Cashless Welfare Card Fail !?

The cashless welfare card has failed. So says Elise Klein, development studies lecturer at University of Melbourne. The card is an oppressive scheme representing neo-colonialism and government overreach.

This from an academic who did not bother to turn up at the inquest into indigenous suicides in Western Australia.

Real people who actually live and work in the Kimberley have reported positive results. Elise Klein told the inquest -- via video link from the safety and sanctity of her ivory tower in Melbourne -- that, "The card has been a symbol of disempowerment..." followed by various other pejorative pieces of jargon.

Any suggestions for a better method of preventing indigenous suicides? No. Klein is too busy "examining the policy." It's easy -- as shown by this post -- to be negative.

The cashless welfare card may be flawed -- yet is has had some success. More success -- as far as I can tell -- than many other government schemes in the Aboriginal social welfare industry.

Yes, suggest ways in which the flaws may be fixed. Or suggest a better scheme... or even a rubbish scheme that can be examined and possibly tested.

Meanwhile -- for want of any better ideas -- support the scheme which has managed to notch up at least a few possibly minor successes.

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Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
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