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HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

It feels lime we agree on the impact but disagree on whether it is bad or good. Treating the most vulnerable people in our society like criminals and further alienating them while pushing them further into poverty is the design and the effect. It is immoral. Did I misread you?

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jagungal@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I think their point is that it’s not that Centrelink is designed around the assumption that people are welfare cheats but rather it’s designed to discourage everyone as a cost saving measure.

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- HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’ll concede that that is likely the case. The point remains it is an aggressively immoral way to structure a welfare organisation
  
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  - jagungal@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Totally agree!
    
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null@piefed.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
No I'm pretty sure we agree that it's a bad thing.

I'm pointing out the intention of those involved. The intention is not to assume everyone is a cheat, rather the intention is to make it difficult to make a claim.

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