DD>>> I would suggest that quite a proportion have never 

DD>>> contributed to the "system",

DD>>> or have contributed very little.



RB>> Seems there are a lot of New Zealanders over here taking 

RB>> advantage of Australia's Social security benefits and not 

RB>> contributing. 



 DD> Statistics I published a little while back showed that number of NZers 

 DD> was

 DD> nowhere near the top of the ethnic groups bludging on the dole.  Certain

 DD> European groups were . . .



RB>> Glad to see that they are not ALL the same.



 DD> You mean that I am a taxpayer?  I have had two occasions since I arrived 

 DD> in

 DD> this country in 1980 to receive payments from the Australian tax paying 

 DD> public.

 DD>  On both occasions I had found employment within 6 weeks.



RB>> Every society has its bludgers...Seems to me that the last 

RB>> few generations of Australians have produced more than 

RB>> Australia's share.



 DD> Not just here.  New Zealand has a few as well.



You paying tax or not doesn't really concern me as much as if you are

bludging on the system or not.



No excuse for bludgers

You proved that you can get work if you want it.



When I was out of work once and my parents car was in the panel beaters

not paying the bill on the day it came in worried them.

So I rang the panel beater and told him that I would work for him free

for one week to pay the $120 bill.



I did and at the end of the week he presented me with a pay packet

I told him I was sticking to my agreement.

So he said Start for me permenant on monday please.

I had never done panel shop work in my life before but was a qualified

Auto electrician and had owned my own service station and Raced Cars.

( had been an active member in motor sport for 16 yrs)

The job lasted 2 years before I quit to open yet another business for my

self.



Russell



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