Yes I really can't see anything in this election for pensoners at all from either side

Well this is the email I go back from the Lab--of course Abbott is far too busy still to answer any mail--so I don't think the pension will see any increase



--Dear -------







Thank you for your email.







There will be no penatly for people who have cars manufactured before 1995.







In regard to pensions, the Gillard Labor Government has delivered the biggest increase to the single age pension in more than a hundred years with increases of more than $100 a fortnight in the age pension for singles and $76 for couples.



Kind Regards,



ALP Information Services







AUTHORISED N. MARTIN for the ALP, 5/9 Sydney Ave. Barton ACT













Prime Minister



Julia Gillard















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This is the answer I got from Abbott--on a few occasions --every time I wrote--and he expects one to vote for him--when he can't even respond!

They didn't even use my name



--





Thank you for your recent email to the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott.



As you may be aware, the Prime Minister has called a federal election.



Unfortunately, from Opposition, we do not have the resources to respond to your email in detail during the campaign period, but your concerns will be brought to Tony’s attention and that of the Coalition Team.



After three years of Labor Government failures, Australians now have a choice.



Broken promises, increased cost of living pressures, massive debt, a Budget deficit, waste and mismanagement and new taxes are all placing unnecessary pressures on Australians. Further, Labor have removed a Prime Minister quickly and ruthlessly, ignoring the wishes of Australian voters. But it is the same government with the same problems creating the same mess.



I hope you will get behind Tony in the weeks ahead as he seeks to stand up for Australia and take real action to end the waste, repay the debt, stop the taxes and ease the cost of living pressures on families.



If you would like to read more detailed policy information please go to www.liberal.org.au.

Scroll down to a graph called 'Old-age income poverty rates, mid 2000s' - it's a real eye opener. The worst is Ireland, closely followed by Australia and the best in the world is New Zealand. Compared to the rest of the world, we are the second last poorest pensioners in the world. Holy moley, this sucks big time!



http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/61/43071222.pdf



New Zealand

Canada

France

Germany

United Kingdom

Japan

United States

Australia

Ireland

PlanB, in all fairness, I think you should have a little look at the number

of staff that Tony Abbott has & compare with the Julia Gillard staff before

you spend too much time criticising the lack of personal reply.

However Innes--we do want to know what we are voting for and have a right to know--they have many Libs that are sending me out rubbish in the mail--maybe they could do something re answering letters and such

Labor announced yesterday that they will allow pensioners to earn up to $6500 a year without losing a cent of their pension. This is good news, better I think than Abbott's plan to pay employers to hire older workers. So we can earn $300 a fornight and not lose the pension. Now all I have to do, is figure out is how to do it.

Labor has also promised to increase our utilities allowance by $400 to meet electricity and other costs. Hippeeeeeee!

Seems like the Labor idea is going way back to when I can remember that aged pensioners could earn the allowed income over a short term - be Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, have a few weeks work. Earn the money when work was available, without compromising that fortnights pension. Sounds like a good idea to me. I can get short term work - over a month or two, but previously, I lost most of my pension and entitlements because of having it averaged out over of a couple of weeks. Of course, I did have employers who were "savvy" and said I was employed over several weeks, instead of just one or two.

That's great news Jorja. We could even take a high paying job for a short period, as long as it didn't exceed $6500 for the 12 months, we'd be laughing. I'm still wondering about how many people on this forum are on the pension, apart from you, me, PlanB and fwed, I think the rest are silvertails. :lol:

I'm no silvertail - worked hard all my life - got no - or so little super that it was eaten up in fees. Manage OK. Got a dog, a car. Eat reasonably well - learnt that during the WW2 years. I even manage to save a few dollars each fortnight. Not easy, but if your expectations are not set too high, you are grateful for the little you are granted. Better here in than in a lot of places. My son expects that by the time he retires, there will be no aged pension, so is making savings now, so that he won't be too much worse off than me.

Yes Jorja, our kids will have to get their finger out because there won't be any pension. When they finally get the mismanaged super funds sorted out and stop those greedy buggers from ripping out big fees, everyone will have plenty to retire on, lets hope so anyway.

Labor announced yesterday that they will allow pensioners to earn up to $6500 a year without losing a cent of their pension. This is good news, better I think than Abbott’s plan to pay employers to hire older workers. So we can earn $300 a fortnight and not lose the pension. [b]Now all I have to do, is figure out is how to do it. [/b]



Now all you have to do is get someone to hire you WITHOUT Abbotts scheme that would reimburse your employer.



Will pensioners put their own self interest (and greed) ahead of everyone else? If you cant manage on the pension you are either a poor money manager, or downright greedy. Where's your Super then?



Abbott's scheme is aimed at getting workers around 50 yrs of age who are not 'over the hill' and are unable to get work because employers wont give them a go. They have a very long wait till they get the pension. Workers around this age are filling Centrelink offices daily or doing voluntary work in lieu. I know because I was one.



--we do want to know what we are voting for and have a right to know--they have many Libs that are sending me out rubbish in the mail--maybe they could do something re answering letters and such



PlanB your blatant stupidity astounds me! I really wish you would get a grip on reality! You expect ALL political parties to stop whatever they are doing in the middle of an election and write you a letter, even though you can view party policies on their websites, listen to radio, watch TV or in the press online 24 hours a day. They must fall about laughing at your stupid request.



Why would you want Liberal policies because you clearly hate the leader and wont vote for them anyhow?

Are you a recipient of the full pension or a silvertail Tanwin?