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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

W government. We need this level of transparency from all governments.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We get this in the UK too πŸ‘.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

do we?? i don't think i've ever had one of these. do you have to apply for one or can you access it online?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've seen it on the council tax statement but not otherwise.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tories in the UK did this and obfuscated to their agenda

They showed "pensions" but that was only public sector worker pensions then added the universal state pension to the "benefits" section to claim we had a bloated benefits budget for scroungers despite them being the party of triple lock pension (linked to greater of wages, inflation and aribitary 2%)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm surprised so much money is going towards disability, what kind of stuff do they get?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mannnn... I wish we had this in the U.S. Unfortunately it would ruin a lot of the propaganda forced down our throats, disabling some talking points for our dumbass politicians.

They'd never give us something so comprehensive.

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[–] Orange 6 points 1 year ago

That is a freaking sweet seal for the Australian Government! Id wear that on a shirt

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is this hard to do in practice? I would love to see a breakdown like this in the United States, and especially on a local level. What’s involved in getting this information? Where does someone even start to request something like this?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's cocaine and prostitutes because it's always cocaine and prostitutes.

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