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Originally Posted by BAFalconXT
Not everyone has the same opportunities. Many peoples parents dont earn very much or maybe on the dole, that gives them a huge disadvantage. Lots of kids are forced out of home from a young age and have to find work rather than go to university or get a trade. Training costs money and/or time off work. Many people who are well off will not be able to afford to hire a lawyer to protect their rights, let alone the less well off. These laws open the flood gates for the minimum wages to fall, forcing working people below the poverty line.
Unemployment rates may "look" good, but real unemployment rate is at least 15%. This includes people who are not looking for work and people who are "under employed". You only have to work something like 1 hour a week to be considered employed. John Howard has now introduced that anyone that can work more than 15 hours per week who is disabled can no longer claim disability benefits.
Rather than creating an underclass, John Howard should spend some of his $17 billion surplus helping people to stay in education and get more skills.
Maybe next election, next to each candidate they should write how much money they are willing to work for and people can add that into account when voting.
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Some of the people i look upto and admire the most in life are those who made themselves successful, they started with very little in the way of money or opportunity, but they were driven and self motivated to be successful, probably against the ods too, not all are educated the traditional way, some are "self taught" through trial and error, in many ways this is probably the best form of education.
These are the types of people who make it happen rather than sit around waiting for it to happen, and then blame others when it doesnt, or blame the "system" for not looking after them.
Id love to know where these "15%" unemployed people are, hopefully some want a job soon because i need staff!!