Julia Gillard and her gov have approved $350 to go to each pensioner (retiree) to put towards a digital cable box. So instead of subsidized medication, meal deliveries or social programs, granny will get to watch Japanese hijinks on the Game Show Network. The part that people are outraged over here is that a digital box only costs $99, and $251 will go towards a 3-minute installation. I think spending tax money to catapult the elderly into a couch potato comas is a wee bit wastier.
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