SDL Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Yes and Bob is no longer PM - the PM we have now is a liar and should suffer teh same fate as Bob - can't imagine JWH having an affair later and living like a playboy though in retirement
(ツ) Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 "By 1990 no Australian child will be living in poverty", Bob Hawke, Prime Minister-LAB.Meh, you get that, too funny. "Australian families have never been better off", John Howard, Prime Minister-LIB
Keepleft Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 (edited) Yes and Bob is no longer PM - the PM we have now is a liar and should suffer teh same fate as Bob - can't imagine JWH having an affair later and living like a playboy though in retirement Meh - kids can swim (sometimes, even in cold) and they *were* dropped, wonder who suggested 'parents' doing so:-) Eitherway, beware alcoholics on ships:-)) I see no recent Iraqi boat people. Edited August 31, 2007 by Keepleft
mello yello Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 OK I filled out my questionnare .... Ask yourself these questions...Did your income increase because of the strong economy? NO Did it increase because of John Howard? DEFINETELY NOT Did it DECREASE because of John Howard? YES.....NO HOLIDAY OR SICK PAY..SAME RATES Did your expenses go up or down because of the strong economy? UP..FUEL PRICES BROUGHT ON BY "THE CHINA SYNDROME" DRIVEN BY THE "AUSSIE BOOM" Did they go up or down because of John Howard? UP..SEE ABOVE How much profit did your bank make this year? Where did they invest the money? LOTS...WHO KNOWS PROBABLY NIGERIA How much did you contribute to the $17b budget surplus? BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS What did you recieve in return? A KICK IN THE GUTS Ask a more important, fair dinkum question:- Are you better off than you were 10 years ago? NO If you are - be happy and grateful - and stop whinging. No need to be jealous of those who did even better - Are you better off? ME? NO!!...JEALOUS OF THOSE WHO ARE BETTER OFF?? ONCE AGAIN NO!!......ITS MY JOB TO LOOK AFTER NUMBER ONE ..AND FAMILY Food on the table ? THATS MY JOB TO GET FOOD ON THE TABLE...IF I WAITED FOR HOWARD WE WOULD STARVE Roof over head? PAID FOR WITH MY BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS ...HOWARD HAS DONE HIS BEST TO TAKE IT AWAY Very good medical services? DONT GO THERE Increasing longevity? WTF SORT OF QUESTION IS THAT ABOUT WHICH POLITICAL PARTY ..BUT OK SINCE YOU INCLUDED IT...I..WE ...NOW HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF BEING THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT POLITICAL ACT DUE TO ONE SIDED BIASED POLICIES.....WE ALSO RISK ALL THE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE, WHICH HAS NEEDED ACTION NOW FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS Better health? ??? SLOPPY LEGISLATIONS ALLOWING BANNED SUBSTANCES AND MEDICINES TO PASS OUTDATED CONTROLS....WHATS IN THAT PILL YOU ARE TAKING?.....WHAT IS REALLY IN THAT MARGARINE ?? Free and open society? NOT DONATED BY HOWARD...FOUGHT FOR AND PAID FOR BY THE DIGGERS...HOW DARE YOU.....AND MAINTAINED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS Freedom to whinge? FOR HOW MUCH LONGER ? Freedom to vote? SEE ABOVE Sure - perfection eludes us - but I reckon we are doing pretty damned well. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK FROM SEA LEVEL AND NOT FROM UNDER THE SAND Any other place you would rather be? Go there and be happy I CAN THINK OF A NON HOWARD/COSTELLO/ABBOTT/HOCKEY/HANSON/TUCKEY/DOWNER AUSTRALIA..... YEP IVE GOT MY PASSPORT AND INTEND TO TRAVEL THERE IN NOVEMBER ...any questions?
