Intergenerational Report
If Tony Abbott is serious about tackling dangerous gangs which are threatening to destroy Australia, he should start with the aged pensioners.
Personally I am much less worried about what a large intoxicated Islander called Fuifui is going to do to me at the pub at after-work drinks tonight than what Clem and Ethel are going to do the national economy in 20 years’ time.
Just to be clear, I am not talking here about the genuine battler pensioners who have no assets other than their family home, or the real salt-of-the-earth oldies who have only ever rented or lived in public housing, the people who deserve an unchallenged leg-up from government in their twilight years.
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This week’s release of the 2010 Intergenerational Report by Treasurer Wayne Swan brought the issue of mature-age workers rightly into the spotlight.
Few issues are as important to our nation’s future as responding to the long-term trend of an ageing population.
It was therefore disappointing to see the inflammatory response of Coalition Seniors spokesperson Bronwyn Bishop claiming that the Government was demonising older people and forcing them to work until they drop.
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Informed Giant says:
Mark, the country would be far better served if we didn’t have hacks such as yourself in Parliament. Noone beleives a word you say, esepcially since the whole ‘green jobs’ debacle. Can’t wait to see the back of you and KRUDD. Read more »
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Brian says:
Nice article Mark. However we do not all have access to cheap property developments in Sydney’s East like you and Eric Roozendaal to fall back on, plus the parliamentary pension. How is the investigation into those “friends of Labor” coming ? Read more »
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