"He is an exception to what is, by some, painted as a rule."

Posted by Lucky 10 years, 9 months ago to Economics
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Just looked at "Atlas Shrugs in Detroit" a few threads below. Welfare. dependency ...
( Centrelink= government office handing out unemployment benefits)
SOURCE URL: http://au.businessinsider.com/this-former-iraqi-asylum-seeker-tried-to-repay-centrelink-more-than-18000-after-he-became-a-success-2013-7


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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 9 months ago
    I like this guy. This is the kind of guy you want to hire or work for. Unlike my brother in law I could loan this guy money and get it back... :)

    There is something wrong with a system that doesn't allow people to pay the taxpayer back; although, under our present economic practice it would definitely do more good in the hands of the private sector.
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    • Posted by Rocky_Road 10 years, 9 months ago
      I agree.

      His effort to repay the government was awesome, but I could see that money going into the bureaucratic Black Hole and being wasted.

      A local college grant would have been a good alternative.
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