Vinnies & ANU propose lifting 590,000 people out of poverty by raising JobSeeker to 90% of the age pension fully funded by reining in unfair super tax breaks.
No-one earning under $100k loses.
3 million people win.
Budget neutral. Morally urgent.
What are we waiting for?
#auspol #poverty #jobseeker #superannuation #welfare #vinnies #taxjustice
@MostlyHarmless In a way that's what #Vinnies the charity does every year in mid-winter here in Australia. Corporate CEOs sign up, sleep rough, and raise money for the homeless 
https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/
Food banks are just a more expensive way to get food that isn't necessarily suitable to poor people: Prove me wrong https://phonakins.com/2024/11/29/food-banks-are-just-a-more-expensive-way-to-get-food-that-isnt-necessarily-suitable-to-to-poor-people-prove-me-wrong/ #Charity, #Christmas, #FoodBanks, #Foodbank, #Lidia, #Ozharvest, #RaiseTheRate, #Vinnies, #Volunteers, #Welfare
