My Truth column for July 13 is now on-line.
Some people on the dole fail drug-tests and subsequently miss out on a job. So they stay on welfare. Is that OK? The current government doesn’t think so. That’s why new
legislation proposes sanctions – a reduction in benefit – when it
happens.
The legislation does not propose drug-testing all beneficiaries as a
condition of eligibility for ongoing support. That’s jungle drum stuff.
There’s another problem with benefits and substance abuse though.
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On the bright side, this policy is going ahead whether the left like it or not, and there is nothing they can do about it for at least another 2 years.....and even then chances are the majority of New Zealanders would revolt if they reversed it. I find that with policies like this, the anti sentiment is largely derived from a small minority who are given far too much voice in the media. But I suspect it is the silent majority that will always have the last laugh.
Drugs and benefits are almost synonymous in the eyes of many NZers so this is not a difficult sell for the government; these changes, while not as radical as I would like, are most certainly the best step in the right direction we have had for a very long time.
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