The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Calls for more spending/borrowing are astonishing
It is not my primary intention to argue against tax cuts but I couldn't accept the PSA Secretary Richard Wagstaff's rationale for extending Paid Parental Leave. My response in Monday's DomPost:
So if the Public Service Union's Multi Employer Collective Agreement contracts are already so generous, why push for more taxpayer input? Oh, of course. To leverage up what they can get for members.
Hi Lindsay
ReplyDeleteYes, we are living in a Big Government, Big Welfare, Big Debt, Big Stupidity country right now.
You should see the parental leave clauses in a lot of the PSA MECA's - incredibly generous
ReplyDeleteSo if the Public Service Union's Multi Employer Collective Agreement contracts are already so generous, why push for more taxpayer input? Oh, of course. To leverage up what they can get for members.
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