Re:Australia's great example of government using technology ...
by someNameIG on Saturday July 08, 2023 @06:46PM
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> It was that the taxation office collected information on an annual basis whereas the benefits law is based on fortnightly income
It could have worked if it had human review after the system flagged it. Instead the debt was sent out automatically and it was a guilty until proven innocent thing.
The people setting up the system knew it was wrong and illegal but they didn't care as they liked using the poor as a revenue raiser, and politically the "dole bludgers" are a good target.
It could have worked if it had human review after the system flagged it. Instead the debt was sent out automatically and it was a guilty until proven innocent thing.
The people setting up the system knew it was wrong and illegal but they didn't care as they liked using the poor as a revenue raiser, and politically the "dole bludgers" are a good target.