tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post2019936170768582422..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Duncan Garner doesn't understand WFFLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-80132405323228224312011-11-10T22:50:20.050+13:002011-11-10T22:50:20.050+13:00I can't believe they actually describe it as a...I can't believe they actually describe it as an entitlement on their website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-5606766199434338022011-11-10T10:37:21.025+13:002011-11-10T10:37:21.025+13:00P.s re the $15 - also meant that for someone like ...P.s re the $15 - also meant that for someone like this lady, $15 should be a HUGE amount of money - hell I notice $5 let alone $15!!! $15 would also pay the difference p/w in the 9 hours childcare she could get while on her benefit.<br /><br />She could enroll in a course for 9 hours a week (she was saying she couldn't do it because of travel & childcare) - say do 1 day a week in computer or whatever, & use those 9 hours she can get for childcare.<br /><br />$15 would cover her travel for the day & the difference between the amount due & amount covered by the subsidy for her childcare.<br /><br />Kidstart/Barnardos are only about $5.50 per hour per child, the subsidy is $3.84 so that leaves her $5 out of that $15 for the bus (kids would be free as not at school). She might have to find some more money, but given she is making such a mammoth budgeting mistake with Sky, I bet I could find more mistakes in her budget too. <br /><br />Hmmm maybe I should set up a budgeting service - I have the gear (do our business accounts) so could easily do it for free. And our German Shepherd would keep those less likely to be honourable at arms length :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-56390351565571089352011-11-10T10:29:20.782+13:002011-11-10T10:29:20.782+13:00oops meant another family (2 x benefits in same ho...oops meant another family (2 x benefits in same house)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-45822638951030481752011-11-10T10:28:32.984+13:002011-11-10T10:28:32.984+13:00re how much WFF they can get...it is for this reas...re how much WFF they can get...it is for this reason that I get so wild that these people have the audacity to say they don't have enough money to feed their kids. They do. No question. Especially those who live in a 2-3 bedroom house with another money.<br /><br />Their kids go to school with crappy shoes or no shoes & no breakfast because their parents choose not to make them a priority.<br /><br />Interestingly I saw that thing on Campbell Live the other night with the lady who has 8 kids - she admitted to having sky (the dish was on the roof & you could see the box in her living room) but said "it's only $15 a week" and that it has "educational programs".<br /><br />well we pay about double in taxes than what she gets on her benefit and we don't have sky - an unnecessary expense. <br /><br />So for someone teetering on the brink of poverty to say that a luxury expense is ok because it is only $15 says it all - these people have it all wrong. They just have NO idea.<br /><br />$15 at her local toy library would translate into loads & loads & loads of educational material.<br /><br />Instead of spending that she could catch the bus & take her kids to story time at the library.<br /><br />And people wonder why families like us get so pissed off! We need leaders who are going to cut the crap and tell these families (& their lefty bleeding heart all about PC supporters) like it is.<br /><br />Question is, who is going to have the guts to do this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com