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by crazyjohn » Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:04 am
Here in Cairns we had a few weeks of domestic tourists returning and then with the second wave in Victoria and NSW they disappeared again. But we were in recession before Christmas with overseas tourists not coming anymore.
Taxis and Ubers are rare and the price of Uber fares have doubled at some times of day. The Federal Government are throwing money around like confetti to keep the economy afloat. Many people have deferred mortgage payments until Christmas and there are a million out of work. Thousands from the airline industry and more from hospitality.
My family has never had so much money. I get $3000 a month for not driving the Uber, $1400 from the pension and the missus gets $2100 from the dole and $1200 family tax benefit. I also get $2000 as the caretaker!
The $3000 might be reduced to $1500 after next month and the dole might halve but it’s still money for jam.