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Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from MetroThe eye-watering salary you now need to make to rent alone in London
bonitazarrilloAs PM Carney negotiates away his #Values NDP Leader Avi Lewis is meeting the moment by putting his focus and energy behind helping people during the cost of living crisis. @avilewis
The NDP continues to fight for people! #fediverse #costofliving #canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #politics #values
Mojo ♻️The outrage over NDIS spending always skips the actual history.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme was launched in 2013 under Julia Gillard’s Labor government. It was meant to be a proper nation-building fix for the old, broken, postcode lottery system we had before — a universal, needs-based public scheme instead of relying on charity or state scraps.
But it started going sideways under the Coalition. They pushed hard for a market-driven model: lots of private providers, plan managers, and middlemen instead of strong public delivery.
Predictably, that brought:
* extra layers of bureaucracy
* profit margins siphoned off
* wildly inconsistent quality
* and huge cost blowouts that had nothing to do with actual care
Even the critics now admit that admin overhead, coordination fees and plan managers are swallowing massive chunks of the money.
Meanwhile the scheme grew faster than anyone planned, because hundreds of thousands of people actually need the support.
So when folks blast “Labor spending” on the NDIS, they’re conveniently ignoring two things:
1) This isn’t optional fluff — it’s real people’s lives and daily support.
2) A lot of the structural waste and inefficiency was built in when it was turned into a quasi-market experiment.
Now both sides are desperately trying to rein in costs as the bill heads towards $50 billion+ a year.
#ndis #disability #australianpolitics #ndisscheme #disabilityrights #labor #coalition #welfare #publicservices #costofliving #australia #political #socialjustice #disabilitysupport #ndiscosts
ABC FeedsCost of leaving outback pushes students to train as teachers locally
By Kavina Kumar
Ashlee Toms and Aria Miller graduated from high school and walked back through the school gates as staff less than six months later.
Dr. Folke Bernadotte 🇪🇺5/5
The "80% Disconnect." 🏘️
The core issue isn't just one law—it's the feeling that the political elite has "checked out" of daily reality.
81% think the state isn't ready for energy shocks.
80% of small businesses feel buried by bureaucracy.
The fuel protests are just the tip of the iceberg. Berlin has a massive trust gap to bridge before the next election. 🧵🔚
#CostOfLiving #Germany #Democracy
The "80% Disconnect." 🏘️
The core issue isn't just one law—it's the feeling that the political elite has "checked out" of daily reality.
81% think the state isn't ready for energy shocks.
80% of small businesses feel buried by bureaucracy.
The fuel protests are just the tip of the iceberg. Berlin has a massive trust gap to bridge before the next election. 🧵🔚
#CostOfLiving #Germany #Democracy
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🚨 Germany’s Political Mood Check: The "84% Dissatisfaction" Era. 📉
If you feel like the air in Berlin is tense, the data backs you up. A staggering 84% of voters are unhappy with the current CDU/SPD government. With diesel prices hitting €2.45, the "GroKo" (Grand Coalition) is facing a massive credibility gap.
Let's look at the winners and (mostly) losers. 🧵
#Germany #Politics #Merz #SPD #CDU #CostOfLiving
🚨 Germany’s Political Mood Check: The "84% Dissatisfaction" Era. 📉
If you feel like the air in Berlin is tense, the data backs you up. A staggering 84% of voters are unhappy with the current CDU/SPD government. With diesel prices hitting €2.45, the "GroKo" (Grand Coalition) is facing a massive credibility gap.
Let's look at the winners and (mostly) losers. 🧵
#Germany #Politics #Merz #SPD #CDU #CostOfLiving
NonilexWhile the price of #food at home fell for the month, there were a couple of worrying signs in staples for consumers. One big one: The price of #PeanutButter jumped 2.2% from last month, & is up 5.3% in the last year, as a lot of peanut producing areas are facing a #drought. #US #farmers are estimated to be planting 15% fewer acres of #peanuts this year than last year, so the peanut supply could diminish even more.
#Trump #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange
Other survey-based indicators suggest that #US manufactured #goods will continue to increase in price. The pricing component of the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index for March registered at 78.3%, the highest level since June 2022, indicating that a growing number of respondents were paying more for their inputs.
https://www.ismworld.org/globalassets/pub/research-and-surveys/rob/pmi/iw4r202603pmi.pdf
#Trump #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis #TrumpTariffs #geopolitics