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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We spend more money, time, and effort on trying to get a few grand back from the poorest on Centrelink than the millions stolen by a few rich cunts.

What a just country.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They're still chasing debts from the 70s? I highly doubt anybody that worked for Centrelink in the 70s is even still there today! Now I want to know how much that debt is, because I really can't fathom even CL chasing 45 year old debts unless they're for hundreds of thousands of dollars

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

@Baku

The cultural *Stupid* is structurally baked into this one.

FFS !

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Centrelink is technically fairly new and came into existence in the late 90s. Before that we had the CES which wasn't as draconian as Centrelink.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I know. I meant "what's now Centrelink"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Shut it down and move to UBI. Its basically a murderous, criminal outfit.