• Disgraceful treatment by Natonal

    From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Monday, August 14, 2017 22:54:38
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Monday, August 14, 2017 15:50:29
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to lie? Tony

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  • From jmschristophers@gmail.com@3:770/3 to nor...@googlegroups.com on Monday, August 14, 2017 15:34:46
    On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 8:50:36 AM UTC+12, nor...@googlegroups.com wrote:
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning

    There is no evidence that this results from a policy.


    To date there appears to have been no such evidence made known to the media.


    Clearly a mistake was made and it has been fixed.


    But from the same article:

    "Williams said her staff were dealing with an increasing number of cases involving Work and Income clients who were not receiving payments they were entitled to.

    "(The MP's) staff had supported 77 constituents with issues with their benefits
    this year and Williams said Work and Income's "delay and obfuscation" needed to stop. 

    "I think a lot of it is designed to eliminate people out of the system . . . they just give up."

    So it seems Mr Lawrence's case is by no means a one-off. This, I would have thought, requires an official explanation and Ms Williams is clearly not to be denied.

    However, I'm sure the authorities will be only too anxious to disprove the MP's
    controversial suggestion that they might be in some way lax or even "inefficient." And it's long been acknowledged that WINZ office wallahs work under considerable pressure.

    But, to be even handed in the matter, the really good news is that it seems no disability beneficiary is reported to have lost any sleep from having mistakenly been paid too much.

    The only thing is, we seldom if ever get to hear about it.

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to Tony on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 14:49:00
    On 15/08/2017 8:50 a.m., Tony wrote:
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to
    lie?
    Tony


    The comprehensionless Rich is a typical owner-operater and refuses to
    believe the policy of getting people off benefits goes back to Clark's government.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 14:56:16
    On 14/08/2017 10:54 p.m., Rich80105 wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning


    Rich once again you and the media show what idiots you are! This guy has
    been on a sickness benefit for more than 30 years. Weird that he's only
    just figured out WINZ needs receipts for his costs. Because it's been a standard for sickness beneficiary's for at least seventeen years to my knowledge. I was put on the sickness benefit about ten years ago and
    have been supplying evidence to WINZ so I can be reimbursed for my
    health expenses. It's an annual event and always has been! This is
    either dirty politics from the media party or just typical of their
    inability to research a good story. Though I'm inclined to lean towards
    it being a bit of both!

    Pooh

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to nor...@googlegroups.com on Monday, August 14, 2017 22:34:00
    jmschristophers@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 8:50:36 AM UTC+12, nor...@googlegroups.com wrote:
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .


    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning

    There is no evidence that this results from a policy.


    To date there appears to have been no such evidence made known to the media.


    Clearly a mistake was made and it has been fixed.


    But from the same article:

    "Williams said her staff were dealing with an increasing number of cases >involving Work and Income clients who were not receiving payments they were >entitled to.

    "(The MP's) staff had supported 77 constituents with issues with their >benefits this year and Williams said Work and Income's "delay and obfuscation"
    needed to stop. 

    "I think a lot of it is designed to eliminate people out of the system . . . >they just give up."

    So it seems Mr Lawrence's case is by no means a one-off. This, I would have >thought, requires an official explanation and Ms Williams is clearly not to be >denied.

    However, I'm sure the authorities will be only too anxious to disprove the >MP's controversial suggestion that they might be in some way lax or even >"inefficient." And it's long been acknowledged that WINZ office wallahs work >under considerable pressure.

    But, to be even handed in the matter, the really good news is that it seems no >disability beneficiary is reported to have lost any sleep from having >mistakenly been paid too much.

    The only thing is, we seldom if ever get to hear about it.
    If none is available to the media then none is available to me - hence my assertion.
    Much of what you have written is fine, the idea that we should remove from benefits any and all that really do not deserve them goes back decades; it is nothing new.
    There may well be more cases being investigated. Is that because there are more cases or is someone getting better at identifying such cases (which could be interpreted as being more fair to beneficiaries)?
    I don't know the answer but neither does Rich.
    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 08:09:38
    On 8/16/2017 8:02 AM, JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 16 August 2017 07:56:01 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:


    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?


    By issues do you mean the lying and stealing she's admitted to and remains
    proud of? Yeah I did listen to that.


    Liebor have to be careful they don't have many friends and they don't
    want to alienate thieves and benefit cheats.
    But I see their attack puppy is attempting to chew on the Aussies.
    And the response was rather swifter than the chippie was expecting.
    So, a summary a few weeks out from the election:

    Condoning criminal activity
    Wants to tax water
    Wants a capital gains tax
    And has pissed our neighbors off

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 15:17:47
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was >>made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to >>lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing
    out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned
    about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits
    being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none) evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that it is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject.

    Tony

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 13:02:52
    On Wednesday, 16 August 2017 07:56:01 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:


    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?


    By issues do you mean the lying and stealing she's admitted to and remains proud of? Yeah I did listen to that.

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 07:55:57
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was >made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing
    out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned
    about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits
    being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Thursday, August 17, 2017 01:58:51
    On 16/08/2017 7:55 a.m., Rich80105 wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits -
    their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously
    able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was >> made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing
    out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned
    about?


    So please tell us what your definition of poverty is Rich. If you had an
    honest bone in your body you'd do this and either put us all to shame or
    make yourself look like an even bigger idiot than you appear now!

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?


    She raised the bullshit issues that the left have been raising for
    years. She committed fraud on at least three occasions and only raised
    the so called issues because she has an overwhelming sense of
    entitlement. The woman is nothing more and less than a THIEF! Much like
    Clark who you also tried to deify after she stole $800,000 from the
    taxpayer.

