Wednesday 2 November 2011

Fixing what?

Welfare Commentator, Lindsay Mitchell, talks to Libertarianz about her research which shows that negative social outcomes are more closely aligned to being on a benefit than being poor.

But what about National’s new welfare policy?

It’s unambitious as hell.

Lots of name-changing just hides its lack of substance.

And what sort of policy to minimise the cost of welfare—the single highest spend by this over-spending government—starts by spending even more? Around $130 million more every single year...

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