Reference :- Large sums of money are being mentioned in dispatches , however we need to see them in perspective .
But first , many overseas news outlets have a habit of calling Mr Scott Morrison esquire " Scomo ". They do this to be deliberately disrespectful , and sometimes mention that they find the Australian penchant for trivial nicknames annoyingly childish . A tradesman is a " tradie " . An electrician is a " sparkie ". A firefighter is a " fierie " . And so on . That does seem to trivialize important skills that require years of training . Personally I would prefer that my house renovation was done by a tradesman , the solar panels fitted by an electrician , and the nearby bush fires contained by fire fighters . Most certainly I would prefer to have my heart valve replaced by a cardiothoracic surgeon and not a "mitralvalvie ".
Anyway , when Mr Morrison proudly announced that he is bringing forward ( which means it is not additional to previous amounts ) 50 million quid to help the fire victims , I was initially very impressed . Then my son , Ken junior , pointed out that it is in fact taxpayer's dough , and furthermore, informed me that the insurance companies have so far logged about 1,300 million in claims . Well , I guess that does make 50 million look tiny , but then he told me that the government's tax revenue for last year was about 350,000 million . Odds bodkins that is a lot of money ! So the recent announcement is of the order of one seven thousandth of the annual budget expenditure. As a percentage of my humble income , the carton of beer I gave the fire fighters after they saved my house was twenty times that .
Still , there is more to come . Hopefully a great deal more .
Your comrade , Ken
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