[quote name='PeterJMelb' post='4638' date='May 31 2008, 10:18 AM']Hello Power.
Do you work "shift" work or is that just a one off![/quote]
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Shift work every week, just got back from that actually :piwo:
Same again tommorrow I'm afraid.......
Why?
I plan on being self sufficient when I retire because with the current skills shortage and the resultant immigration, (and therefore adults with little or no superannuation previously saved in this country) I don't see the pensioners getting too much help from future governments.
Instead of more cash handouts I'd like to see pensioners receive more discounts in medication, food, fuel and public transport because simply giving people more money means more spending, more pressure on inflation etc.
In any case I find it quite disturbing that Australia with $37Billion dollar surpluses over 2 years is being so coy about handing back some of that tax that pensioners paid during decades of work.