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Families ‘hung out to dry’ by new restrictions on disability support (www.thepress.co.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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So, our government's "crack down on beneficiaries" also includes disabled children.

Apparently disabled people are, what? Leaches sucking the life out of the economy or something?

How long until disabled people have to "work" for their support? Or perhaps we should just put them on a train and take them to a "work camp"?

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't know why right wing governments spent so much time and energy focusing on cutting down spending that is so small its irrelevant to the budget. Focus on the big things first instead of going straight to nit-picking beneficiaries money.

[–] zout@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The budget doesn't matter, it only matters that you show a strong stance regarding hand-outs, so your voters feel you're not wasting tax money.

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