Just thought I'd post this as it made me smile (copied from another forum I frequent
http://mzskorpion.info/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=589)
Canberra, ACT:
Prime minister Juliar Gillard and the Greens are considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Australians. The Australians With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Australians who lack any real skills or ambition. "Roughly 50 percent of Australians do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said - Labor senator Steven Conroy. "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability (POI) to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing."
In a Parliament house press conference, - Bob Brown - pointed to the success of Australia Post, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest Australian employer of Persons of Inability. Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement warehouse stores (65%). At the state government level, the Motor Vehicle Registry also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (63%).
Under AWNAA, more than 2.5 million mid-level positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance. Mandatory non-performance-based promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires. Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, "Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?"
"As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,"said Mary Smith, who lost her position as a wheel-nut twister at the Holden plant in Elizabeth , due to her inability to remember rightey tightey, lefty loosey. "This new law should be real good for people like me," Smith added. With the passage of this bill, Smith and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Said Senator, Anthony Albanese
"As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every Australian with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every Australian citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so."
As I know nothing of Australian politics/culture or way of life I can't really comment.
David.