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Comment on The budget reveals what Australia's governments actually care about. And Labor has chosen to keep jobseekers in poverty | Greg Jericho

saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I thought Jobseeker was an emergency fund to assist with seeking jobs. I’ve literally opted for.homelessness over Centrelink payments because I knew I’d pick up work fast—and I did, KFC, which paid more, had free food, and was less effort while I kept looking for work. Feels worse to be on Jobseeker than to just pick up shift work and look for jobs while doing that. There’s no shortage of shift work.

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PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’ve literally opted for.homelessness over Centrelink payments

Then you’re dumb as fuck.

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- saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It was a logical choice and subsequently worked out as intended, which was much better.
  
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  - PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Sure, I can broaden the options: You’re either dumb as fuck, leaving out important context that won’t apply to most people or just outright lying.
    
    Whatever the answer is, you’re clearly trying to give the impression that you’re morally above accepting welfare.
    
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    saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    The only thing correct so far is that assumptions often lead to being farcically wrong.
    
    But thanks for the chuckle. You’re like the MacGuyver of character development.
    
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