The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?
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If it was pleasant being unemployed, you’d not be properly motivated to accept the shitty conditions at your next underpaying job.
Positive_Amphibian_2 4 points · Apr 2026 · :flag_vic: Victorian
This is 90s propaganda bro, give it a rest
ScruffyPeter 4 points · Apr 2026 · ✈️ on Walkabout
More like 70s propaganda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_security_in_Australia#Contemporary_welfare_attitudes
For example, Hawke government did the stick to youth by putting them on smaller payments as well stricter requirements.