a gift from k-rudd

todd · 3rd February 2009, 09:26 PM

Cash payments

One-off $950 cash payment to low and middle-income families, single workers, students, drought-effected farmers and others, in five groups of bonuses:

1. Tax bonus for working Australians: (paid automatically by ATO)
$950 tax bonus for taxable income up to $80,000
$650 tax bonus for taxable income $80,000 - $90,000
$300 tax bonus for taxable income $90,000 - $100,000

2. $950 single income family bonus for 1.5 million families
3. $950 Farmer's hardship bonus for 21,500 drought-effected farmers
4. $950 per child Back to School bonus for 2.8 million children from low to middle-income families
5. $950 Training and Learning Bonus to students and people outside the workforce returning to study

(taken from here )

**seek** · 3rd February 2009, 09:42 PM

honestly, i dont think anyone should get it.

to the absolute minority, $950 could be classed as a need or requirement. However for the vast majority of the general public, its almost pissing money away...

its cost vs' reward... in my case it will go in my bank and just sit there until i want to use it, but sure, some may buy some tools or do an engine swap, maybe even go away for a weekend.... but i fail to see how this is going to have any substantial effect?

Also, i would love to know how they came to the conclusion that everyone earning under 100kpa deserves it? im able to live off almost peanuts, yet somehow people earning under 100kpa need a cash boost? lol. may aswell give to to people at random, people earning over 80k can spend money (in theory) just easy as people not.

its almost like they thought and planned this in 5 seconds

**quadeyquade** · 3rd February 2009, 10:03 PM

and i just quit my job to return to education.. does that mean i get it?

**Axentrik** · 3rd February 2009, 10:18 PM

yer i really think its stupid. kevin rudds a fucking retard.. why not spend the money on something that would actually benefit our country rather than letting people go out and buy a plasma etc

**Mickey H** · 3rd February 2009, 10:23 PM

I know ay, almost as good as his plan to censor the internet

**johl** · 4th February 2009, 01:46 AM

if anyone is stuck for idea;s on what to spend their money on i got some pimp wheels?????
lol shameless plug.

seems weird for him to do this and it works in theory but honestly people are just stoked to have free money and with interest rates dropping by another 1% everyone one is havin a good time. especially strippers it would seem

**Brendan** · 4th February 2009, 02:29 AM

I can fund my terrorist group and set up a druglab finally :-). Psyche!!!

I think either suspension for my ksev or getting the scratch on my 34 fixed. It seems someone was jealous enough to scratch "fuck you" into the side of it. Fuckin bums!!!