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Originally Posted by guest
yeah just backing this up I was supported by this from March to September and it equated to $1500/fortnight (less tax), but started getting wound back thereafter (tightened eligibilities, reduced rates etc.) ironically as things truly started to hit the fucking fan down in melbourne. it was a good initiative that was targeted terribly and was ripe for exploitation by businesses, and was in certain instances used as a means of raising tax revenues on people in the form of picking up and being balanced against arrears. also was inherently ideological in nature – arts orgs exempt, as were local government councils and universities (the presiding government loathes all of the above), and also played into some bizarre conceptions as to what constituted 'valuable' work. government were forced into it because they had no choice, but on a federal level they've resisted undertaking any meaningful action on anything and have tried to undo any goodwill engendered by ripping away support just as the country begins to crumble, masquerading as if the pandemic is over.
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I definitely hear you, particularly concerning the class bias of the exemptions (bourgeois bastions such as arts organizations and universities), yet the whole idea of "woke" ideology is the support of the bourgeoisie and lumpenproletariate at the expense of workers and farmers, just as, in my country, President Elect (?) Biden promises forgiveness of Federal student loans, which will certainly provide a massive subsidy to the petite bourgeoisie at the expense of workers and farmers!
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Some clarification, though. When you say "the presiding government loathes all of the above" do you mean the State of Victoria, or the Federal government? And could you expand on your statement: "but on a federal level they've resisted undertaking any meaningful action on anything and have tried to undo any goodwill engendered by ripping away support just as the country begins to crumble, masquerading as if the pandemic is over."? Are you saying that the federal government is ceasing financial support while the epidemic is worsening?