Yeah

But by doing that you're not allowing for the fact that people give to the state as well as receive, bottom deciles included

Netto is all that counts

Posted By: Old Git on November 24th 2011 at 12:02:44

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so everyone up to and including the 6th decile gets back more than they put in? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 10:16:07
- Another way of looking at it (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 10:48:26
  - It only looks like that if you believe that low wages are only caused by fecklessness. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 10:58:47
    - and if you get your sums wrong (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 11:13:20
      - and if you get your sums wrong. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 11:14:20
        
        and if you get your sums wrong (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 11:25:09
        
        so you've done net take and i've done benefit against tax paid (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 11:33:01
        
        Yeah (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 12:02:44
        
        so once you've taken out the benefits the feckless many have paid for by themselves (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 24, 12:30:31
        
        You were talking about "total state handouts" of the bottom six deciles. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 24, 11:30:33
        
        Like Rudd Gullit (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 11:50:21
- This is probably a really stupid question but........ (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 24, 10:23:04
  - Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Nov 24, 11:35:12
  - a decile is pants on a friday night (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Nov 24, 10:24:33
    - stop bullying me please (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 24, 14:57:30
    - I don't think that really works. Good try though (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 24, 10:30:55
- yes yes i do (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Nov 24, 10:22:08

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