Splenetic@lemm.eetoAotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Oh the irony: Kick people off benefits while cutting jobs
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7 months agoAh, but you can then show that less people are on benefits and say you’ve done well. Just don’t look at what experts say about poverty. In fact, best to fire the experts if you can!
First up, how much of the downturn in CBD spend is because of govt. layoffs? And how much is countered by an upturn in the wider region as people go to cafés in Kapiti & Upper Hutt instead of Wellington?
Secondly, for about 10 years govt agencies have been aiming for smaller offices and more people working from home. They can’t just turn it around like that, lots of places won’t have enough desks