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Tomorrow the Liberals will push 1.8 million people below the poverty line by slashing the coronavirus supplement. At the same time they& #39;re planning more tax cuts for the rich.
Here& #39;s a thread of Aus PMs with billionaires and some income support facts. (Gina Rinehart, $15.3b)
Here& #39;s a thread of Aus PMs with billionaires and some income support facts. (Gina Rinehart, $15.3b)
With the stroke of a pen, ScoMo is more than halving the $550 a fortnight supplement. This cuts Youth Allowance too. And don& #39;t forget that Scott Morrison left disabled people and carers entirely out of the COVID stimulus package.
(Harry Triguboff, $9.3b)
(Harry Triguboff, $9.3b)
With income support above the poverty line in recent months, recipients have reported eating properly for the first time in years, being able to find proper housing and a sense of security they didn& #39;t have before.
That& #39;s all being ripped away tomorrow. (Anthony Pratt, $7.2b)
That& #39;s all being ripped away tomorrow. (Anthony Pratt, $7.2b)
After tomorrow, a single JobSeeker will only have about $255 a fortnight to pay for food, bills and transport after paying rent. That& #39;s a budget of just $18 a day.
(Maybe we could tax Frank Lowy& #39;s $6.5b and keep people out of poverty? Idk.)
(Maybe we could tax Frank Lowy& #39;s $6.5b and keep people out of poverty? Idk.)
How about those tax cuts? It won& #39;t stun you to know they will overwhelmingly benefit those on high salaries.
Oh and if stages two and three of the Libs plan are brought forward, men would get $2.19 for every $1 women benefit.
(Andrew Forrest, $5.4b)
Oh and if stages two and three of the Libs plan are brought forward, men would get $2.19 for every $1 women benefit.
(Andrew Forrest, $5.4b)
I should say, all the billionaire wealth figures are US dollars. Do your own maths if you can manage it without vomiting.
The thing is, when you cut the rich& #39;s taxes, they pocket the money. When you raise income support, people spend it.
Experts reckon cutting the supplement tomorrow will gut the Australian economy of $31 billion.
(Two PM pics for James Packer and his $3.6b)
Experts reckon cutting the supplement tomorrow will gut the Australian economy of $31 billion.
(Two PM pics for James Packer and his $3.6b)
The pandemic won& #39;t end when the year does. Neither will the recession. But the Liberals are still planning on cutting the supplement entirely and forcing recipients to live on $40 a day again from Jan 1.
(Lindsay Fox, $3.5b, does not live on $40 a day)
(Lindsay Fox, $3.5b, does not live on $40 a day)
No one in a country as wealthy as Australia should be living in poverty. That means income support should be above the poverty line.
Australia& #39;s billionaires have INCREASED their wealth this year. They and tax-dodging corporations should be coughing up.
(Kerry Stokes, $2.9b)
Australia& #39;s billionaires have INCREASED their wealth this year. They and tax-dodging corporations should be coughing up.
(Kerry Stokes, $2.9b)
The Government should be prioritising the more than one million people without work.
We need to invest in income support, job-creation, the care economy, nation-building infrastructure, not giving tax cuts to those that don& #39;t need extra support.
(Clive Palmer, $1.8bn)
We need to invest in income support, job-creation, the care economy, nation-building infrastructure, not giving tax cuts to those that don& #39;t need extra support.
(Clive Palmer, $1.8bn)
Cutting the supplement tomorrow is nothing short of cruelty. Morrison would know this if he stopped hanging out with the (mostly white, mostly male) uber-rich and spoke with the people affected.
@SenatorSiewert has been leading the charge against this cruelty. She& #39;s made it really easy to email the Treasurer & tell him to scrap his planned cut to the Coronavirus Supplement and commit to a permanent increase to the JobSeeker payment. Do that here: https://thegreens.good.do/raisetherate/email-treasurer/">https://thegreens.good.do/raisether...
