{"id":11677,"date":"2015-06-13T21:56:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T01:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=11677"},"modified":"2015-06-13T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-14T01:56:28","slug":"hour-13-10-30-11-30am-65-old-age-pension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/hour-13-10-30-11-30am-65-old-age-pension\/","title":{"rendered":"(Hour 13) 10.30-11.30am \u2014 #65 \u201cOld age pension\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

#65<\/p>\n

The end of entitlement, or how to get a Newstart in life<\/strong>
\nthe wisdom of Treasurer Joe Hockey on how to work the system<\/i><\/p>\n

despite industrialisation taking jobs away &\/or offshore
\nour beloved bumbler, believes we\u00a0should now all work
\n<\/i>til we\u2019re 70 before becoming eligible for the age pension
\n<\/i>free visits to a doctor, free welfare \u2014 no such thing
\n<\/i>it\u2019s a safety net, not a cargo net,<\/i>\u00a0unless you\u2019re a whale<\/p>\n

so here\u2019s some steps to get ahead courtesy of Count Flappy<\/p>\n

1. (obviously) don\u2019t get sick, or if you must, don\u2019t visit your GP<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0if you\u2019re poor, don\u2019t drive cars<\/i>\u00a0(that\u2019ll save you plenty)<\/p>\n

then all you have to do is<\/p>\n

3.
\nget a good job that pays good money
\n<\/i>in order to buy your first home<\/i><\/p>\n

a politician is a pretty good one (if you\u2019re up for it)
\nthen you can charge taxpayers $1000 a month
\nto sleep in your wife\u2019s $2 million home<\/p>\n

Here endeth the lesson.<\/p>\n

(Except no doubt Mr Millipede
\nwill put yet another gaffe prone foot
\nin his mouth again, within a week)<\/p>\n

\"OldBingoCard\"<\/a><\/p>\n

#32. Whoop-de-do!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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