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The argument for the abolishment of the welfare system is highly strengthened by the social argument. Half of us are lifters and half of us are leaners. Is that fair? DO half of Australian households really need to be the net beneficiaries of government support?
The biggest question is ‘are we giving Money for nothing?’ The drag on welfare is not only the poor but also the comfortable. The increasing growth in welfare fraud and members of the society cheating the system is a cause for concern that the welfare system cannot be sustained for much longer.
What stops most middle class people from committing fraud? – Say, by claiming false expenses, making dodgy tax claims or exaggerating their assets to a bank. For example, a 35-year-old government employee fraudulently created 23 Baby Bonus claims involving 58 fictitious children. The offences occurred over a four-month period. The offender incurred a debt of $320,000.
The welfare system is sadly digging the unemployed into a …show more content…
With dozens of benefits available and billions of dollars being handed out, some are claiming welfare they're not entitled to. While it may just be a few hundred dollars a week - that money can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars being scammed from taxpayers. Australian Taxpayers paying $300,000 on welfare per minute. Authorities receive about 2115 tips each week about people ripping off the system. Centrelink fraud prosecutions have a conviction rate of 99.3 per cent. Treasurer Joe Hockey warned, when handing down his first Federal Budget, that the government 'cannot maintain current levels of expenditure'. Last year, Centrelink recovered $1.15 billion worth of outstanding debts and investigated 3,200 people. Of the money recovered and those investigated, $39 million were fraudulent claims and 1,200 were
The argument for the abolishment of the welfare system is highly strengthened by the social argument. Half of us are lifters and half of us are leaners. Is that fair? DO half of Australian households really need to be the net beneficiaries of government support?
The biggest question is ‘are we giving Money for nothing?’ The drag on welfare is not only the poor but also the comfortable. The increasing growth in welfare fraud and members of the society cheating the system is a cause for concern that the welfare system cannot be sustained for much longer.
What stops most middle class people from committing fraud? – Say, by claiming false expenses, making dodgy tax claims or exaggerating their assets to a bank. For example, a 35-year-old government employee fraudulently created 23 Baby Bonus claims involving 58 fictitious children. The offences occurred over a four-month period. The offender incurred a debt of $320,000.
The welfare system is sadly digging the unemployed into a …show more content…
With dozens of benefits available and billions of dollars being handed out, some are claiming welfare they're not entitled to. While it may just be a few hundred dollars a week - that money can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars being scammed from taxpayers. Australian Taxpayers paying $300,000 on welfare per minute. Authorities receive about 2115 tips each week about people ripping off the system. Centrelink fraud prosecutions have a conviction rate of 99.3 per cent. Treasurer Joe Hockey warned, when handing down his first Federal Budget, that the government 'cannot maintain current levels of expenditure'. Last year, Centrelink recovered $1.15 billion worth of outstanding debts and investigated 3,200 people. Of the money recovered and those investigated, $39 million were fraudulent claims and 1,200 were