Over Three Million Australians Living in Poverty By Uncle Len, Living in Poverty

     Look Uncle Len, poverty is no joking matter, because there are now too many of us:
  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/oct/16/more-than-three-million-australians-living-in-poverty-acoss-report-reveals?CMP=soc_567

“Poverty has become a consistent feature of Australian life, with millions still living below the breadline despite 27 years of uninterrupted economic growth, the Australian Council of Social Service says. A vital circuit-breaker is needed, including a complete overhaul of Australia’s employment services, a commitment to “full employment” and a guarantee of at least two days a week of early childhood care – highly subsidised for people on low incomes – and education for every child. A new report, Poverty in Australia 2018, has been released to coincide with Anti-Poverty Week. It shows there are just over three million people (13.2%) living below the relative poverty line, including 739,000 children (17.3% of children). The relative poverty line is considered to be 50% of median household disposable income. In Australia, the poverty line is defined as a single adult living on less than $433 a week, or $909 for a couple with two children, before housing costs. The figures refer to 2015-16, the most recent year for which data is available. One in eight adults and more than one in six children are living in poverty, and many of those are living in “deep poverty” – a staggering $135 per week below the poverty line on average.”

     I don’t know a lot about social credit, but people here who know more than me, and that is everyone, have put the case, and I am all for it. The dole in Australia is $ 501 per fortnight. The old age pension is $ 834.40 per fortnight, which is still below the poverty line, which is what one gets for a life of dedicated work as a taxpaying slave. No jokes today; poverty is nothing to laugh about. Poverty hurts, and in the end, kills you.