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits
    being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.


    If you don't try ripping WINZ off and play by the rules WINZ aren't
    difficult to work with. I know that from experience Rich. You as usual
    are making claims that you've never experienced. So typical of your
    trolling in this ng.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to JohnO on Thursday, August 17, 2017 01:50:22
    On 16/08/2017 8:02 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Wednesday, 16 August 2017 07:56:01 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:


    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?


    By issues do you mean the lying and stealing she's admitted to and remains
    proud of? Yeah I did listen to that.


    What she failed to explain was the thousands if not tens of thousands
    who managed to survive on the benefit. It's only trolls like Rich and
    the chronic 'right of entitlement' brigade like Turei and who don't
    understand benefits aren't supposed to be a lifestyle choice.

    Hell if the Greens get their way the current government debt will look
    like a drop of water in an Olympic size swimming pool which wouldn't
    even be touched by the 'water tax'!

    Pooh

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Thursday, August 17, 2017 09:08:59
    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was >>>made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to >>>lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing
    out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria >>Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none) >evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but >they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that it >is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject.

    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 15:18:50
    On Thursday, 17 August 2017 09:08:58 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake
    was
    made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to >>>lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing >>out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria >>Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none) >evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but >they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that
    it
    is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject.

    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .

    If they were "entitlements" they would not be cut (other than in error in which
    case they can be reinstated).

    Don't you know what "entitlement" means, Dickbot. No hope for you to look it up
    in a dictionary - as we've seen elsewhere today you can't even work out how to Google something.

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:02:14
    On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:08:59 +1200, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>>their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was >>>>made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to >>>>lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing >>>out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>>about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria >>>Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>>being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none) >>evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but >>they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that it
    is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject.

    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .

    And here is another relevant article https://e-tangata.co.nz/news/why-is-tax-evasion-treated-more-gently-than-benefit-fraud

    The IRD has a tag-line "Its out job to be fair" - it is notable that
    WINZ has no such statement evident in their public statements . . .

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 20:33:28
    On Thursday, 17 August 2017 11:02:28 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:08:59 +1200, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>>their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake
    was
    made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have
    to
    lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at >>>this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing >>>out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>>about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria >>>Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>>being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like
    none)
    evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating
    but
    they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that
    it
    is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject. >>
    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .

    And here is another relevant article https://e-tangata.co.nz/news/why-is-tax-evasion-treated-more-gently-than-benefit-fraud

    The IRD has a tag-line "Its out job to be fair" - it is notable that
    WINZ has no such statement evident in their public statements . . .

    I see it's still "Hug a bludger day" in Dickbotland.

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 22:43:57
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>>their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was >>>>made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to >>>>lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing >>>out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>>about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria >>>Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>>being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none) >>evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but >>they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that >>it
    is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject.

    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .
    Yes it is - provide proof that it is not or shut up!
    A report by the Project is meaningless.
    Every government has done all they can to prevent those that do not need welfare from getting it. That is not what you are lying about!
    Tony

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 22:44:24
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:08:59 +1200, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>>>their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>>>able to ignore them . . .
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake >>>>>was
    made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to >>>>>lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at >>>>this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing >>>>out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>>>about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria >>>>Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>>>being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none) >>>evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but >>>they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that >>>it
    is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject. >>>
    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .

    And here is another relevant article >https://e-tangata.co.nz/news/why-is-tax-evasion-treated-more-gently-than-benefit-fraud

    The IRD has a tag-line "Its out job to be fair" - it is notable that
    WINZ has no such statement evident in their public statements . . . Meaningless desperation!
    Tony

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Thursday, August 17, 2017 22:21:44
    On 17/08/2017 11:02 a.m., Rich80105 wrote:
    On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:08:59 +1200, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:17:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:50:29 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    National have instituted targets for getting people off benefits - >>>>>> their MPs must be getting these complaints as well, but are obviously >>>>>> able to ignore them . . .

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/95592754/christchurch-tetraplegic-man-disgusted-after-benefit-slashed-without-warning
    There is no evidence that this results from a policy. Clearly a mistake was
    made and it has been fixed.
    Why is it that you and your ilk are so short of real news that you have to
    lie?
    Tony
    It is hardly the only story along those lines, Tony - have a look at
    this for example:
    https://storify.com/TapanuiFlu/disabilitythread
    and this
    https://twitter.com/DrJessBerentson/status/895193405231316992

    Do you think having families in such poverty that children are missing >>>> out on equal opportunities is something that we should notbe concerned >>>> about?

    Did you listen at all to the issues that were being raised by Metiria
    Turei?

    But thanks for helping to make a conversation on the issue of benefits >>>> being so low, and WINZ being so difficut to deal with.
    Don't be so silly, and why can you not stick to the subject?
    You have said this is a policy problem, it is not, there is zero (like none)
    evidence that it is a policy issue.
    People make mistakes and for these folks the mistakes can be devastating but
    they are just that - mistakes - and they get fixed. No evidence at all that
    it
    is a policy issue.
    The rest of your post is your usual attempt at diversion from the subject. >>>
    Tony
    https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectNZ/videos/1057608587709127/
    This is not a random error - benefit entitlements cut routinely . . .

    And here is another relevant article https://e-tangata.co.nz/news/why-is-tax-evasion-treated-more-gently-than-benefit-fraud

    The IRD has a tag-line "Its out job to be fair" - it is notable that
    WINZ has no such statement evident in their public statements . . .


    But it isn't Rich! It's prosecuted the same as benefit fraud. I'm still
    waiting to see when Turei goes up before a judge to receive sentence for
    her fraud.

    Pooh

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