JK/JS cuts rip $10b out of economy every month. Austerity is opposite of avoiding Depression! Alongside reintro of Rat-Wheel 4 Poors (mutual obs), cutting govt spending on pretext of economic reboot is totally reckless & undermines public health effort to save lives. THREAD(1/7 )
Morrison says 6mo JK extension needed to aid business planning. But truth is shorter 3mo-extended JS is directly tied into Aus business planning too. It will be leveraged by biz to protect & extend low-wage insecure work. How? (2/7)
Two channels: From Aug 4 JS recipients can be punished for not taking jobs offered by emplymnt services. Where are protections for ppl to refuse jobs w-out enough hrs, pay or sick leave in a pandemic? Our history is dogged w direct biz-govt forced labour programs like this (3/7)
Other channel indirect & v powerful: Lowering support means 000s searching for ANY work they can get. Large pool of desperate labour=lower wage bills for biz. JS cut by $300 w $300 income test suggests govt are happy w perpetual underemplymnt & working poverty. We're not! (4/7)
This is what min-wage emplyrs lobbying to cut JS look like. Eddie: just a relatable everyday bloke who OWNS 3 BPs. Not happy w # of apps he got to fill 20hr shift on $515.60 p/wk. Emplyrs can change hiring schedules & give FT hrs! Build back better! (5/7)
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Aus labour market was wounded pre-COVID19 from deregulation & deunionisation: Wages crisis, rising insecure wrk, underemplymnt, emplyrs cutting skills spending. Morrison is trying to recreate PAST settings ill-fitted for our PRESENT crisis. They spell economic & social ruin (6/7)
We can eliminate COVID19, save lives & set our economy on track for prosperity long-term. We cant pretend VIC isnt shutdown w NSW on the verge. Liveable incomes must be reconceived as the architecture of a COVID-free, stable & inclusive Aus economy. (7/7).
