Kristina Keneally wants to halt migration program, page-61

"It will be political suicide for the Coalition to support foreigners while we have essentially millions of Australian citizens unemployed and looking for work"

and there is the rub. If we maintain increases in the job seekers benefits which many are calling for then will closer to 10% unemployment become the acceptable 'norm' because many will be happy with the amount they get for doing nothing.I often have wondered whether in fact this isn't a bad thing. Jobs for those that want to work and improve their lot in life and a liveable amount of income for those that have no get up and go. Of course I would want those that simply can't because of disabilities etc to be better looked after than those that simply choose not to work.
Increase GST to 11% across everything and we would have truckloads of cash. The lower socio economic people always spend so it becomes self fulfilling.