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REGISTER TO VOTE 11-Jul-2007 At 1:42:30 PM DaCrux
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If you’re a baby-boomer JH’s great. You’re enjoying working in conditions that your parents fought for (through their unions), you’ve got your investment properties, so that you can retire when you’re 55, travel the world and spend your kids’ inheritance. However if you’re Sabu’s age your future’s likely to be very different. You won’t be able to buy a house till you’re in your late 30’s - and you’ll have to live with your parents to save up your deposit. Which bank will actually give you a home loan if you’re on a 12 month contract and have no job security? When you finish uni you’ll have a $30000 debt to repay, and if you ever want to change your career you will not be able to get Austudy.
You’ll have to pay ridiculous amounts for health cover which doesn’t even give you anything, as the conditions in most private hospitals are worse than in public ones (one nurse can have as many as 10 patients to look after, there are no doctors in the hospital – only on-call). There was a great doco on SBS a few weeks ago about the “ruling class” in America. Sure it’s great to be wealthy but at what cost? People working 3-4 jobs for $5/hour so that the wealthy can go to Gloria Jeans’ and have a cheap cup of coffee.

How many people are now working more than one job because they can’t pay their mortgages? How many couples can actually afford to have kids? How many can live off just one income? How many women get paid maternity leave? How many people can afford to pay for childcare? Instead of investing in the future of this country the government is selling off all the public assets. We are paying ridiculously high taxes compared to other countries, which should be invested in things such as education and health instead of fighting some bogus war in Iraq.

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