Thread: Boat People

Congratulations Boggo, an excellent summary of the situation. Maybe it should have included the information that if they hijack the rescue boat they will receive even more favoured treatment than those already in the system. Rudd as a spinmeister is at the top of his game, but no amount of spin can conceal the fact that if a group of Tamils had seized control of an aircraft under similar circumstances and coerced the captain to take them to an...

Quote: Originally Posted by buttonzhu That's interesting grant, I think it is not simply said benefit or not, it is political thing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Buddy You can find the payment rates on the Centrelink website. The figures posted by mellifuos are not entirely correct. As they say there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. You can manipulate figures to tell a story. The politicans may come out and condemn the emails and stories about refugees getting more than a pensioner and state that everyone gets equal treatment, which is trues. But................ in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mofra This really seems like a generalisation and not based on anything factual at all. a. Who gets a free house? b. Colour is an indication of ethnicity? We've had a Chinese population in Australia since the early 19th century!

Quote: Originally Posted by bunyip Barnaby Joyce has the right idea....take 'em back to Sri Lanka http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...1108-i365.html

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Not long before we get to boat a day, then it will be great Border Control achievement if we will only get a boat every second day (50% reduction).

Quote: Originally Posted by Mofra The control freak not being aware of deals being made regarding the biggest political headache he is currently handling? Methinks Krudd is being a little "creative" with his "recollection of events".

Well, another boat is coming. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin It now appears to be “side” income for fishermen from India. They bribe their way through Indonesia and if thrown to prison, facilities in Australia are much better that what they have home, so no worries for them it is a holiday. And we pay the rest !!!

Quote: Originally Posted by pilots Now as to citizenship they may have that, good on them, but what gives me dysentery is the fact I have paid tax's all my life and are ENTITLED to NOTHING. They on the other hand get, a house, the list is NEVER ENDING.

Quote: Originally Posted by Julia Tink, have you ever had any extended contact with people claiming welfare benefits? i.e. dealt with people who are part of multi-generational welfare families who have no intention whatsoever of making any contribution to Australia via the tax system or in any social sense? Why should Pilots not feel resentful when he has presumably worked all his life to become a self funded retiree, thus not needing to rely...