As I recall, Albanese used a lot of talk about his sainted single Mum on disability to win support for his first term, where he promised he’d form a committee to look into raising the DSP to levels where recipients could actually afford to live. Then he promised to raise the rate if he got a second term. To be fair, he did, and some pensioners can now afford half a Mars bar as a treat if they’re frugal with their medication. Raises fell far short of the recommended $60 a week necessary to manage the cost of living. But, then again, they always have.
Of course, the LNP wanted to put everyone on social security on the Twiggy Card, telling them where they could shop, and what they were allowed and not allowed to buy, with the government throwing $10,000 per cardholder at themselves and Twiggy. So they can be trusted to do right for pensioners about as much as a Death Adder with a migraine can be trusted not to lash out.
God knows where the Greens sit on any issue, since they’ve voted with the LNP and Labor multiple times. PHON is nothing but something created to enrich Pauline Hanson. The teals flip flop depending on the wind. Palmer’s a joke.
In a field of shit, the best one can do is avoid stepping in the fresh ones. But who is actually progressive, and will stand behind their promises?
As I recall, Albanese used a lot of talk about his sainted single Mum on disability to win support for his first term, where he promised he’d form a committee to look into raising the DSP to levels where recipients could actually afford to live. Then he promised to raise the rate if he got a second term. To be fair, he did, and some pensioners can now afford half a Mars bar as a treat if they’re frugal with their medication. Raises fell far short of the recommended $60 a week necessary to manage the cost of living. But, then again, they always have.
Of course, the LNP wanted to put everyone on social security on the Twiggy Card, telling them where they could shop, and what they were allowed and not allowed to buy, with the government throwing $10,000 per cardholder at themselves and Twiggy. So they can be trusted to do right for pensioners about as much as a Death Adder with a migraine can be trusted not to lash out.
God knows where the Greens sit on any issue, since they’ve voted with the LNP and Labor multiple times. PHON is nothing but something created to enrich Pauline Hanson. The teals flip flop depending on the wind. Palmer’s a joke.
In a field of shit, the best one can do is avoid stepping in the fresh ones. But who is actually progressive, and will stand behind their promises?