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The Dominion Post
February 2, 2004
Alien claims will be next
Letter to
the Editor
by John Welch, Picton
Correspondent Trevor Morley (Letters, Jan 27) is to
be congratulated for exposing the culture of complaint illustrated by former
members of government institutions. Some years ago I coined the term
"Welch's Law" (after Parkinson), where claims expand to take up the
amount of compensation available.
Nowhere is this better illustrated than the current rort where claimants can
receive ACC compensation for sexual abuse but do not have to name the
perpetrator or press criminal charges.
Take this report from our local paper: "ACC annual payouts to sex abuse
claimants have soared by more than $9 million in the past three years".
I am not psychic but I forecast this development several years ago when I
first formulated "Welch's Law".
Reports of alien abduction are common in the United States and since New
Zealanders love to ape American culture I am sure similar reports will emerge
here. I sincerely hope that victims of alien abduction will be able to look
forward to getting their share of Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen's
millions.
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