by fapsara » Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:07 pm
In Australia, the government is trialling a "cashless welfare card" for welfare recipients.
Basically, they give people 80% of their welfare payments on a special debit card that can't be used to buy alcohol or gamble. It can just be used to pay the rent, bills, and buy necessities such as groceries at designated supermarket chains.
I'd really like to see something similar introduced for barangs in Cambodia. It could begin with English teachers. They would get 80% of their salary on one of these cards that could only be used on visa extensions, rent, Lucky Supermarket, specified fast-food outlets, gas stations, etc. That would mean the average teacher would be restricted to spending no more than about $200 a month on beer, drugs, and hookers.
If this trial is successful, and I can't see how it couldn't be, it could then be expanded to include all barangs receiving a pension from abroad, expats in other professions, and eventually every white person on a non-tourist visa.
If barangs don't like it, they can fuck off to Thailand.
In Australia, the government is trialling a "cashless welfare card" for welfare recipients.
Basically, they give people 80% of their welfare payments on a special debit card that can't be used to buy alcohol or gamble. It can just be used to pay the rent, bills, and buy necessities such as groceries at designated supermarket chains.
I'd really like to see something similar introduced for barangs in Cambodia. It could begin with English teachers. They would get 80% of their salary on one of these cards that could only be used on visa extensions, rent, Lucky Supermarket, specified fast-food outlets, gas stations, etc. That would mean the average teacher would be restricted to spending no more than about $200 a month on beer, drugs, and hookers.
If this trial is successful, and I can't see how it couldn't be, it could then be expanded to include all barangs receiving a pension from abroad, expats in other professions, and eventually every white person on a non-tourist visa.
If barangs don't like it, they can fuck off to Thailand. :geek: