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Food being stolen at Araps 21-Nov-2008 At 8:40:18 AM JimboV10

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On 20/11/2008 surfinclimb wrote:
>On 20/11/2008 JimboV10 wrote:
>
>>MOOCHING OFF WELFARE - Not cool. If your a student/unemployed for a reason/disabled/indi
>nous or whatever thats fine, welfare is there for you.
>
>Hey Jimbo why is it cool to mooch off of welfare if your indigenous(Aboriginal
>or Torres strait islander) but its not cool for the rest of us non indigenous
>Australians to do the same thing??
>(Disclaimer) I'm not a moocher but believe in the system when operated
>fairly.

Yeah good point. D.Lodge almost took my head off when i said on the weekend that "the majority of aboriginals are just lazy welfare mooches"... which is a valid point in some respects. Especially when you look at the likes of aboriginal artists, actors or football players...

Having come I guess from a slightly disadvantaged background (family of 5 living in a caravan on our nana's farm for a few years, and paying her rent) and now being in a relatively successful position, my view is of comtempt for people not "doing it on their own"