Tax-payer -funded theft

NZPA reportson how 15 former WINZ staff who stole from WINZ are now on benefits and repaying the money from their benefits.

As DPFsays, the taxpayer:

* paid them a salary while employed by WINZ
* had them steal an additional $1 million from us from being paid by us
* had us no doubt fund their legal aid
* are now giving them a benefit
* and we are getting repaid out of the very benefit we are giving them

Wow we lose out big don't we.

However, I would note the taxpayer:

* paid Labour MPs a salary while employed by the taxpayer
* had them steal an additional $800,000 from us while being paid by us
* had us no doubt fund their legal advice leading to a law change
* has now paid for their pay increases which could assist in paying back the money for the theft - but they conducted a tax-payer funded campaign asking others to assist in paying it back for them.
* so we were repaid out of the very money we are giving them - and NOBODY GOT PROSECUTED.

Wow we lose out big don't we.