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To give some idea of the relative size of our wins in this Budget, here's disability minister Tariana Turia's media release.
- New operating funding of $6 million over four years to provide vocational support services to school leavers with disabilities who are entering the Very High Needs Scheme.
- $3.8 million in new operating spending over 2014/15 to 2016/17 to extend the Enabling Good Lives disability support approach for the Waikato region.
- New operating funding of $6 million over four years to establish a body to promote New Zealand sign language.
“These are all important initiatives that will help New Zealanders with disabilities to live, work and participate in their communities,” Mrs Turia says.
Out of total 2014/15 expenditure of $73,100,000,000 in the Budget those three initiatves amount to 0.002% each per year.
As our population ages, there are more disabled people who need support services just like older people's health needs become more costly. The $112m 'extra' that the credulous provider hailed above is meant to cover all demographic and inflation increases in disability support services (and is only about 1% at most).
I haven't even looked at all the other funding streams in government focused on disability, such as income support. Be nice if someone who gets paid to do that had already done so. Links welcome.
(I'd also add that NZ Sign Language has capitals, like English or Swahili do.)
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OnPoint: Budget 2014: Yeah okay., in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
Being good at politics wins results. Politics is nothing more than a contest over power and resources. That's not going to change.
Disabled people deserve competent action. Flinging around rhetoric about 'rights' only gets us so far - and I'd say a decade in the courts should give a solid grasp of how limited that avenue actually is.
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OnPoint: Budget 2014: Yeah okay., in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
Significant expenditure will always be political. We need to get much better at working the system that influences decisions, like other disadvantaged groups have done.
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OnPoint: Budget 2014: Yeah okay., in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
when the Red Flag flew o'er the Beehive
True, but I think the next leftish govt will look quite different to that one. As will the next rightish govt.
I'd be lobbying Winston and the Greens, as well as applying some pressure to Labour. If that were my day job.
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OnPoint: Budget 2014: Yeah okay., in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
Anyone still give a shit about this?
That and many other things. The simplest answer to many of them is change the government.
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Hard News: Snowden and New Zealand, in reply to Paul Campbell,
surely NOT telling people that the NSA was breaking into computers in NZ would "prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand” in the sense of NZ being all of us rather than just the government
not if you're a fan of 'ends justify means' unfortunately. On that sort of planet, lying to us to protect us is as rational as gravity. Kissinger and co love that sort of atmosphere. Money traders thrive on it too..
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Hard News: Snowden and New Zealand, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
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TIL
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The CTU’s pre-Budget analysis of Health funding needs is always interesting.
“We estimate that to avoid cuts in services or increased user charges, the Health Vote would need to increase by at least $499 million just to keep pace with population growth, ageing, and increases in costs,” says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg.
“To allow a reasonable amount for new treatments and services, a further $172 million would be needed, so the total required would be $670 million.”
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The analysis also shows that District Health Boards (DHBs) need $399 million just to cover costs, ageing and population pressures, or $536 million to provide for new treatments and services. -
OnPoint: Budget 2014: Yeah okay., in reply to Keith Ng,
Ta. That was a dramatic change in track in early 2010.
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Hard News: Snowden and New Zealand, in reply to Russell Brown,
whether that part of Waihopai is an NSA or a GCSB facility
sovereignty and all that
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