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On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ?
Jun 29^th, 2013 at 1:19pm

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Could you live on $35 a day and pay for your food, clothing, transport and other bills? That's what single unemployed people are entitled to on the Federal Government's Newstart allowance.

Australia's economy - and unemployment rate - might be the envy of countries around the world, but it doesn't mean poverty and unemployment have been eradicated.

Welfare agencies say that many individuals and families are just one or two pay cheques away from financial disaster and homelessness. Worse still, with the mining boom coming off the boil, experts predict more people will find themselves out of work.

Next on Four Corners, reporter Geoff Thompson finds out what it's like to lose your job, your home and find yourself dependent on welfare. What he discovers is sobering. Ironically, while economic growth is generally good news, it's also pushed up the cost of living, making life for the unemployed even tougher. A Senate Inquiry report released this month concluded the current unemployment benefit is set too low. For many of the people Four Corners spoke to, accommodation absorbs most of their money, even with additional payments for rent assistance. Running a car and eating nutritious meals becomes close to an impossible dream. The result? Their world contracts and they can find themselves cut off from society.

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26512 Australia	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #1 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 1:32pm Nope. Dont know anyone who can because rent is about that. SOB
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The Heartless Felon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2869 Gender:	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #2 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:07pm Life under a Rudd/Gillard/Rudd government too. Or hadn't you noticed?
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Reply #3 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:21pm

Worse still, with the mining boom coming off the boil, experts predict more people will find themselves out of work.

Gee!!! experts say.........

really?

and anyone with half a brain

(not the neo cons though, they don't believe in mining busts)

I wouldn't like to live on $35 a day and I wouldn't expect anyone else to. If the government is unable to provide jobs then they should allow people to live in other less expensive countries, so they can maintain some dignity.....yes with their pultry dole money.

Who's fault is it that Australia has high unemployment? not the fault of the unemployed, surely.

No, we have never been in a more skilled society.....more people than ever graduating TAFE and uni, so don't put the blame back on the people, that's what governments like to do.

What's Tony's back up plan? he said he'd have the unemployed working with picks and shovels lol! down the mines.

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #4 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:31pm according to Mr swan when he was still treasurer.. he had created so many jobs.... there should be no need for anyone to be picking up unemployment.. I dont believe we have any unemployed I really dont.
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Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ?
Reply #5 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:33pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Jun 29^th, 2013 at 1:19pm:

Life under a Tony Abort Government !!

Don't miss it !!

4 corners on Monday.

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/06/27/3791178.htm

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Could you live on $35 a day and pay for your food, clothing, transport and other bills? That's what single unemployed people are entitled to on the Federal Government's Newstart allowance.

Australia's economy - and unemployment rate - might be the envy of countries around the world, but it doesn't mean poverty and unemployment have been eradicated.

Welfare agencies say that many individuals and families are just one or two pay cheques away from financial disaster and homelessness. Worse still, with the mining boom coming off the boil, experts predict more people will find themselves out of work.

Next on Four Corners, reporter Geoff Thompson finds out what it's like to lose your job, your home and find yourself dependent on welfare. What he discovers is sobering. Ironically, while economic growth is generally good news, it's also pushed up the cost of living, making life for the unemployed even tougher. A Senate Inquiry report released this month concluded the current unemployment benefit is set too low. For many of the people Four Corners spoke to, accommodation absorbs most of their money, even with additional payments for rent assistance. Running a car and eating nutritious meals becomes close to an impossible dream. The result? Their world contracts and they can find themselves cut off from society.

I already do..

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #6 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:33pm there is still talk of LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED if its so tough on $35 a day... how come there are long term members?
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #7 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:39pm cods wrote on Jun 29^th, 2013 at 3:33pm: there is still talk of LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED if its so tough on $35 a day... how come there are long term members? Because the jobs are not there. 150,000 jobs. 650,000 unemployed. You do the math.
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Reply #8 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 6:13pm

I live on $67 a day including rent assistance - it's two days after pension day and I have $20, some silver and a $5 fighting reserve in the bank - just in case I need petrol or something....

In 1992 I would not leave my door for under $300 a day......

In 1983 I predicted a permanent underclass of permanently unemployed - this has come to pass in many ways, including the single motherhood by choice lifestyle (not all, you ninny!), some pensioners who opted out of work, and of course, our rising unemployed and retrenched.

I LOVE it when politicians rise up and stake a claim to their economic management 'creating' 500,000 jobs - but never the same when jobs uncreated are 650,000 over the same time......

