Quokka@quokk.auM to First Nations@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months agoNew remote jobs program to replace ‘failed’ Work for the Dole scheme beginsnit.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkNew remote jobs program to replace ‘failed’ Work for the Dole scheme beginsnit.com.auQuokka@quokk.auM to First Nations@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareSaneMartigan@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months ago$10 bucks says it’s another farce of an program run by organisations that profit from the unemployed while providing close to zero solutions. I still reckon that a ubi would be cheaper. $1.9B / 40k people = $47,500 over five years mostly gone to business admin I expect.
minus-squareQuokka@quokk.auOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s all neoliberal rorts these days sadly. UBI would save a lot of money on administration overhead.
$10 bucks says it’s another farce of an program run by organisations that profit from the unemployed while providing close to zero solutions.
I still reckon that a ubi would be cheaper.
$1.9B / 40k people = $47,500 over five years mostly gone to business admin I expect.
It’s all neoliberal rorts these days sadly. UBI would save a lot of money on administration overhead.