Who's too rich to get welfare? - The Australian
Story date: 2008-05-14 12:30:00
Added on: 2008-05-14 23:00:46
A DISAPPOINTING feature of the 2008 federal budget process has been an unhealthy reintroduction of the politics of envy and an inconsistent approach from both sides of politics to means-testing welfare payments. Neither side can claim the moral high ...
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