NOT Wasting Taxpayers’ Money..
Hoax: Mobile Phones ‘Going Public’
March 12, 2013Practical Lessons From ‘Zara’
March 12, 2013Just think of all the carry-on from our political leaders about ‘not having funds’ and then look at the growth in Australian government expenditure of 4 per cent per year (inflation adjusted) since Gough Whitlam was elected in 1972 till now, as put forward by Sydney’s Centre for Independent Studies (CIS).
932 Obscure ‘Bodies And Relationships’
The Weekend Australian reported that the federal government had at least 932 ‘bodies and governance relationships’ but that no survey of these had been done for two years. It seems some bodies continue to to exist but serve no apparent function. The Business Council of Australia(BCA) has challenged both major parties to eradicate waste.
Investigate The Scope Of Government
BCA’s Jennifer Westacott says we need a detailed study of the scope of government to ensure that the money for initiatives such as school funding increases and the national disability insurance scheme.
Campaign To Reduce Government From 35% To 30% Of GDP
CIS’s Target 30 Campaign was launched in Sydney a few days ago with keynote addresses by former Future Fund chairman David Murray and stock exchange and ABC chairman Maurice Newman.
CIS director Greg Lindsay says there is considerable evidence to suggest that 30 per cent of GDP is likely to be an upper limit to the efficient size of government. He also says:
Shrinking the size of government will also stimulate the charitabel sector, foster personal responsibility, and reforge the community ties that once bound out society together..
Voters now expect government to inoculate them even from poor choices and bad luck..
Governments have been intruding into areas of our lives that were never, and should never have been, the state’s responsibility.”
He suggests kneejerk clamouring for government solutions is making society ‘dysfunctional’.
Hmmm…turning around this ocean liner won’t be easy!
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I LIVE IN A GROUP OF NINE UNITS, WE ARE PENSIONERS.
WE PAY OUR RENT TO A COMMUNITY HOUSING GROUP. THE METHOD THEY ARE USING TO CALCULATE OUR RENTS IS AS FOLLOWS
THEY TAKE 25% OF OUR PENSION THEN THEY ADD ON THE TOP RATE OF RENT ASSISTANCE IN OTHER WORDS 25% OF PENSION EQUALS $178.00 THEN THEY AUTOMATICALLY ADD ON THE TOP RATE OF CRA $121.00 WHICH ADDS UP TO $299.00. RENT PER FORTNIGHT.
THIS IS MADNESS AS OUR RENT PORTION IS ONLY $178.00 AND AS CENTRELINK HAVE TOLD AS MANY TIMES WE SHOULD ONLY GET $56.00 RENT ASSISTANCE BUT THEY FAIL TO ACT ?
NOW , AS THE COMMUNITY HOUSING GROUP ARE TAKING THE TOP RATE OF RENT ASSISTANCE WE NOW HAVE NONE AND WHEN OUR RENT ASSISTANCE GOES UP IT GOESS STRAIGHT TO THEM AND FORCES OUR RENT UP. ? 1500 TENANTS THEY HAVE MULTIPLIED BY THE EXTRA $65 PER TENANT PER FORTNIGHT CALCULATES INTO THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR.
THEY HAVE JUST SUDDENLY CHANGED THE CALCULATIONS TO WEEKLY AS THEY SEE MORE MONEY. THEY ARE ROUNDING UP $149.50 TO $150.00 SOME OF US REFUSE TO PAY THE EXTRA 50 CENTS AS WE BELIEVE IT IS ILLIGAL. 50 CENTS DOES NOT SOUND MUCH BUT MULTIPLIED BY THE AMOUNT OF TENANTS THEY HAVE THEY ARE GAINING AN EXTRA $39,000 PER YEAR. TENANTS ARE BEING USED TO DECEIVE CENTRELINK AS THE COMMUNITY HOUSING GROUP ARE USING THE TOP RATE OF RENT ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES
SO IN SHORT THE WORDS “RENT ASSISTANCE” SHOULD BE “TAX PAYERS MONEY BEING GIVEN AWAY” ??
Hi Les – I’m no expert but googling your complaint brought up http://www.complaintline.com.au/housing.htmlPO Box 234, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia … For info on renting, go to the Tenants and home owners section of the Fair Trading site. … You can ring for advice, but your complaint must be in writing. … and community schemes, residential parks, retirement villages, community housing, and other residential tenancy agreements. Good luck!