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Minister's message to MSD: Use sanctions against beneficiaries not fulfilling obligations (www.newshub.co.nz)

submitted 9 months ago by BalpeenHammer to c/politics

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[–] luthis 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This should be a real clear sign that these guys are fucking idiots.

Unemployment since 2009 has been steadily decreasing (almost halved since 2009), and is currently at 2021 levels (4%) https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/unemployment-rate

This is not a problem that needs fixing right now.

[–] luthis 3 points 9 months ago

Going back even further to 1991, the trend is still down except for the 2008 financial crisis: https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NZL/new-zealand/unemployment-rate