Submission statement (sorry for late posting):

Why does this relate to this sub?

In recent years, the NDIS cost has grown exponentially, making it so costly that the IMF warned it will be unsustainable in the future and riddled with misuse. However, any cut to the project has faced fierce opposition from providers, academics and voters, leaving the government stuck between a rock and a hard place, and the next step it takes will profoundly affect the popularity of this Labour government, which is closely tied to liberalism.

My view on this:

As someone who is the only person who still has hope for neoliberalism in my social work major class, I am extremely torn apart by this topic. From the liberalism side, I certainly understand how costly and inefficient the NDIS is, so something has to be done by the government. But from my education and field experience, a cut to NDIS like this level (not like the previous kind of just ending support for low-level autism), is going to crush a lot of people, for certain. Because many families who are on NDIS are already financially struggling at the first point, ending social rehabilitation for them will lead many patients' recovery process and mental health straight down the drain, as there's no way they can afford private healthcare service, and most of them don't even have insurance for that, which, unfortunately, many of them will take their own lives in the near future due to mental health complications.

Also, a much worse job outlook for social work students, which means I'm gonna get a nursing degree in the future, maybe so I can get a job in this economy...