mello yello Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Meh - kids can swim (sometimes, even in cold) and they *were* dropped, wonder who suggested 'parents' doing so:-)Eitherway, beware alcoholics on ships:-)) I see no recent Iraqi boat people. Thank you Christopher MJT , now can you go crawl back under your rock
Steve C Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 I see no recent Iraqi boat people. That'd be because dunderheads like yourself aren't mentally equipped to understand that post the "Liberation" of Iraq by U.S. led Coalition forces, Iraqis who'd like to come here can do so by air, and any who may wish to flee their country by surface borne vessel must try to run the gauntlet of (argueably) the most heavily patrolled waters in the World. There's no cameras around to record another 'refo' vessel sent to the bottom in order to "save the Free World from possible terrorist elements fleeing a peace loving liberated Nation like Iraq" in Gulf waters - but then folks like yourself like it that way... The World and Australia are obviously better off for monkeys with covered eyes and ears but loud mouths dripping with rabid saliva agape like yourself than they were 10yrs ago... You're right to enjoy it while it lasts.
(ツ) Posted September 2, 2007 Posted September 2, 2007 (edited) "Australian families have never been better off", John Howard, Prime Minister-LIB Well, it looks like any attempt by the LIBs to down the opposition by way of dirty tactics is going to fail. So between now and November it'll time to pull out the white rabbit. here's a few thoughts... (not neccesarly my opinion, but i think this is what the voters want to see) reverse workchoices pull out of iraq hand over the 17b surplus to the reserve bank and spend it upon approval from ALL parties introduce a "safety net" of cash to stop super funds from taking your money if they go broke introduce leglislation to make it "illegal" for companies to lie to employees and customers prosecute petrol companies who artificially inflate petrol prices STOP petrol stations INCREASING the price of LPgas when petrol prices are forced down by "shame" introduce a fairer tax system for low to middle income earners replace the 1st home buyers grant with a "before tax repayments" scheme lower the tax rate on extra income from overtime, 2nd job, or rental income REMOVE capital gains tax for selling houses or a block of land DELETE the requirement for tax returns! i.e. charge the right tax to start with instead of sitting on our money Introduce a tax system for large companies a % of profit over a given figure ie. set a figure for banks at say $300 million. if they make $400 million they pay 10% tax on the extra $100 million. (this will remove the incentive to be so bloody greedy!!!) THESE ARE JUST IDEA'S TO MAKE LIFE A BIT EASIER FOR BATTLERS & ANY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE ARE WELCOME Edited September 2, 2007 by POWERZONE
drsmith Posted September 2, 2007 Posted September 2, 2007 hand over the 17b surplus to the reserve bank and spend it upon approval from ALL parties The parties would then ultimately spend it on themselves because that's about the only thing they would agree on. As for our tax and welfare systems the biggest issue is the overall complexity. I'm for the following, 1) Increase the tax free threshold and abolish the low income rebate. 2) Set the 40% tax rate well above mean incomes (say 2x) and abolish the 45% tax rate alltogether. 3) Abolish the medicare lavy, surcharge and the private health insurance rebate and re-examine the ideal for the role of private health cover and how this can be achieved more simply. 4) Apply the GST to all consumable items. The states in exchange should remove stamp duty from property transactions. 5) Remove work related deductions for wage and salary earners. 6) Remove all investment related deductions for non incorporated entities with the exception of the cost of finance (loan interest) and place a cap on the latter. The cap would need to be higher than the income an investment would generate to allow for a limited level of negative gearing. 7) Bring tax and social security under the one structure, that is benefits paid for having a dependant spouse and children could be paid in the form of tax rebates which could go negative under some circumstanses (financial assistance from the government instead of paying tax). There are various forms this could take including income splitting between a working and non-working partner. 8) Place income limits on the above rebates, but do not means test them. Withdrawing such benefits via a means test results in punitive rates of taxation higher up the income scale as the benefit is withdrawn. The above should be seen as a means of simplifying the tax system. The impact on different socio-economic groups can be managed by where the thresholds for the tax rates and rebates are set.
(ツ) Posted September 2, 2007 Posted September 2, 2007 Apply the GST to all consumable items. The states in exchange should remove stamp duty from property transactions. Some good suggestions there. The GST was supposed to replace stamp duty in the 1st place in 1999, something for Kevin Rudd to fix no doubt.
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