Michael Cash wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:54:36 +0900, B Robson <Xb-robsonX@gol.com>
> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
> 
> 
> 
>>TAX, Gowen and I are talking about TAX. I am sure you have paid tax, you 
>>can freely criticise poor people for abusing their most generous welfare 
>>payments. As for me, I am glad I come from a country that doesn't have 
>>an underclass.
> 
> 
> 
> from http://www.totallyofftherecord.com/story/
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> Totally off the record... In Australia we have a program for long term
> unemployed, funded by the Government to assist them with finding
> employment to get them off benifits.(social security)
> 
> While working as an Intensive Assistant Recruitment Specialist (more
> commonly known as a Case Manager) I had a lady who was devastated
> because she couldn't find work, she would be in tears, unable to pay
> her rent or live a productive life, so I busted my butt to help her.
> 
> Finally the day came when she was offered a job, she was over the
> moon. She was to start the next week. We assisted by paying the
> employer to trial her, we bought her clothing and shoes, bacically
> made it so she could start work worry free.
> 
> The day before she was to commence the employer phoned asking us to
> find some one else for them, the employer had received a letter from
> the jobseeker saying that she couldn't start work as her numbers
> weren't right (numerology) and it was spiritually not the right job
> for her.
> 
> Needless to say we 'spiritually' reduced her benifits.
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> 
> Maybe you don't have an underclass, but there's at least one weirdo
> bum-ette down there.

The Abos will be glad to learn that Australia has no underclass.

- Kevin