In Reply to: Given the state of the economy at the posted by samesame on Wednesday, 4. February 2009 at 13:00 Bali Time:
So are you saying Sharon should have given the money back? That's crazy. I'm going to be eligible for the $950 student bonus. I don't need to get a new computer, books, stationary, software... And I'm not going to spend the money on a shopping spree for other items I don't need. I'm going to put it towards something I want and have already started saving for; a backpacking trip around Bali, Lombok, etc, when I graduate at the end of the year. If the government hasn't set specifications on how the money should be spent, who are you to pass judgment/ comment? If you dont like it, write to the prime Minister's Office, dont take it out on Sharon (or the rest of us). I didn't ask for the money, but it's not very often you get something from the government so I'm going to ‘take/ bludge' it. Your nastiness does make it seem like you have sour grapes. But I tell you what, if you're in Bali around October, I'll buy you a drink on Rudd.