Friday, October 20, 2006

More on the state house saga

There is no link to a further piece in today's DomPost that says the family refusing to move from the Panmure state house is also refusing to be interviewed by media unless they get paid. They are negotiating an exclusive with TV3. Smart. Easy money. This is the new gravy train where you get rewarded for breaking the law by dressing it up as being victimised.

And I cannot help but note the tenant is expecting another child. In reality there will be more people living in that house, quite probably a boyfriend, but they cannot 'fess up because they would lose their benefit entitlements. Any sympathy I had for this outfit is fast evaporating.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The other thing that concerns me about this is how they are referring to it as their house. It is not as it has been provided for them by the state. The expectation of entitlement by these people never ceases to amaze me.