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Re: Power cut-off from the poor
Reply #90 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 12:57pm

Equitist wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 12:42pm:

C'mon, Cods, you should know by now that there are certain uplift formulas applied to Centrelink payments at various intervals - and that the compensation being offered here is over and above the usual periodic adjustments! This compensation has been calculated on the basis of complex carbon price modeling by treasury officials.

Heck, more than a decade on, certain Centrelink payments still include a GST compensation component!

ah.ah.ah... nem the lifts we get are based on previous 3 months figures not future figures...a miniscle amount of compensation something like $5..by the time we get our $7 believe me... well no you wont... wait untill its your turn.I think we get a payment now and then for the phone which is/was $16.... then again that may all be incorporated into the weekly pay increasewe got..only after they took the bonus payments off us..

of course $16 goes a long way towards a phone bill these days.

do you have th actual costing figures they used for this exercise nem... it would be interesting to know instead of guessing..how they would know what I pay in insurance I wouldnt know..as I dont know myself what I will be charged next year...

it would be handy to know after all is said and done..if they could tell us what power will be costing in 12 m onths time it would give us all a chance to save for it.. dont you think? at least they could say well you were warned...

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Re: Power cut-off from the poor
Reply #91 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:12pm

it would be handy to know after all is said and done..if they could tell us what power will be costing in 12 m onths time it would give us all a chance to save for it.. dont you think? at least they could say well you were warned...

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It is going up and up every minute. Be warned!

A little tip from a friend cods, save for it, as hard as you can. Cheap power is finished until the renewables come in.

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Re: Power cut-off from the poor
Reply #92 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:37pm

If people do not pay for something then they forfeit the rights to have it supplied to them.

Before using something, you are best advised to work out if you can pay for it in the first place.

Personally I would love to drive a Ferrari or Hummer.

Unfortunately I cannot afford one so I don't ask for one to be delivered.

I have no sympathy for people crying poor when they are asked to pay for something they have used. Be it power, TV, white goods, etc.

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Re: Power cut-off from the poor
Reply #93 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:01pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:37pm:

If people do not pay for something then they forfeit the rights to have it supplied to them.

Before using something, you are best advised to work out if you can pay for it in the first place.

Personally I would love to drive a Ferrari or Hummer.

Unfortunately I cannot afford one so I don't ask for one to be delivered.

I have no sympathy for people crying poor when they are asked to pay for something they have used. Be it power, TV, white goods, etc.

Me either. They should all be chartered accountants.

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andrei said: Great isn't it? Seeing boatloads of what is nothing more than human garbage turn up.....

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Re: Power cut-off from the poor
Reply #94 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:29pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:01pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:37pm:

If people do not pay for something then they forfeit the rights to have it supplied to them.

Before using something, you are best advised to work out if you can pay for it in the first place.

Personally I would love to drive a Ferrari or Hummer.

Unfortunately I cannot afford one so I don't ask for one to be delivered.

I have no sympathy for people crying poor when they are asked to pay for something they have used. Be it power, TV, white goods, etc.

Me either. They should all be chartered accountants.

Would help them budget.

It's not a coincidence that we are both CA's and we have no home budget issues whatsoever is it?

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Re: Power cut-off from the poor
Reply #95 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:36pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:29pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:01pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:37pm:

If people do not pay for something then they forfeit the rights to have it supplied to them.

Before using something, you are best advised to work out if you can pay for it in the first place.

Personally I would love to drive a Ferrari or Hummer.

Unfortunately I cannot afford one so I don't ask for one to be delivered.

I have no sympathy for people crying poor when they are asked to pay for something they have used. Be it power, TV, white goods, etc.

Me either. They should all be chartered accountants.

Would help them budget.

It's not a coincidence that we are both CA's and we have no home budget issues whatsoever is it?

It's not a coincidence. Everyone should be CA if they know what's good for them.......I get sick of stupid people who want to get into debt.

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andrei said: Great isn't it? Seeing boatloads of what is nothing more than human garbage turn up.....

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