The Rudd governments cash splash not only failed to deliver any economic stimulus as over 80% of the money handed out was stashed by recipients, but it seems that the low proportion of money actually spent was very detrimental to society at large;
The Reverend Tim Costello said poker machine venues had been "advertising furiously" while the stimulus payments were flowing. "What this has stimulated is more marriage breakdowns and lost businesses and crime committed, because when (poker machine) income jumps as dramatically as this, addiction jumps, and that just tears communities apart."
He said the stimulus spending on pokies was a "sad, missed opportunity to create jobs".
More unintended consciouses from the bumbling Rudd Government.
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