"The amount of money spent on exceptional relief that you put up...

"The amount of money spent on exceptional relief that you put up as a subsidy is smaller than that spent on asylum seekers."

less than that spent on asylum seekers?

maybe... so what? It's also less than what we spend on defense but greater than what we spend on grey lead pencils.. what's your point?

My point was that the amount spent is infinitely more than what someone suggested earlier (i.e. zero) ... This isn't an argument - it's a matter or reality... just look at the DAFF balance sheet