Below is a section from an article
published on the ABC web page regarding the Plebiscite that the Liberal
government plans to hold on Same Sex Marriage.
A stand-alone plebiscite on same-sex
marriage could cost the Australian economy more than half a billion dollars,
according to new research.
Modelling undertaken by accounting firm
PwC says it would result in $280 million of lost productivity, on top of the
cost of running the nationwide campaign, estimated at $158 million by the
Australian Electoral Commission.
The cost to the community of funding the
two campaigns for and against the proposal would cost $66 million, while the
impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the gay and lesbian community
amounts to $20 million.
PwC Australia chief executive Luke
Sayers said the real cost of the plebiscite was three times what has been
quoted by the Federal Government.
Yes, you read correctly - Half a Billion
Dollars for a Plebiscite that the government may or may not act upon once the
results are in. That is $500,000,000 including lost productivity.
At the same time the government has
announced that they will be keeping the number of refugees allowed into
Australia each year at 18750.
Firstly lets talk about this vote. The
government has agreed to give each side of the argument 15 million dollars each
to campaign for their side of the argument. That’s a lot of money that will be
wasted on hate speech. And there will be hate speech. Many church elders
consider the LBGT community to be evil and will express this during their
campaign.
Lets start treating every human being as
equal and stop categorising them according to their religious beliefs, sexual
orientation or refugee status.
The government could stop the
Plebiscite, allow a conscience vote of all politicians to pass gay marriage
bill, and use the funds allocated for the Plebiscite to assist those who have
been forced out of their homes due to war and allow more refugees into
Australia every year.
Stop giving people who spout Hate Speech
of any kind a platform.
Stop clicking on articles that discuss
Hate Speech.
Stop teaching your children to Hate.
Stop allowing fear of the unknown to
generate Hate Speech
Stop letting fear guide your voting
Get informed, understand others and
there will be a lot less hate in the world.
Secondly, the refugee crisis is at an
unprecedented level due to wars, many of which the Western World has had a hand
in starting.
According to the UN Refugee Agency there
are 65.3 million refugees worldwide. The site also state that 33,972 people are
forced to flee their homes Daily due to conflict and persecution. That is
almost twice the number of Refugees that we are prepared to let into Australia
in a year. In a YEAR??? Really!!
The Refugee crisis is a Worldwide
problem and we need to be more involved than we are.
Lets not waste money on even more Hate Speech and a wasted vote and let's spend that money on helping more Refugees.
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