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.





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Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College