Our economy is controlled such that we keep a percentage of workers unemployed to limit inflation.
Therefore, there are a number of workers who are unemployed for structural reasons; taking one for the team.
Then, why are we so mean to them?
The budget reveals what Australia's governments actually care about. And Labor has chosen to keep jobseekers in poverty | Greg Jericho
Submitted 6 months ago by vividspecter@lemm.ee to australia@aussie.zone
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Railison@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
Because being mean to them is the point. If they weren’t miserable, the employed workers wouldn’t be afraid of losing their jobs and might demand higher wages.
In fact the data shows that stronger social safety nets increase wages. That’s why neoliberal governments - including our coopted “labor” government - try to gut welfare.
macrocephalic@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Because they’re not us, and we are stupid half evolved primates who can’t think beyond our own immediate surrounds.
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.
PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve literally opted for.homelessness over Centrelink payments
Then you’re dumb as fuck.
saltesc@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It was a logical choice and subsequently worked out as intended, which was much better.
PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 6 months ago
That’s a fantastic quote right there.