Comments on: We really are the lucky country, but… http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/crikey-says-92/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bryanb@webbtide.com http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/crikey-says-92/#comment-39113 bryanb@webbtide.com Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:26:48 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/crikey-says-92/#comment-39113 "We’re also a healthier, fairer and more just society than a generation ago." - a retiring CEO gets over $10 million for less than a years work - a very average ex-NSW Labour politician, who's pregnant, has to get by on a life-time pension of over $100,000 per annum - a soldier makes the ultimate sacrifice for his country, the wife he leaves behind is pregnant, and what does she get ? Bugger all basically. Yep, we certainly are a fairer and more just society. “We’re also a healthier, fairer and more just society than a generation ago.”

- a retiring CEO gets over $10 million for less than a years work
- a very average ex-NSW Labour politician, who’s pregnant, has to get by on a life-time pension of over $100,000 per annum
- a soldier makes the ultimate sacrifice for his country, the wife he leaves behind is pregnant, and what does she get ? Bugger all basically.

Yep, we certainly are a fairer and more just society.

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