Like alot of others you do forget how lucky we are sometimes and take things for granted. But for me I donate to World Vision where I helped a girl, her family and community in the Philippines for 8 years through high school - providing them with farming skills, education, fresh water and medicine. Once the community gets to self sustaining level World Vision pull out and help another community and now help a little girl in Thailand. It is a woinderful feeling knowing that you have made a difference for a third world community.
That aside
I agree with some of the other guys is that the typical dole bluggers should be cut from the dole after a certain time period. While they are on the dole the women should be given a shot so they can't breed and cost the rest of us money.
My parents are from Holland and some of my relo's are still over there and their system is great (what I was told a few years ago now but they still use a very similar system) - If you lose your job for what every reason you get 6 months of payments based on the wage you were earning prior to losing your job, followed by the next 3 months at 25% of the wage, followed by you must study or you are cut from the system. It makes sure everyone is studying, doing volunteer work or working.
As for there super, even better. You work you life away paying taxes you are rewarded on retirement with about 10 years at 80% of you average wage based over the life time of working / last 10 years of work, then a further years at 50% unlike the crappy super we have here. You can actually travel and buy things once you retire. My mum worked there for 1 yr before moving here and now gets a small dutch pension and Aussie pension even though she has been her for 45 years.
Aussie Gov. definitely needs to improve the system here giving money to those needing it and cutting others off it.
