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Posted by: stretch

25th Jan 2011 12:50pm

i dont believe the people in brisbane should continue to request funding from the local community as they were pre warned aproxametely 5 years ago and the politicians can lie about this as much as they like but when the cost comes down to it let some of the money we the tax payers are sending over seas come back home to pay for the damage
after all we are just as poor a country as the reast and the politicians decided in price rise not the local community
so lets see them get our money back home
and start producing a few products here in australia not send it home to the politicians home land

Phoenixarizona
  • 18th Mar 2011 08:19pm

Mate, I somewhat agree.
See the thing is Ruddy was ousted because he wanted to tax the mining companies. But coorporate B.S. is coorporate B.S. and of course being taxed when all the profit goes not just to the workers but overseas, well the big coorporate suits couldn't have that.
Then there is the matter of interest rate rises, again nothing to do with the government that is also coorporate B.S and the government can only ensure that banks are "fair" to the aussie people.
Coorporations are what is in control of australia not governments.
Secondly one thing that needs to be said. After the victorian bushfires the $100 million that the government are sitting on are sitting on it for a reason. There are 1600 families that are still homeless after the fires. It costs $400 thousand dollars to rebuild a home, leaving you to build 2.2 houses per million. That means that only 25 homes rebuilt (the ones with no insurance coverage) how do you decide what 25 families deserve their home rebuilt but the other 1575 families don't? It can't be done.
As for the floods and cyclones in Queensland well, quite frankly I agree with the flood levy tax. Although I would prefer it called the disaster tax. Only so that the people in Victoria and the people in Queensland can benefit.
See the problem is when a disaster like these hit ALL of Australia suffers for it. Our surplus in agricultural goods are no longer there so our good stuff gets exported and us aussie battlers are left with over priced, poor quality food. THAT needs to change.
I find it hilarious that it is only the higher income earners oppose this tax. You see if you earn over $50 000 a year you only pay half a percent in tax toward the flood levy. Which is $250. Those earning over $100 000 pay a percent which is $1000. For those people it's barely a weeks rent and they get to pay it out bit by bit. Bit unAustralian to oppose it I reckon.
You know you could always start a petition about bringing the aussie dollar back home. Unfortunately right now most Aussies are relying on the kindness of those who can least afford it which is very sad indeed.
All we can really do is remember to buy Australian and by local and not exported. This also includes food. It costs a little more but it keeps Australian money in Australia which is very important indeed.
I also urge those reading that if you can give, give. Donate blood, go through your clothes and donate what you don't need. Donate your blankets if you can spare them it doesn't just have to be money. That's what aussie mateship is about helping each other out.
Phoenix


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