It's the sort of spending you do because it is smart spending. It's the welfare to work spending that gives better unemployment rates everywhere from the US to the UK to the Netherlands to Austria. Those countries have better unemployment rates than us. It is because they are investing for the future with this type of smart spending. While the welfare reform package may boost the Government's caring sharing credentials there is no way of getting away from the fact that some are doing better in this society than others.
People count politicians in that class.
They see double standards, they see greed, they see a complete lack of connection between their representatives and the real world. Peter Andren has just introduced a private members bill at the same time as another damaging story about politicians' payouts has emerged. The current superannuation scheme is completely out of whack with normal community standards At a time when we provide for freedom of choice in superannuation, legislating for 8 per cent superannuation guarantee from the employer, we're providing for ourselves with a scheme that allows for a notional contribution up to almost 70 per cent. Not that the Opposition is likely to support any change in the politicians' superannuation scheme to help fund the pensioners either When it comes to their super, self-interest has bipartisan support. Transcripts on this website are created by an independent transcription service.