Act against cuts to the Disability Pension
To the Honourable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives in Parliament assembled.To the Honourable President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled.Petition re: Changes to the... continue reading »
"I spend over $50 a week for medication. I can't afford a cut to my pension."
"It was reported that people on D.S.P. still get the full allowance if working 30 hrs. a week (The Morning Bulletin 15/5/02) This is not so. I think it is a short sighted "quick fix" that will end up costing more in the long term."
"The legislation is, at best, mean spirited."
"I am on a disability pension because of a congenial deformity and have operations every couple of years, do you think i will get employment if i have to have time off work every few years. That is only part of the ongoing problems pensioners have to conte"
"tell the goverment to cut us some slack we may have a disabillaty but were trying very hard to have normal fullfilling lives please dont take anything else away from us"
"This action is outrageous. Why don't you cut your Super Fund contributions - those given to you by US the people who unfortunately put you in your positions of "Trust"!"
"give our friends a break"
"See http://petitiononline.com/cofs1/petition.html"
"This Tyrannical Government needs to know, that it (you, however you are), don't really understand the Mental/ Phsycological Burden you are Impossing on many here, through your Blind (Willful?)Ignorance! They say 'Experience is the best Teacher.' May these"
"Abled Body but all for the disabled"
"There are many people out there who can help themselves but choose not to and still receive government benefits. It is somewhat inhuman to remove state assistance from those for whom daily life is tough enough - but who still have more drive than many abl"
"get real"