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Originally Posted by Saladin
So you support cutting the benefit for those families too then? Cos they'll be getting one.
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I believe that their benefit should be slashed, but not cut off.
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Originally Posted by Saladin
Obviously the government thinks you can't, because they give someone earning 56k with 3 kids an extra $7000 after tax per year :P
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And what do you think? Do you think it's realistic to give a single mother 56k a year?Do you think it's acceptable?
Say you rent a 3 bedroom house in Auckland. That'll be about $300 a week in Manurewa, Mangere area. Then power which will be about $220 a month, water say $200 a quarter? and cellphone $40 a month.
Per month:
Rent: $1200
Power:$220
Water:$66
Cell: $40
Total Utilities/Rent:1526
Money leftover:2860 - 1526 = 1334
So she'll have $1334 approx left over to spend per month on food, clothing, sky tv, cigarettes etc
Unless of course you want to say that she'll need to spend over $200 a week on food? then she'll be in a bit of trouble. But then of course she should be living within her means. And that means not eating the flash stuff.
My Maori Aunty can feed over 7 people a week under $150 au. She cooks a pretty mean boil up.