I think this is a pretty good idea, actually. While this kind of information is available in most western places, people usually can't be bothered to look it up and then have very weird ideas about what their taxes are probably spent on. This would at least help clear some things up.
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Nice to see our debt is being reduced. Meanwhile, the US is struggling to figure out how not to let their economy implode.
Un~~fortunately paying the interest on your debt is not the same as paying down the actual (principle) debt. Unless there's something I'm not seeing.~~
Edit: There was in fact something I wasn't seeing.
See “gross debt this year” and “last year”. We had surplus so it has been put toward paying down the principle
They got is sorted mate. They printing more money.
In the US we just all know that it's bombs to kill the enemies of whoever the companies are allowed to sell them to, and fighter jets that don't work.
Tories in the UK did this and obfuscated to their agenda
They showed "pensions" but that was only public sector worker pensions then added the universal state pension to the "benefits" section to claim we had a bloated benefits budget for scroungers despite them being the party of triple lock pension (linked to greater of wages, inflation and aribitary 2%)
Mannnn... I wish we had this in the U.S. Unfortunately it would ruin a lot of the propaganda forced down our throats, disabling some talking points for our dumbass politicians.
They'd never give us something so comprehensive.
That is a freaking sweet seal for the Australian Government! Id wear that on a shirt
Is this hard to do in practice? I would love to see a breakdown like this in the United States, and especially on a local level. What’s involved in getting this information? Where does someone even start to request something like this?
I'm surprised so much money is going towards disability, what kind of stuff do they get?
Helpers, workers, special housing, apecial Beds and equipment. Some have 24/7 care.
Yeah that makes sense I guess, I just wasn't expecting it to be so much. But that's good that there's such a good support structure available.
It's cocaine and prostitutes because it's always cocaine and prostitutes.