Social welfare was originally established for special groups, such as those who are inconvenient to work due to physical reasons, or who have temporarily lost their jobs and have no income.
It's a pity that in the eyes of some people, social welfare has become a piece of wool for them to pull off. A good policy to benefit the people has been completely ruined.
However, with the development of Johannesburg, social welfare is indispensable. Rock cannot completely deny the social welfare system just because of those who are not enterprising. After all, there are still some people who really need these social welfare. If it is because of some
Completely canceling social welfare due to negative factors will mean giving up food because of choking.
Compared with Johannesburg, the situation in Pretoria is more serious because there are more new immigrants in Pretoria and there are fewer jobs. Therefore, Pretoria’s expenditure on social welfare increases every month.
Both are more than three times that of Johannesburg.
Because the social welfare policy was formulated by the former Governor Ade, Marcus Beaufort did not dare to change it. However, this was no problem for Rock. The policy was not static. If Ade knew that the social welfare policy had led to the current situation
If this result occurs, Ade will also take the initiative to improve.
Of course, to improve social welfare policies, a certain amount of social investigation is needed. This work is jointly undertaken by Roque and Owen, because the Chinese are the largest social group in Johannesburg, and Owen is the speaker of the Johannesburg City Council and a member of the Liberal Party.
Party leader, so both of them do their part.
"Do you think the mayor and others are worried about Governor Milner? In fact, that is not the case at all. There are indeed some Boers who rely on social welfare to work hard, but more social welfare is given to the Chinese in Johannesburg. This is the problem.
The key." Irving revealed the secret.
Rock suddenly realized that no wonder Marcus Beaufort and Ulysses Noel looked at Rock with a little dodge during the city meeting yesterday. It turned out that the root cause was here.
"What's more, not all people who receive social welfare are lazy. Some people really need social assistance. This is the meaning of the existence of social welfare policies. As for those who take advantage of loopholes, let them think they have a plan. Sooner or later
They will pay the price for their current behavior." Irving sees the problem more comprehensively now, and it is really the butt that determines the head.
One thing is for sure, those guys who are idle all day long will achieve nothing in the end. Perhaps they will regret not working hard when they were young when they are old and helpless. It is a pity that everything will not start over again.
Opportunities and time will give everyone a final answer. Whether the answer is perfect or not actually depends on you.
Compared to Owen, Rock is even more jealous of evil. Although Rock also understands this truth, it does not mean that Rock allows those who think they are smart to take advantage of loopholes.
This is sometimes the case. When big shots make decisions, they usually consider the interests of everyone. If a certain decision can benefit most people, then even if it causes some problems, it can be ignored.
Rock doesn't think so. Social welfare is actually another form of getting something for nothing. This demonstration effect is very dangerous. Laziness is also a contagious bad habit. Once a problem is discovered, it must be adjusted until it becomes difficult to recover.
It will be difficult to think about making a difference again.
"Adjustment does not mean cancellation. Of course we will help those in need, but we must also resolutely reject those who try to take advantage of loopholes. There are many jobs in Johannesburg, including mines, farms, and factories. If you want to find a job, you will definitely find it. Even if
For newly arrived immigrants or people who have temporarily lost their jobs, three months of temporary assistance is enough, and an individual can only receive assistance once a year at most, otherwise it will cause negative effects." Of course, Roque said.
I am not suggesting cancellation, adjustments are still necessary.
Irving was still able to accept this proposal, so Rock and Irving began to make adjustments.
After learning about the list of people in need of social assistance, Roque and Owen realized the seriousness of the matter. Johannesburg provides meal vouchers worth about one pound to individuals in need of social assistance every month. The city government used to spend on this.
It’s only a few hundred pounds, but last month, the number of people applying for social assistance exceeded 2,000, and the trend is still increasing crazily. No wonder the city government has to adjust.
"There have been so many immigrants in Johannesburg in the past few months?" Rock was very curious. There were not so many new immigrants in Johannesburg before.
Owen said nothing and looked at Roark with disgust.
Rock thought for a long time before he suddenly realized that there were indeed a lot of new immigrants in Johannesburg during the recent period. In fact, these new immigrants were caused by Rock. Don't forget that Rock had pushed hard for the families of Gurkha mercenaries to immigrate to Johannesburg.
This is how the new immigrants to Johannesburg came during this period.
In order to better understand the situation, Rock and Owen followed the chart and personally investigated the specific conditions of those receiving social assistance.
