Aussies battling to cope

Today on the 2EC morning show i spoke to Major Peter Sutcliffe from the Salvation Army about disturbing new data highlighting the fact that Australia’s two speed economy doesn’t appear to be slowing down. The data from a recent survey suggests that 52% of people surveyed have gone without a meal and 29% cannot afford a meal once a day. 33% can’t afford heating and 37% can’t afford medication prescribed by their GP. As we mentioned in yesterdays blog we have people in our community who can’t afford the high rents and live in tents at holiday parks or worse in their car!! More alarming statistics suggest that 89% of people surveyed can’t afford a weeks annual holiday per year and 14% don’t have warm clothes or bedding for their families. So there is a snapshot of the issues confronting everyday Australians and we have politicians hell bent on introducing new taxes that will place even more pressure on everyday Australians, i think it’s time they stopped the nonsense and started dealing with the issues that we voted them in to fix. They can always be voted out!!