Our prime minister in wanting, Bill Shorten was quoted as saying, "No matter where you live, you should have the same opportunities for a good job and a decent life as other Australians"

Well, of all the brain fart statements this fool has made, this one really takes the cake.

Does he expect the jobs to find the people?

Does he not realize that one reason people live in regional, out of mainstream towns is so that they have little chance of finding a job.

At least recent changes mean that one who is under 40 (from memory) and can not secure work, must move to where jobs are available, or be cut off.

This is one doozy that is sure to come back and bite this out of touch show pony, because that's all he is, out there prancing around, offering billion we don't have hoping there are enough gullible followers out there to be sucked in by his spin.

What an idiot.

Sorry flesher youre the idiot this time.

If you move to an area of lower unemployment your payment will definitely be cut off. So much for bludgers living in the sticks so they can avoid work.

What is it with you clowns that you ENVY and are JEALOUS of the pittance and misery that is the lot of the unemployed.

Fools like you are the first to whinge about country towns dying yet when someone says they support country people you call them idiots.

Why shouldnt ALL Australians benefit from the largesse and resources this country offers. No matter where they live.

Dear Mikk,

It is established that Rehctub doesn't want to pay for welfare.

Why should he have to?

If we could all ear-mark our tax payments, then Rehctub could direct his tax to fund defence and police for example, while we would direct our tax into welfare.

Suppose you don't want your tax to go into, say, stopping the boats, then here is a way to keep your conscience clear.

This way everyone will be happy and everyone will be happy to pay their taxes without avoidance.

Mikk, the answer to your question is very simple, values.

You see it's only when city folk move to the bush, (usually due to very low buy in costs), then sit there whinging about the lack of services, that the problems occur. They occur because they think it's their given right to have what city folk have, yet conveniently forget that they paid a fraction for their land. It's called, having your cake and eating it, it just can't happen.

BTW, you do share in our recourses, because we all receive subsidies whether it be into the roads we drive on, or the parks our kids play in. However, if you want a larger share, then take a risk and buy some of the companies in the form of shares.

As for people in regional areas who cant find work, I would offer some leniency if they were able to demonstrate that they moved to the town for work, then lost it due to the downturn, but certainly not indefinitely as many expect.

You see we had a very good welfare system nay years ago, then the bludgers realised they could scam the system and our leader have been too weak to do anything about it. The result being generational welfare dependency.

Step one to fixing that is to stop the cash, which is a shame for those who relied on it for its intended purpose, that being a 'hand up'. Somewhere the hand up because a 'hand out' to many which is why all are and will continue to suffer in years to come.

Y, I have no problem with welfare, as my problem clearly lies with welfare waste and dole bludging scum bags as you would clearly know by now.

It is indeed about values. Bill's not blind or stupid, but he is committed to regional development. He doesn't want people to be forced to move to Sydney just to find work. And though it would be hopelessly uneconomic to bring the standard of services in the bush up to that of the capital cities, that doesn't mean it should be kept so low that people can't even have a decent life.

Aiden, in many parts of the bush they get mobile coverage, which in turn allows for Wi-Fi, a perfect user pays alternative to the NBN.

My property in the bush may get the NBN, which is pointless because one, I don't live there, and tow, my nearest neighbours are i.5 km and 3 km away, meaning a lot of infrastructure to service three POTENTIAL customers.

The other point is people who buy in the bush to live, often do so to get away from city life, and above all else, to save money.

It is pointless spending billions on infrastructure to service the needs of just a few. You either have all the mod cons, or you live in the bush, it truly is that simple.