A bigger problem is a low wage economy, it is negligibly worth going to work when the costs associated with working are barely even covered by the wage compared to a benefit. I have listened to people from the UK saying this is exactly what is happening there.
Agreed. Zero incentive to get off the benefit and work full time when you are effectively working for $4 or $5 an hour.
I have dealt with many hundreds. Almost all of them (bar twenty or so) would have preferred to have a job rather than be on a benefit.
Work/activity just follows some people wherever they go, others manage to avoid it. For better or worse I'm in the former group and managed to make a few dollars along the way
Can always rely on you for a cynical spin. To be sure, Oceania have no say in the judging and frankly as category sponsor I think it will work against them (the optics and all that). Besides, I would doubt that the Helier could win, it is too niche high end, unique and not typical of any other NZ RV's, it's targeting the very wealthy who have no need for government subsidies and want a '5 star hotel' style retirement living with all the bells and whistles. Bellevue on the other hand is pure RV, continuum of care and exceptional quality. I think it has a better chance of winning than The Helier.
I really wish and would like for all of you who have no interest in discussing OCA here, just far cough. The OCA thread is not a proxy thread for all that ails mankind, nor is it a repository for bored non-never-shareholders to vent their spleen on numerous other unrelated matters. Go away, find somewhere else to express your views on non-OCA matters.
Originally Posted by mike2020
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