Dear Paul,

Lets not forget that the people who receive government
subsidied aged care also help with the cost if they
can afford to. They do this by paying aged care fees
and charges. A basic daily fee. A means-tested additional
service fee. An accommodation payment or contribution.
Their pension also goes to their provider. So it works out.

The Australian government pays aged care service providers to
deliver aged care through subsidies and supplements through
capital grants for aged care services and through program
funding.

We can criticize any government supported initiatives - be
they in aged care, child care, hospitals, education, infrastructure
or anything else. There are economic experts available to advise
what and who should be supported and why.

It's part of good
economic management and problem solving. Concerns about where
the money is going to come from is part and parcel of
the job of Treasury and its economic advisers. It's up to them
to find a balance so that our economy not only survives but
thrives.

WTF?

According to ANU estimates in Australia only about 58% of households are net tax payers.

Therefore a large number of Australians go their whole life being subsidised by others.

This includes many who have employment and have tax removed from their pay. They get more back in direct benefits then they pay out.

Then there are all the indirect benefits associated with education, health care and other benefits.

GST is usually unavoidable but many of those self-employed still deal in cash payments and utilise "mates' rates" avoiding even more tax.

So there are many who will say "I've worked hard all my life and contributed all my life and now I deserve my pension and other benefits." who have been on the public teat all their lives.

WTF?_Not Again,
Donations, Negative gearing & entertainment allowances ! All the things the "good' people exploit without a thought to those who pay Tax !

This is old news.

These projections were made a decade ago. There will be more people retiring, more need for medical care and much of the tax burden will fall on the next generation. However, with Labor's wild spending and $Trillion debt, they will be paying for Labor's largesse as well.

A trillion dollars of debt, yes true SM, but when did ScuMo' and Friedbrain join the LABOR PARTY? Another lie from you know who!

Merry Xmas SM.

The mess that the Coalition left is overwhelming.