Social Security in Australia

smoothmoniker · 03-25-2008, 10:44 AM

I'm very curious about the people who do that math, and then decide to continue working. If you take away the incentive of income, supporting your family, sustaining a reasonable lifestyle, why would ANYONE continue to work?

icileparadise · 03-25-2008, 11:47 AM

It's not that generous Ali when you are taxed for those benefits, just make sure you put 100 dollars aside a week in case the tax bill comes. I'm sure it's not all spendies, but hope I'm wrong. Some women love having children around them and when their children leave they go into the job market and some women continue to foster children when they do. It's like a job you get paid for, if you love kids you love your job.

Aliantha · 03-25-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by icileparadise

It's not that generous Ali when you are taxed for those benefits, just make sure you put 100 dollars aside a week in case the tax bill comes. I'm sure it's not all spendies, but hope I'm wrong. Some women love having children around them and when their children leave they go into the job market and some women continue to foster children when they do. It's like a job you get paid for, if you love kids you love your job.

It's non taxable.

It's not me who'll be getting the benefits either, and if he's still doing some work, he wont get as much, but I just thought the figure for if you don't work was pretty high. I think you can earn about $100/week before it starts being affected, so that's $700/week to live off. Not bad really.

DucksNuts · 03-25-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

I'm very curious about the people who do that math, and then decide to continue working. If you take away the incentive of income, supporting your family, sustaining a reasonable lifestyle, why would ANYONE continue to work?

How is his *reasonable lifestyle* effected when he will receive more money on Social Security than his *trade*?

smoothmoniker · 03-25-2008, 04:32 PM

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How is his *reasonable lifestyle* effected when he will receive more money on Social Security than his *trade*?

That's exactly my point - this kind of social security takes away that incentive to work. I'm not surprised that people abuse that kind of system, I'm shocked that anyone doesn't!

icileparadise · 03-25-2008, 05:20 PM

What's your point Ali?

DucksNuts · 03-25-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by icileparadise

What's your point Ali?

That she's surprised at the amount of money her ex will be getting for not working and looking after their children during the week?

03-25-2008, 10:44 AM	#1
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I'm very curious about the people who do that math, and then decide to continue working. If you take away the incentive of income, supporting your family, sustaining a reasonable lifestyle, why would ANYONE continue to work? __________________ to live and die in LA

03-25-2008, 11:47 AM	#2
icileparadise Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swiss Mountains Posts: 96	It's not that generous Ali when you are taxed for those benefits, just make sure you put 100 dollars aside a week in case the tax bill comes. I'm sure it's not all spendies, but hope I'm wrong. Some women love having children around them and when their children leave they go into the job market and some women continue to foster children when they do. It's like a job you get paid for, if you love kids you love your job.

03-25-2008, 05:20 PM	#6
icileparadise Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swiss Mountains Posts: 96	What's your point Ali?

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