Thread by @CuddlyCaracal

#Budget2023

Labor pretended to care about vulnerable and poor people. A thread of Labor MPs that said we should #raisetherate and then did nothing.

People on welfare cannot afford basic needs. Starving. Sick. Cold. We can do better.

Anthony Albanese (Albo) refuses to raise the rate after sharing no-one can live on it.

https://twitter.com/AlboMP/status/1156456019771289601?s=20&t=5Zp6kxr73sK01261lPsZcg

Tanya Plibersek refuses to raise the rate after sharing that $40 a day cannot get a person a job, it will force them into poverty.

https://twitter.com/tanya_plibersek/status/1321653038461771776?s=20&t=5Zp6kxr73sK01261lPsZcg

Jason Clare refuses to raise the rate after sharing that people on Jobseeker will struggle to pay their rent.

https://twitter.com/JasonClareMP/status/1277861227176198144?s=20&t=5Zp6kxr73sK01261lPsZcg

Julian Hill refuses to raise the rate after sharing nobody can live on $40 a day without being in poverty.

https://twitter.com/JulianHillMP/status/1337213745349586947?s=20&t=wMpJMGqyXQai_xFjScb4YA

Ged Kearney refuses to raise the rate after sharing that $40 a day is a disgrace.

https://twitter.com/gedkearney/status/1334980648352636929?s=20&t=qvT3CvlCNnxtviRe3ONcDQ

Jim Chalmers refuses to raise the rate after sharing that JobSeeker cuts hold the country back.

https://twitter.com/JEChalmers/status/1325977637227950080?s=20&t=wMpJMGqyXQai_xFjScb4YA

Anne Aly refuses to raise the rate after sharing that they could not live on $46 dollars a day.

https://twitter.com/prfoundation1/status/1545000765554831361?s=20&t=dSqncBAfWjeHIR-HhAZ-zQ

Linda Burney refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the government (refers to prev gov) increase is disappointing

https://twitter.com/LindaBurneyMP/status/1372402995233652740?s=20&t=jSoLS3b5UlYqtiU587QnRA

Josh Burns refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the gov (refers to previous) cannot maintain Jobseeker, childcare, sick pay for casuals.

https://twitter.com/joshburnsmp/status/1330982158182146048?s=20&t=o5D8E2VEATrxzSCsD3ENAw

Lisa Chesters refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the governments (refers to previous) jobseeker plan did not allow for economic security

m.facebook.com/LisaChestersBe…

Sharon Claydon refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the Morrison government is leaving Australian women behind as there is no plan to lift the rate of JobSeeker.

sharonclaydon.com/women_left_out…

Libby Corker refuses to raise the rate after sharing that the Morrison government has "chosen to throw them a few meagre crumbs to undermine their efforts to secure stable, rewarding work and leaving many feeling isolated and unsupported. "

libbycoker.com.au/jobseekers_mis…

Julie Collins refuses to raise the rate after saying that cuts to Jobseeker will hit Tasmania hard.

https://twitter.com/JulieCollinsMP/status/1356466348377796609?s=20&t=FSHeS4bavNF_1MwaFZN_yg

Pat Conroy refuses to raise the rate after sharing an increase of poeple in need of food support services and domestic violence support services

facebook.com/PatConroyMP/vi…

Mark Drefus refuses to raise the rate after acknowledging barriers to work for people on Jobseeker.

markdreyfus.com/media/media-re…

Peter Khalil refuses to raise the rate after sharing that "Only a labor government will ensure a respectable increase and the dignity all deserve".

https://twitter.com/PeterKhalilMP/status/1371945705753903105?s=20&t=pBcB-0Sgby2VCFJmLqd3pA

Catherine King refuses to raise the rate after sharing that $40 a day isn't enough to live on

facebook.com/CatherineKingM…

Clare Oneil refuses to raise the rate after sharing that people are experiencing a cost-of-living crisis and claims that the yearly CPI is a 'welfare increase' that occurs regardless of who is in government.

https://twitter.com/ClareONeilMP/status/1566576723931439104?s=20&t=ZrtCrqnnZ8Qrz9-gHUWcYw

Alicia Payne refuses to raise the rate after sharing that Jobseeker is a payment too low and is a public policy.

https://twitter.com/AliciaPayneMP/status/1449893070665752580?s=20&t=fnLssTPWN3g6XdG1yVOOvQ

Kate Thwaites refuses to raise the rate after sharing that this payment has left people in poverty

https://twitter.com/ThwaitesKate/status/1321336649620492289?s=20&t=8anLVRcLLD14l44__w1epw

Jim Chalmers refuses to raise the rate after sharing that helping the unemployed does not hold the country back after criticising Morrison about Jobseeker cuts

https://twitter.com/JEChalmers/status/1325977637227950080?s=20&t=mIEnYsyilP7L1dd2IIxVeg

Penny Wong refuses to raise the rate after criticisng Morrison for having no plan for raising the rate

https://twitter.com/SenatorWong/status/1313718985796403200?s=20&t=KRpf_4AarCNKix_6XfFc_A

Ged Kearney refuses to raise the rate after saying that $40 a day is a disgrace

https://twitter.com/JulietFaulkner0/status/1607190452826165248?s=20&t=yIjkl_lElPfKoK9tdnUhKg