There are indeed a lot of Chinese on the list, and one man named Marcus stands out among them. His son Mario works in the Johannesburg Police Department, and he also has a large farm under his name, but this horse
However, Marcus applied for social assistance over and over again, and even went to the social assistance office to make a fuss. In the end, the social assistance office could not bear the harassment and was forced to agree to Marcus' application.
Rock didn't know the specific situation, so he asked Li De to call Mario over.
Roark knew all the Chinese police officers in the Johannesburg Police Department, and Mario was still a police sergeant. After knowing the reason why Roark came to find him, Mario was filled with grief and anger.
"Sir, I also know that my father is not doing the right thing in this matter. I have advised him many times, but he just refuses to listen. The Social Assistance Office gives my father a pound meal voucher every month, and I give the social assistance every month."
The relief office donated two pounds, but in the end I still suffered the loss." Mario couldn't help it. The Chinese tradition is his own, and no matter how much he goes too far, he can only coax and endure it.
"Is this a question of whether to suffer a loss or not? Have you ever thought about the impact?" Rock was heartbroken. In fact, there are many people like Marcus. He doesn't lack the money at all. He is just addicted to taking advantage. If he doesn't take advantage, he will
Suffer.
In fact, there is no money. It is just a one-pound meal voucher per month. It cannot be exchanged for cash at all, nor can it be purchased for expensive food. It can only be exchanged for some bread, mashed potatoes and the like, and Marcus may take it home.
I won’t eat it at all.
Things are worthless, but the impact is extremely bad. Rock has been working hard to establish a positive image of the Chinese, but many times it is just a mouse that ruins the whole pot of porridge. Others will not care whether Mario returns the money, just
Through this incident, they will ridicule the Chinese people's habit of taking advantage of small things, and then deny the efforts of all Chinese people.
"I will ask my father to return the money when I turn around -" Mario's misunderstanding was not thorough enough.
"Will returning it be able to eliminate the impact that has been caused?" Rock didn't want to just let it go. He must pass this incident so that all Chinese in Johannesburg can learn a sufficient lesson.
"What should we do?" Mario must have trusted Rock, and he hasn't realized how Rock wants to eliminate the influence.
"If I want to aggrieve you, please change your job. Don't be in the police station. Go to the umbrella -" Rock was cruel. With a father like Marcus, Mario, the son, would have to suffer a little. p>
Mario was stunned, obviously not expecting Rock to arrange it like this.
Work is not a problem, working at Umbrella even pays higher than working at the police station.
But the social status is obviously different. The sergeant of the police station still has a relatively high social status in Johannesburg, while the employees of Umbrella are not so good. Even if they work as middle-level leaders at Umbrella, their social status is obviously not as good as that of the sergeant of the police station.
"Otherwise, what do you think we should do?" Roque was not soft-hearted. It is estimated that this incident has had a very bad impact on the Chinese people in Johannesburg. If the method is not a bit thunderous, it will not serve as a sufficient warning.
The Chinese in Johannesburg, especially the Chinese with assets in Johannesburg, all have a certain relationship with the military and police.
After Rock originally bought the farm, he sold it to the Chinese policemen of the police station, as well as members of the security team of Rock Gold Mine at the time. Most of the police officers who became farm owners are still working. Even if they are not working in the police station, they have gone to New Zealand.
They worked as part of the 1st Cavalry Division, and their families also came to Johannesburg a long time ago.
Therefore, Rock's use of such a severe punishment to deal with Mario will serve as a warning to all Chinese people. If anyone wants to take advantage of the situation in the future, they must think about the consequences and whether they can afford it.<
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The next day, the Johannesburg Police Department announced the results of its treatment of Mario at an internal meeting. Rock is not the police chief of Johannesburg and did not participate in the internal meeting of the police department.
It is said that Mario cried very sadly when he took off his police badge, and his back looked very sad when he walked out of the police station door holding his belongings.
Marcus went to the police station to make a fuss that day and tried to save the situation in this way.
The result was of course even worse. Mario was no longer a policeman, and the police station would not tolerate Marcus' behavior, so Marcus was arrested directly by the police station. The next day, Mario went to the police station to pay a fine of fifty pounds.
Only then did we fish Marcus out.
The results of Mario's handling did serve as a sufficient warning. On that day, hundreds of people went directly to the social assistance office to cancel their assistance applications. Three days later, the Chinese people on the list of people in need of social assistance almost completely disappeared.