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[–] 3 points 1 year ago*

had to search for that :p yeah aye - we had the same in aus (called jobkeeper)… our conservatives introduced it, and it was hugely successful at keeping people employed but also massively abused by big companies

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2021/09/03/jobkeeper-rorts

i think this quote pretty accurately describes it

JobKeeper is both the largest rort in Australian history and the most successful job saver

overall there were some reports written about it after the fact: lessons learned etc, but i think people don’t really blame the conservatives for the abuse… it was a programme that was quickly conceived of, and implemented very fast and it achieved a very important purpose. was it wasteful? sure… was it or something like it necessary? also very much yes

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