Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Sadly the Oyang 75 crew were up for deportation Saturday gone. They needed $500 each to appeal and no matter how Labour tried, National blocked any chance for an urgent question to waver the appeal fees to be able to remain and deal with their plight.For starters they hadn't been paid, and they were up for fines for breach of contract if they returned. Not sure what happened to them after that, on Thursday :(
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Jeremy Andrew,
Misopedia then? :) I had the desire for a miso soup myself.
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Idiot Savant,
Misepheby? Misopaedy?
Misopaedia?
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Chris Waugh,
John Key's response to that example on"'The Nation" yesterday was that "Otorohanga was small" . No, "what a great success that we could learn from." and yet, what a fine example that was.
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to izogi,
Will part of this plan be to allocate money to people variably depending on how much electricity they need to stay warm
That will be speculation and what the market offers, (bit like Enron eh). We already have the ability to gamble on our electricity needs being advertised on TV at the mo. Once the power companies are all "jointly owned" by Key's mates, and paid into by the government to monitor welfare dependants,the world will be their oyster, and one will be told they are warm,whether they feel it or not.
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Hard News: London's Burning, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Similar here, until the National government sold off state housing last time they were in.
In Remuera we had streets of State housing off streets of "slightly bigger places, that have now become private. As Point Chev has, as Grey Lynn, Kingsland etc. etc -
Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
security guard who stole over $2k worth of gear
Oh now that really sucks. Theft as a servant was always considered the worst form, because the "trust" is also taken. This is becoming more like a vendetta when you compare that persons outcome. If there was some consistency with these cases I would be inclined to think my prejudices might be unwarranted. Now I suspect I'm right.
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Heather Gaye,
My Ben’s theory is that it’s a pilot scheme tested on a small number of people that noone will kick up too much of a stink about, with the ultimate intention of privatising the welfare system; basically, the government paying private providers to “look after” beneficiaries, instead of paying the beneficiaries directly.
+ fucking 1.
Bet they wont be allowed to buy Adidas clothing next.To add to that, if they can swing numbers to show how "successful" the scheme is, then who can argue when they claim it is necessary for the rest.
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Sue,
The vast silent (law abiding) majority of beneficiaries, pay their bills, don't get into trouble and try to get work, or get well.
the answer is to get to find out why people can't seem to pay their bills. If it was simply due to lack of budgeting well that would be easy to resolve.
What would be helpful is, if assistance was not considered to be money undeserving or bludged, instead, just assistance to get by because we care about our fellow citizen. But that is a mindset that is very difficult to shift especially when a government is suggesting it's citizens must be bludgers, who are too dumb to look after themselves because they are being paid for by the state. Reminds me of the big ruler/stick my math teacher used to have at Remuera Intermediate.The strap must be on the way back soon.Whose the "nanny state" now?
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
“retards and crips have are sexless beings”? (Funny how often people will assume that David’s my father not my partner. FFS, I've got more white hair!)
Well that's easily solved.
" Hi this is my lover David. :)"