I saw this coming - it is here - it is the government's absolute responsiblity...... poo or get off the pot, and make the dole liveable....

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Reply #9 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 6:27pm

Grappler Deep State Feller wrote on Jun 29^th, 2013 at 6:13pm:

I live on $67 a day including rent assistance - it's two days after pension day and I have $20, some silver and a $5 fighting reserve in the bank - just in case I need petrol or something....

In 1992 I would not leave my door for under $300 a day......

In 1983 I predicted a permanent underclass of permanently unemployed - this has come to pass in many ways, including the single motherhood by choice lifestyle (not all, you ninny!), some pensioners who opted out of work, and of course, our rising unemployed and retrenched.

I LOVE it when politicians rise up and stake a claim to their economic management 'creating' 500,000 jobs - but never the same when jobs uncreated are 650,000 over the same time......

I saw this coming - it is here - it is the government's absolute responsiblity...... poo or get off the pot, and make the dole liveable....

+10.

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #10 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 7:34pm Live? yes, absolutely. I could live on $0.00 a day if I had to. I wouldn't have as many choices or as many luxuries as I would with more money, but I guess dems da breaks.
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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 85001 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #11 - Jun 29^th, 2013 at 10:32pm Hey - that reminds me - what happened to Swanney's '500,000 jobs will be created in the mining sector'? Hmmm..... I recall my figures there - each project employs about 1500-1700 - that's one hell of a lot of projects...... even times two for support troops (hmmmm).......
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Reply #12 - Jun 30^th, 2013 at 11:22pm

Grappler Deep State Feller wrote on Jun 29^th, 2013 at 6:13pm:

I live on $67 a day including rent assistance - it's two days after pension day and I have $20, some silver and a $5 fighting reserve in the bank - just in case I need petrol or something....

In 1992 I would not leave my door for under $300 a day......

In 1983 I predicted a permanent underclass of permanently unemployed - this has come to pass in many ways, including the single motherhood by choice lifestyle (not all, you ninny!), some pensioners who opted out of work, and of course, our rising unemployed and retrenched.

I LOVE it when politicians rise up and stake a claim to their economic management 'creating' 500,000 jobs - but never the same when jobs uncreated are 650,000 over the same time......

I saw this coming - it is here - it is the government's absolute responsiblity...... poo or get off the pot, and make the dole liveable....

"lentil as anything" have cheap healthy food if you are interested Wink

You just offer them what you can for the meal. Some offer more and some less Wink

They do a lot more than what some of these churches do and without the fake story and guilt trip Wink

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In August 2021, Newcastle Coroner Karen Dilks recorded that Lisa Shaw had died “due to complications of an AstraZeneca COVID vaccination”.

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Reply #13 - Jul 1^st, 2013 at 8:26am

Sir lastnail wrote on Jun 29^th, 2013 at 1:19pm:

Life under a Tony Abort Government !!

Don't miss it !!

4 corners on Monday.

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/06/27/3791178.htm

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Could you live on $35 a day and pay for your food, clothing, transport and other bills? That's what single unemployed people are entitled to on the Federal Government's Newstart allowance.

Australia's economy - and unemployment rate - might be the envy of countries around the world, but it doesn't mean poverty and unemployment have been eradicated.

Welfare agencies say that many individuals and families are just one or two pay cheques away from financial disaster and homelessness. Worse still, with the mining boom coming off the boil, experts predict more people will find themselves out of work.

Next on Four Corners, reporter Geoff Thompson finds out what it's like to lose your job, your home and find yourself dependent on welfare. What he discovers is sobering. Ironically, while economic growth is generally good news, it's also pushed up the cost of living, making life for the unemployed even tougher. A Senate Inquiry report released this month concluded the current unemployment benefit is set too low. For many of the people Four Corners spoke to, accommodation absorbs most of their money, even with additional payments for rent assistance. Running a car and eating nutritious meals becomes close to an impossible dream. The result? Their world contracts and they can find themselves cut off from society.

Could you live on $35 a day

Yeah, But we are not supposted to do this, by the elitists in the comunity, we are supossed to disapear of the face of the earth and not be seen.

And Not live on their tax payers money.

A Topic for the wealfare forum, but it's been taken down by the admins here.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: On the brink -Could you live on 35 dollars a day ? Reply #14 - Jul 1^st, 2013 at 8:44am I live on $61 a day. No car. No drinking. No smoking. No club nights. No holidays away. Rarely eat steaks (which I love). If I was a married pensioner I would have heaps more spare cash than I do now.
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