Why is categorizing the Age Pension as a welfare payment offensive?
Here is AI, which you like to use;
Here is a report from the Australian Institute of Health and WELFARE (a Government department), posted 7/9/23 while Labor was in office;
So, the Labor Government seems to have no issue calling the Age Pension welfare expenditure.
You state it should be means tested = not a broad based entitlement but rather a welfare payment for those who require it
Seems odd you'd consider Morrison's statement offensive when Labor, and yourself to be honest, actually agree with his quote.
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Now - do you think that pensioners should be treated like second class citizens"
Of course not. Somehow you seem to think labelling the Age Pension a welfare payment means that thewy will, which is of course absurd.
Cheers!
