Another stupid policy from the Libs
November 19, 2007
Howard to withhold welfare from drug offenders
“People convicted of criminal offences involving heroin, cocaine or amphetamines would have welfare payments quarantined under a new scheme announced by Prime Minister John Howard today.”
Great idea Mr Howard! Let’s withhold money from drug users who have already demonstrated that they will commit crime in order to feed their addiction. Quarantining social security payments to ensure drug offenders use the money for essentials like groceries, to my reasoning only increases the risk of re-offending. If you’re a drug addict, all you’re concerned with is feeding your addiction. If social security payments are quarantined, it only means that a person will look elsewhere to find the resources to get their drugs. This policy does NOTHING to treat drug addiction and the crime that is committed in order to feed drug addictions. No doubt some beaurucrat came up with the idea thinking it might win a few votes. It’s completely inept.
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