Ang Kalatas Volume IV June 2014 Issue | Page 11

THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 4 Number 9 | June 2014 EDITORIAL & OPINION 11 EW FEDERAL BUDGET? I think it affects me because it affects every citizen. I think that the Liberal government is attempting to do the right thing and get us back on track. I’m most happy about it. It’s concept is like going to the doctor when you get sick, we also need to get some medicine which might not taste so good but it seems that you got to take that medicine to recover. I don’t feel good because my pension will be affected. I’m quite disappointed and unhappy about it. The $7 additional fee to the doctors is fair enough, but the student’s increased fees is just too bad as they are really affected. I feel that the new federal budget is total murder to the public in general. It’s a stab in the back. In a way, yes, I am affected. I think the Seniors just like my mother and the citizens with poor health are the most affected as they are the ones who need to visit the doctor more often. The budget is favouring the rich and it’s a punishment for the middle class and the poor. Robert Lewis Rose Chen Carol Israel Hurstville Mt Druitt Woodcroft )!U55%9