More troughing
Benjamin Easton, who has lodged an Environment Court appeal to stop Manners Mall being turned into a buses-only road, told The Dominion Post on Tuesday he was “deliberately and directly” on the dole so he could bring “the people’s challenge to the courts”.
“It is a sacrifice, really. I am perfectly capable of earning.”
Why has this trougher been able to get the dole?
Why have WINZ not made him get a job?
Note this comment:-
Mr Easton said he had been told to attend Work and Income at 9.30am today, but he was not worried about the potential threat to his benefit.
“I’ll take to them the information of what it is I’ve presented to court relative to the issues I’ve raised, and if anyone’s gainfully employed, it’s me. I’m working hard. The amount of hours I’ve put into these proceedings in the public interest is extraordinary.”
The man appears to be suffering under the belief that being an activist is a job, for which he is entitled to claim, as he is quoted in the print edition, the public wage – dole to you and me. Crap.
What really takes the p*** is the DomPsot headline – activist may be told to get a job. MAYBE!!
Who is going to be disciplined in WINZ for approving payments to this man? Or has he lied to WINZ?
This smells and is a rort, unlike some of the other media beat-ups currently.
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