How changing the Welfare System will affect the Security Industry?

Kia Ora,

The New Zealand Government is looking to change the welfare system because it is costing so much & the country cannot afford to keep things as they are. That is true & it is a realization that is currently going on around the world.

But before they make any moves they need to look at the system, what needs fixing & what are the likely consequences of any actions.

Whilst some countries are increasing their welfare system as the fall out of the economic downturn continues with major problems down the line, others are trying to cut the systems back.

The problem is if you just cut it back with no real thought crime, which is already exploding, will just go through the roof. So that means more work for the security industry as if it wasn't going to rise with the coming economic crisis(if you think it has been, you ain't seen nothing yet) as it was.

Basically the system is nothing but a bureaucratic mess where they only people who really benefit are the bureaucrats who keep their high paying jobs.

Recently I was approached by someone to work for my company who was on a sicknesses benefit. They were well trained, qualified & had the right attitude, but at present being a small company with the normal cash flow problems the only way to employ them was if the welfare department came to the party.

Wasn't going to happen as the person already had the training & experience, but they would pay for someone to train. Not in service we are offering. People need the expereience & training along with right attitude to do it as it can be dangerous.

Of course the bureaucrat told me that we should make work less dangerous. Excuse me but that is the real world. It is dangerous especially for security.

So the system is so inefficient it is as likely to turn people to crime as find them a job when they want one.

Just by cutting the benefit would not fix problems. Cut the budget there they had better bulk it some where else like in Corrections service(Prison) & Police so in reality no real cut in spending.

Not to mention that the bureaucrats giving the advice have no real idea about business.

What they need to do is more in line with what was tried by Sir Robert Muldoon with DFC(Development Finance Corporation) in the late 70's early 80's. Need a few more checks & balances but would need to be manned by business people not bureaucrats.

If we can create more jobs then you cause crime to drop or at least no increase more than it currently is likely too.

Security is one of those industries that you always need. Even more so when the world is falling apart & cutting welfare is just going to increase crime. that means more work for the security industry.

The NZ Security Industry is just not up to it at this point in time.

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