National has pledged to hit beneficiaries with tougher sanctions - including benefit reductions or mandatory community work - if they fail to meet their obligations more than twice.
  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    The proponents of these things this think we live in a meritocracy: they’re successful on their own merit.

    Therefore unsuccessful people do not merit assistance because they just made the wrong choices in life.

    Like:

    1. Having poor parents
    2. Having a solo parent
    3. Being disabled
    4. Suffering a mental illness

    Directing cruelty to these “wastrules” is the point: stop making wrong choices.