govt beneficiary bashing already

[Lilith7]

That sums it up. 

Every time this lot are voted into govt, they invariably appeal to the worst type of ill informed,vindictive plonkers to firstly, vote for them & then stand by feeling - what? 

What exactly do people like this feel, when ever harsher measures are dished out against those who are worst off, & often unable to defend themselves, is it a sense of justification, or a feeling of relief that it isn't them & their family?
Or do they not see those being 'punished' for being 'bad' as actual people....

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https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/19/govts...QUfZFuH9oY

"The Government says the changes so far are a precursor of a "wider reset of the welfare system" - based on pre-election National Party policy.

'Politics of cruelty' - Greens

Green Party social development spokesperson Ricardo Menéndez March called today's announcement "cruel".
“Sanctions do not work. They do not support people into meaningful employment, nor support them to participate fully in their communities. Taking away people’s incomes only makes it harder for people to get by."
He added: "For years, successive governments have been imposing requirements that make people’s lives harder - instead of the tailored support people need to find a job or retrain.
"After more than a decade of running work-readiness workshops, there is no decisive evidence to show they actually support people into good employment.
"Penalising people who are struggling does nothing to create decent jobs."

Meanwhile, Labour's social development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni said: "The Prime Minister has spoken down to people on benefits before and today was no different.
"Unfairly assuming jobseekers are not wanting to embark on employment education or training pathways is unfair and out of touch."