Gillard's Flood Levy Gamble Julia Gillard announces new flood levy and spending cuts
#21
Posted 28 January 2011 - 01:40 PM
That aside when casting my vote, I only considered the levy, not the spending cuts so perhaps I did err. Fortunately according to Boolean logic I did not err.
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#22
Posted 28 January 2011 - 01:52 PM
Senexx, on 28 January 2011 - 01:40 PM, said:
That aside when casting my vote, I only considered the levy, not the spending cuts so perhaps I did err. Fortunately according to Boolean logic I did not err.
I voted, but noone will know if I voted Abbott's position (against the levy) or the Greens' position (against spending cuts - especially those related to climate programs). I suppose you could guess...
#23
Posted 28 January 2011 - 02:58 PM
It's not like these are not unheard of or that the Coalition hasn't used such taxation methods before. Abbott's problem is that all he has is rhetoric. Saying that cuts in spending should be the way to fund the rebuild of Queensland is such a bland statement that it lacks all meaning.
If he were serious then he'd outline exactly what he thinks should be cut.
#24
Posted 28 January 2011 - 03:58 PM
lenxyz, on 28 January 2011 - 01:09 PM, said:
Semantics aside, I did not cast my most meaningful vote because of the very point you raised.
There may well be a technically correct "yes" or "no" answer, but the issues are divided and inappropriately thrown together into one question. That said, I recall there have been some shocker's from at least one or two of the big market research players.
AlexSchlotzer, on 28 January 2011 - 02:58 PM, said:
If he were serious then he'd outline exactly what he thinks should be cut.
Not sure if you were hoping for a personal response from Tony Abbott, but it's almost as if you got one.
Tony Abbott today said:
But it remains consistent with what's been reported in newspapers elsewhere.
#26
Posted 28 January 2011 - 06:07 PM
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#27
Posted 29 January 2011 - 05:13 AM
#28
Posted 29 January 2011 - 07:36 AM
It is by no means a prediction but one day I was randomly reciting Prime Ministers and I went Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard and then Swan, Turnbull just slipped out of their own accord.
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#29
Posted 29 January 2011 - 10:05 AM
Although suggesting that the NBN is scrapped looks more like a personal grudge than a legitimate proposal.
icey, on 28 January 2011 - 03:58 PM, said:
There may well be a technically correct "yes" or "no" answer, but the issues are divided and inappropriately thrown together into one question. That said, I recall there have been some shocker's from at least one or two of the big market research players.
Not sure if you were hoping for a personal response from Tony Abbott, but it's almost as if you got one.
But it remains consistent with what's been reported in newspapers elsewhere.
#30
Posted 29 January 2011 - 10:11 AM
Epicurus, on 28 January 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:
I thought the appeal donations went to individuals and the levy was for replacing infrastructure.
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#32
Posted 29 January 2011 - 11:01 AM
Eb2, on 29 January 2011 - 05:13 AM, said:
Yes, the countdown cometh.
Senexx, on 29 January 2011 - 07:36 AM, said:
It is by no means a prediction but one day I was randomly reciting Prime Ministers and I went Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard and then Swan, Turnbull just slipped out of their own accord.
Well "we" didn't replace Rudd, did we?
And regarding your non-predictive slip of the tongue, it remains portent of the final cycle in rotating the gang of four (Rudd, Gillard and Swan, with Tanner being scratched from the race). It would be an awesome repetition of history and incompetence. Surely there's some cricket analogy that could be made, but I don't really follow the sport. If there is one though, then the ALP (federally and on a state level) will be the despondent Australian team.
AlexSchlotzer, on 29 January 2011 - 10:05 AM, said:
Although suggesting that the NBN is scrapped looks more like a personal grudge than a legitimate proposal.
I can see your point, but equally, that Abbott's strong case against Hard Labor's NBN now has an additional compelling factor (that "you do not renovate the bathroom if the roof has just been blown off".
Some will say "we still need infrastructure" yadda yadda, but the bathroom renovation analogy remains apt.
#33
Posted 29 January 2011 - 11:05 AM
HDMC, on 29 January 2011 - 10:13 AM, said:
Perhaps not, and her argument is unsound in that Sydneysiders are already hit with higher income tax for the reasons she has outlined, so why cry now?
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#35
Posted 29 January 2011 - 11:53 AM
HDMC, on 29 January 2011 - 10:11 AM, said:
No, because of the Black Saturday Vic Bush Fires, taxation laws as they apply to the use of charity have been broadened to include projects that would normally be the domain of state and local govt.
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#36
Posted 29 January 2011 - 12:09 PM
Epicurus, on 29 January 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:
Ok, thanks for the info. I didn't realise that was the case.
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#38
Posted 29 January 2011 - 08:28 PM
OK, if you want to find fat in the budget, here's a start:
1. Cap the health insurance rebate to 30% of the price of basic cover. Anyone who wants better than basic cover should pay the difference in full. Why should the taxpayer subsidise top-line health insurance for the wealthy?
2. Cut back government funding for wealthy private schools. Some wealthy private schools make millions of dollars in profit a year while receiving millions of dollars of taxpayer funds. If they are making fat profits funded by the taxpayer, surely they can do with less money?
3. Cut back government grants to corporations. If the corporation is a for-profit corporation, require government funds to be in exchange for some equity in the company with this equity to be deposited in the Future Fund. Corporate welfare consumes a larger portion of the budget than welfare for individuals.
4. Defer the construction of the NBN in flood-affected areas until the flood damage is fixed.
5. Give the ATO more power to chase after and prosecute tax cheats. Tax evasion costs the country billions.
6. Company cars are a tax rort that contributes to traffic congestion. This rort needs to be fixed or scrapped.
#39
Posted 30 January 2011 - 06:41 AM
Your list is proof that a levy was not required to raise funds to repair flood damage.
So if a bunch of amateur bloggers can solve the problem than why cant the government.
Yes I know the opposition are being hypocritical and yes
I know Steve Lewis is a Liberal stooge but it wasn't the point of linking the article.
#40
Posted 30 January 2011 - 07:00 AM
Eb2, on 30 January 2011 - 06:41 AM, said:
The removal of private school funding requires and equal or increased allocation of funding to public schools as there would be a mass exodus from private to public schools because parents couldn't afford the increased fees.