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TROLLEY · #21 27-01-2011, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImPreSiV

I agree with above. If Australia stopped handing money out to our neighbouring nations to help them in disasters, we'd have a nice little nest egg put aside for the 1 in 100 year floods that occur. Where are Indonesia and their donations for us when we need it?

They donate thousands!

... of International students to Curtin Business School

tuna · #22 27-01-2011, 08:05 PM

i personally disagree, like the medicare levy, socialism at its finest.

what incentive do insurance companies have to offer policies to cover such events if the government will cover it regardless.

trainwrex · #23 27-01-2011, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuna

i personally disagree, like the medicare levy, socialism at its finest.

What incentive do insurance companies have to offer policies to cover such events if the government will cover it regardless.

this!!!!!

BLUES · #24 27-01-2011, 08:17 PM

Retarded!

Perhaps they could just trim $2b off the $40b+ NBN instead?

trainwrex · #25 27-01-2011, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLUES

Retarded!

Perhaps they could just trim $2b off the $40b+ NBN instead?

THIS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

fken waste of money that farken farken broadband.. who gives a fk if we can download porn quicker ffs..

DAN682 · #26 27-01-2011, 08:27 PM

Julia Gillard is a fucking idiot

/thread

V3 RA · #27 27-01-2011, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KouNtS_UtM

I already pay a shit load of tax every year. Ease up on the handouts to other countries and put my money to use helping Australians.

Edit: just read that graph above, 1billion by delaying infrastructure projects?? What the fuck are they doing with the money?

this!

baylee · #28 27-01-2011, 08:45 PM

Just a side note, some may not know..
Many people (not all, by any stretch...) were not under-insured on purpose..

Some could not get insurance, because they live in certain prone flooding areas.. These individuals should have protected themselves better against this event, as they had part knowledge something like this may happen..

However, Some insurance companies are not paying out because the 'flood' was caused by a man made dam. They had to release the water from the dam, before it over flowed and wiped everyone out completely... The irony is, if they had left the dam closed, these individuals would have been covered, because it was a 'natural disaster'. This applied to 2 insurance companies I know of, 1 of which Suncorp, has re-negged and is covering everyone, not matter what type of flood insurance they have..

BUT, I still totally agree to every comment above.. Is it a ranga thing? ....

In saying all that, Hopefully NSW might have a chance of winning state of origin now...

apg39 · #29 27-01-2011, 09:09 PM

^ People not ensuring their insurance is exactly what they need is not my problem.

ImPreSiV · #30 27-01-2011, 09:23 PM

yeah no shit, insurance companies by law must supply a PDS for all their customers to read. Those who don't read it, and live in a flood area and don't know they are not covered for flood damage, or only covered for 'flash flooding', not for 'rise of water', yet live next to a major river in a low lying area, are just asking for it, IMO

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