Even if parents go out and buy a flat tv they have always wanted... It's probably due to the fact they put there children first. I really need a fridge to put my fermenters in but it has to wait due to the fact I pay child care, dancing lessons, swimming lessons, school fees, clothes, food etc which I provide for my daughter way before I satisfy myself with brew gear or televisions.
kiwi, without making an issue of this and getting you angry, could you just explain how you were told it would be "nearly $2 K per family member" to be granted Aus. citizenship?
Something needs to be done about these claims, there could be many New Australians such as yourself that haven`t applied for citizenship because of these outlandish rumours.
{Somewhere in this thread is a PDF re. citizenship costs, hope that helps}
staggalee.
But one thing I will say is most Australians are quick to bag out John Howard and the Liberal party, but if this country gets through this without too much economic hardship it will be down to the platform that the Liberal government handed over to the Labour government. Kevin Rudd must be thanking his lucky stars that he has $10bn to play with at the moment to be able to try to ward off a recession.
Looks too good to be true. Don't you have to be on welfare already? Sorry - but I can't be bothered reading this stuff anymore, I know the answer.
I've got three kids under 10 and we have never qualified for zip so I've gotta presume same again.
Sorry but this all sux; Baby Bonus, First Home Buyers, etc etc. Thats my bloody money :angry:
Nothing for the Zoom household. Apparently we're loaded with a low six fig salary, 3 kids and a Sydney mortgage.
Better keep your kids out of my schools and hospitals, cos thats my bloody money. Piss off to Dubai, you can keep all your bloody money there.
Thats one more figure than most. Did someone force your hand at the auction, or in the bedroom?
So many people are quick to be critical of people on pensions, the 'bludgers'. But what we are seeing here is that a lot of those being critical have there hands out too, and are just jaded that their wants are not being serviced as readily. Since when did this become a nation of whingers, expectantly waiting for handouts. We all know the deal, you pay taxes, it gets divied up, and if your lucky, some of it gets back to you through infrastructure, services and the occasional bonus. If you have a real complaint about the system, where were your voices beforehand?
You know the baby bonus is for actual children right, not just people who cry?
You know the baby bonus is for actual children right, not just people who cry?
I was unaware that one person paying tax was better than another person paying tax just because they might earn different incomes? next you'll be saying he can't send his kids to read books in a public library because he earns above minimum wage.
I got on a bus yesterday, seen a lovely old pensioner get on, say 'hello driver' and 'thankyou', she shuffled onto the bus. Then came a drunken ~30 year old, looking rather disheveled and delirious (probably on drugs), get on the bus and say "HEY, PENSIONER TICKET" and produce a pension card. Now I have no qualms at all about real people using pensioners discounts, but this guy was clearly just a drug addict. He'll probably get this huge bonanza of free cash and where is it going ? straight up his arm in a flurry of smack. Pretty much like most of the single mothers pushing out kids just for the baby bonus, that also cry when they have to go for intensive job search training instead of sitting at home playing PlayStation and smoking bongs. I fail to see how someone earning more money but obviously paying more tax than you doesn't deserve to have his kids in a public school, library, swimming pool or anywhere else that is labelled PUBLIC.
Even if parents go out and buy a flat tv they have always wanted... It's probably due to the fact they put there children first. I really need a fridge to put my fermenters in but it has to wait due to the fact I pay child care, dancing lessons, swimming lessons, school fees, clothes, food etc which I provide for my daughter way before I satisfy myself with brew gear or televisions.
theres a lot of assumptions in there;
was the guy on the bus "drunken", "probably on drugs" or "clearly a drug addict", quantocks?
what percentage of australias single mothers do you know? and what proportion of them are "pushing out kids just for the baby bonus"? my guess is <0.01% and 0%. but thats just a guess.
how much tax do i pay? actually this would be really helpful, cos i havent got my tax return in yet and i'd really like to know.
if these people give nothing to society, they should rot.
but I don't see it fair to give money to pensioners when they clearly aren't. You should get back what you give, if these people give nothing to society, they should rot.
What about what they gave? :blink:
Didn't the last generation pay taxes?
if you read anything I wrote you'd see that I am all for old-age pensioners receiving everything they need, I don't care if they gave the lot to the old age pensioners. They worked hard, fought hard and deserve every cent of it. I am up in arms about the 20-40 year old 'pensioners' that are either on the pension because they've scammed it and are drug addicts or have just spat out a few kids with different fathers.
they do NOT deserve a pension or my tax dollars, they just deserve a slap up the side of the head.
If I ever met a bloke with a mug like that I would just kiss him and hug him the poor ugly little bugger..... :wub:
Even if parents go out and buy a flat tv they have always wanted... It's probably due to the fact they put there children first. I really need a fridge to put my fermenters in but it has to wait due to the fact I pay child care, dancing lessons, swimming lessons, school fees, clothes, food etc which I provide for my daughter way before I satisfy myself with brew gear or televisions.
You should get back what you give, if these people give nothing to society, they should rot.
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