But getting money isn't just about having a job. Sometimes bad things happen and there's no job.

Sometimes people don't have money. Not just poor people. Sometimes you can lose your job - or sometimes you get sick and can't work.

So what to do ... ?

Do you steal it ? Do you beg in the street ?

In Australia you don't have to. In Australia we have Centrelink. And in Australia we also have taxes. Centrelink is one of the things that taxes get spent on ...

If something bad happens, taxes are used by Centrelink to help people along while they are looking for a new job or until they're no longer sick.

So when we talk about getting money we're talking about getting a job - or getting support from Centrelink.

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