I am sure.
Maybe it will be right when Abbotts Paid Parental Leave scheme gets going.
On my current wage, I'd have to work for more than 12 months to cover Abbott's $50K Baby Bonus for one high-earning parent.
ReplyDeleteMe as well, Andy.
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