tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post8098278720302366581..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: The nonsense of relative povertyLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-825510379488613002009-08-04T22:42:16.902+12:002009-08-04T22:42:16.902+12:00I blogged a similar example last year at http://ww...I blogged a similar example last year at http://www.gavinknight.com/blog/2008/5/15/why-poverty-should-be-defined-absolutely-not-relatively.htmlGavin Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453632852365663712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-71569454311572829722009-08-04T08:54:14.739+12:002009-08-04T08:54:14.739+12:00It seems to me that CPAG barks up the wrong tree e...It seems to me that CPAG barks up the wrong tree entirely. The elephant in the room is that NZ's benefit scheme is so generous, there is no way a family can't afford to feed their children or buy them some cheap shoes.<br /><br />If there are kids going without in this country, it's because the parents are choosing to buy booze, cigarettes, sky tv, etc rather than ensuring their Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270138921641484934noreply@blogger.com