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RE: 10years of Closing the Gap - When is equal actually equal?
exactly!! To me, everyone deserves the same possibilities in life. Every kids should be allocated X amount of money for education, Y amount for other things. Location and social status shouldn't matter.
In Australia we are very priveledged, everyone really are given the same opportunity to be healthy and educated. The problem comes down to choice. People choose not to attend school, or to do dodgy things. Then they put their hand out and demand more.
Money will not fix any of these problems.
Have you seen that political cartoon with four people and four boxes. https://goo.gl/images/OH07dP
If money can’t fix this issue, how do you think they should go about it?
Yes i like that cartoon.
Basically it needs a carrot and stick approach. Currently everyone is getting a carrot and have got fat and lazy. Theres no incentive OR disincentive to work or improve you're own situation.
I'm very much a capitalist, I believe in a fair days pay for a fair days work. Socialism make people lazy and greedy. Obviously that problem extends WAY past Aboriginals its an entire society problem in Australia. Why get a job when we can just live off the dole.
I'm not Anti-welfare, i think welfare or social security is vital, but it should only ever be a security net, not a life style.
I can see your way of thinking. I think we need a system that is consistently changing to keep people from figuring out how to beat the system.