Posts by Petra
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Hard News: Where nature may win, in reply to giovanni tiso,
Shared on Fb. :)
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They almost had it right.
"A fundamental reassessment of the rights and obligations attached to corporate welfare is needed."
:-D
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Another explosion in the mine.
While it would be nice (? nice really isn't the right word, but you know what I mean, don't you...) to try to retrieve the bodies so that their friends and families can fully mourn and have some closure, I'm not so sure that it is a good idea. I think that the mine should be sealed off and a memorial created there for families to visit and to weep. Place headstones and plaques there. It is a cemetery now. :(
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to vangam,
Yes, vangam. Job creation and skills training is the national conversation and action we should be having, not petty endless beneficiary bashing, which gets us nowhere at all.
Also, Damascus, not Damacus. Damacus is, as we all know, merely a nose flute played by libertarians on their way to libations and lying lover lies. Tch!
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Oooh, reading back, I must apologise to Lilith, who is the source of information regarding doctors and WINZ, not Sacha. I beg your pardon, Lilith! Too much hurry makes sloppy!
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to st ephen,
A part of me hopes so, st ephen. Because if he is, then I sincerely hope that we have been heard, and that it leads to a Road to Damacus moment a la Bernard Hickey.
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tmi
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I can't think of any ideas what would be a) workable, b) not penalising the many to punish the few, and c) be cost effective. (See Sacha's post re medical second opinions and sickness beneficiaries).
Sorry, Andrew. If you come up with something let me know. The best solution lies with job creation and skills training. If that can be done now-ish, then we will be well ahead of the game when the recession corrects itself and we move back into a period of abundance. Assuming that the future is a predicable as past experience informs us, that is. *shrug*
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to giovanni tiso,
When he types this: "I mentioned previously I think the issue of bludging is trivial and thus not worth worrying about..." after bellyaching about 3 friends with 3 doctors, my bullshit detector went up. But I figured it was still worth answering him, just for any lurkers that may be more genuine. :)
But yeah, the word "disingenuous" popped into my head more than once reading his posts.
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Sacha,
I agree with you, Sacha. And "Ministry of Social Development" is a misnomer. I can't see any social development. I've looked and looked, but it's just not there. It might as well be the Ministry of Silly Walks!