tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post1872875249194062347..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: An economic & political miscellanyJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-5577114921504374032014-07-30T19:29:08.039+10:002014-07-30T19:29:08.039+10:00Me too!Me too!Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-42437154747370145252014-07-30T18:26:10.228+10:002014-07-30T18:26:10.228+10:00Hi Evan. I'm not opposed to targeting of welfa...Hi Evan. I'm not opposed to targeting of welfare, just wrong targeting! Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-49868234120503842102014-07-30T10:53:47.933+10:002014-07-30T10:53:47.933+10:00It was Fraser who introduced the term 'dole bl...It was Fraser who introduced the term 'dole bludger' into Australian language. But it was Hawke-Keating who made the bureaucratic changes.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-47562682828928399512014-07-30T10:52:50.833+10:002014-07-30T10:52:50.833+10:00"I struggle to understand either the economic..."I struggle to understand either the economic or policy rationale behind the Government’s proposed approach."<br /><br />Jim, you will struggle forever; there isn't one. Unless kicking the poor to score populist points is a policy - one pursued by both the majors (it was Hawke-Keating who started greater 'targeting' of welfare).<br /><br />Which is part of the 'politics as perception management' discussion I think.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.com