She's a bit of a heifer - But I think I love Paula Bennett

[Genestho]

It was a headline news bulletin. They didn't specify widows, just that some of the cuts breach the bill of rights.

Sorry my bad, I skim read it earlier googled and found..


Work testing sole parents on the domestic purposes benefit (DPB) is an unjustifiable breach of human rights, Attorney-General Chris Finlayson advised Parliament today.

"It was against the Bill of Rights Act that a woman on the DPB with a child aged over six would face work testing, while women on the widow's benefit or the woman alone benefit would not, he said."

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshom...hts-finlayson/

[Forest]

Er, surely that's a troll??? What about the taxes they've paid?

No it is not a troll.

National superannuation is paid out of the current tax account i.e. the scheme is financed by the current generation of tax-payers, not by previously collected tax payments.

My taxes pay for the current generation of superannuitants. A generation not yet born would pay for mine (if I were unprincipled enough to accept it).

[pete376403]

It's all very well picking on the unemployed, but I'd like to see a government take on the real bludgers in our society.

The elderly!

The cost of servicing superannuation is considerably larger than all other social welfare benefits put together.

So why the fuck am I paying for greedy old cunts who no longer want to work?

Oh. That's right. It's because they vote.

So your parents had the good grace to die the day after they stopped working?

[98tls]

Er, surely that's a troll??? What about the taxes they've paid?

Indeed most of them would have as opposed to the fact that a huge % of immigrants to this country are still on the bludge 5 years after arrivel,Still until the seafood runs out theres not much chance of anything changing.

[Forest]

So your parents had the good grace to die the day after they stopped working?

My parents worked hard, built a successful business, and are now travelling the world.

To the best of my knowledge they do not, and have not, drawn payments from the national superannuation scheme.

[rwh]

No it is not a troll.

National superannuation is paid out of the current tax account i.e. the scheme is financed by the current generation of tax-payers, not by previously collected tax payments.

My taxes pay for the current generation of superannuitants. A generation not yet born would pay for mine (if I were unprincipled enough to accept it).

You don't work for ACC, by any chance? Fully funded, preferably private superannuation is the only way?

Richard

[Robert Taylor]

So your parents had the good grace to die the day after they stopped working?

I dont begrudge the elderly for one moment and those who fought in world wars to save us all from tyrrany deserve comfort in their final years.

[davereid]

My parents worked hard, built a successful business, and are now travelling the world.

To the best of my knowledge they do not, and have not, drawn payments from the national superannuation scheme.

Don't worry about it. It wont be available to anyone with a kiwisaver scheme, and if you don't have one yet, no need to panic, it will soon be compulsory.

The current generation of superannuitants had their own kiwisaver scheme.

It was nationalised (political word for stolen) in the 70's. They kept having to pay the "sixpence in the pound" for it though. The promise was, they would still get their old age pension, even though the money had vanished.

My bet ?

Kiwisaver will vanish too. In fact, I simply cant think of a single government scheme involving large amounts of money that has lasted 40 years. Actually, I cant think of any government scheme that has lasted 40 years.

Except tax, that has lasted 10,000 years.

[Tank]

In fact, I simply cant think of a single government scheme involving large amounts of money that has lasted 40 years. Actually, I cant think of any government scheme that has lasted 40 years.

Except tax, that has lasted 10,000 years.

Fuck you're old.

[Robert Taylor]

They called her the Iron Lady.

Now you are talking!!! And heck if she were young and fit that country needs her again to sort out another Labour Government mess.

[Quasievil]

Work testing sole parents on the domestic purposes benefit (DPB) is an unjustifiable breach of human rights, Attorney-General Chris Finlayson advised Parliament today.

"It was against the Bill of Rights Act that a woman on the DPB with a child aged over six would face work testing, while women on the widow's benefit or the woman alone benefit would not, he said."

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshom...hts-finlayson/

Wonder how that works for the blokes asking for a reduction in child support payments only to have to go through an admin review, open to the ex wife as well ???

[davereid]

"It was against the Bill of Rights Act that a woman on the DPB with a child aged over six would face work testing, while women on the widow's benefit or the woman alone benefit would not, he said."

The solution therefore, would seem to be to work test ALL benefits....

And of course a benefit available only to women like widows or woman alone does not breach any human rights...

[Swoop]

Unefficient... Jesus.

Me fail English? That's unpossible

Aha! An obvious liarbour voter!

45 and I havent been on the welfare yet, I have always found a job when needed and I will do anything if needed, in the last 10 years I have been in corporate management roles, I have been a Yardman for Holcim and a line haul truck driver, now Im a BDM for Mobil.
If I cant get a job, I will exhaust everything first.......years n years ago, when I left the army, I picked blueberries got sick of that and made a killing going door to door cleaning ovens for $20.

If I had to go on the dole I can guarantee it would be a leg up for a short term until I found something.

With that attitude you will never be a parasite on the state! Well done that man!

It's all very well picking on the unemployed, but I'd like to see a government take on the real bludgers in our society.

The elderly!

So why the fuck am I paying for greedy old cunts who no longer want to work?

Oh. That's right. It's because they vote.

Fuck me. I hope some doddery old bugger runs you down as you cross the road. "Greedy old cunts"??? FFS!

[98tls]

My parents worked hard, built a successful business, and are now travelling the world.

To the best of my knowledge they do not, and have not, drawn payments from the national superannuation scheme.

Good for them,when dementia or something else kicks in and one of them has to be housed seperately at $1200 a week all that money will come in handy not to mention there will be no burden on the taxpayer.

[Skyryder]

It was a headline news bulletin. They didn't specify widows, just that some of the cuts breach the bill of rights.

Word is that Bennet also breached the the Privacy Act as well when she released the details of two woman on the benefit.

That report is due out shortly.

Skyryder