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November 8, 2011 8:00am by Kokila Patel

General Debate 8 November 2011

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laworder

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These people are beneficiaries by fact of living in a state house, and there were 5 cats and 1 dog in the house. Beneficiary pets must cost taxpayers a small fortune. I’m gonna assume $1500 in vet fees over an animals lifetime – this is $9000 cost for just 1 household, ignoring feeding costs. Why should taxpayers be lumped with such a bill ?

Labour want to give a lot more money to beneficiaries — making me think about how beneficiaries spend taxpayer cash.

Pets are expensive luxuries. Cigarettes and alcohol are luxuries. Sky TV is a luxury.

If beneficiaries use taxpayer money to buy luxury goods at the expense of children, it is likely that extra money will be spent on booze.

The govt should investigate controlling existing spending before handing out further cash. ie, paying utility bills & rent directly , and, maybe a food voucher scheme

I can see where you are coming from, and agree with you that cigarettes, alcohol etc are luxuries. Pets on the other hand within reason I dont object to. There is a fair bit of research that indicates that companion animals have real health benefits for their owners. Sky TV I am ambivalent about, but its far preferable to booze smokes or drugs or pokies.

I do agree with you that we need some sort of voucher scheme. We should not be handing out cash – that just makes the State an enabler of the addicted on a massive scale – one who enables another to persist in self-destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior.

I dont object to some beneficiaries getting more provided it is not in the form of cash – some genuinely deserve an increase

Regards
Peter J
see http://www.sensiblesentencing.org.nz
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November 8, 2011 9:45pm
Viking2

OH DEAR.
Not a good look at all.

Apparently more Kiwi’s prefer someone they don’t exactly trust.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/fairfax-media-poll/5939285/John-Key-Safe-hands-forked-tongue
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