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Originally Posted by StN
Hasn't Key been quite vocal in stating that the pension isn't a benefit, it's an entitlement, as it is paid to all people over 65?
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He probably has been, pensioners vote
But seriously to get an Independent Youth Benefit you pretty much have to come from a family (& wider family) that's not fit to look after you. Arguably support here is an entitlement.
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Originally Posted by StN
My one concern is that if they say it's going to be easy to restrict the payments from the youth card, what is to say it isn't as simple to exclude GST from fresh food? Apart from only certain vendors accepting the card - how would that work for rural recipients? They can only spend there dole card when they visit a big smoke?
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Still waiting for details of what shops and what they can and can't buy. I'm not convinced that the card will work as intended, nor the truth in the assumption that all these kids are wasting whatever they have left from $170 pw minus living expenses on booze and ciggies.