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The ALP was out there in August this year canvassing  for votes. "We'll tow Garden Island to the north of Australia" Mr Rudd said. "We'll create a special tax zone in the north of Australia to attract more people to the region" Mr Rudd said. How cruel to now know that the good people of Canberra, an ALP-friendly town, never even entered the ALP Dream Factory where inchoate policies roll of the production line like T model Fords. The federal ALP government at the time seemed gripped by erraticism and Mr Rudd's thought bubbles seemed illimitable. What a shame he didn't consider the good 'folk' of Canberra.

Before I'mphukingcrook calls on a special levy to ease the distress of penury threatening the good 'folk' of Canberra I want to put that call out there. Can you help?

i can see a steam of labrats joining you salad...lol..

we have a high level of homeless as well.. and soup kitchens in Civic.. we share the burden although the likes of crook.. would like to see us still paying high level public servants plus perks.. to do almost bugger all.. thats a priority..

I think the whole country needs to do better.. creating real jobs

not a bloated public service that just becomes a burden..

ISMS

SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour
COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk
FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk
NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you
BUREAUCRATISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK (VENTURE) CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public then buys your bull.
SURREALISM You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
A DEMOCRAT SUPPORTING CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
A GREEK CORPORATION You have two cows. You borrow lots of euros to build barns, milking sheds, hay stores, feed sheds, dairies, cold stores, abattoir, cheese unit and packing sheds. You still only have two cows.
A FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and market it worldwide.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.
A SWISS CORPORATION You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION You have two cows. Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go to the pub for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive

cods wrote on Oct 12^th, 2013 at 7:34am:



It's called creative interpretation of statistics.

In other words, it's a LIE.

[quote author=skippee link=1381526291/7#7 date=1381530506]I can supply multiple links of phoney Tony saying he will create a Northern OZ special tax zone, but not one from Rudd care to back up your assertions?
As for the rest
ROTFLMAO the conga line are rattled. must be the buggered job phone





By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths
Updated Thu 15 Aug 2013, 3:55pm AEST


Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he wants to give businesses in the Northern Territory a "leg up" by cutting company tax rates in the state by as much as a third.

But Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who has previously promised to review tax incentives in the north, has dismissed Labor's policy as "catch-up politics".

Mr Rudd has made his first visit to the NT this election campaign, targeting concerns about unemployment and infrastructure in the region and declaring "I love the Territory".

He has announced a "three pillar" economic strategy, hinging on an "objective" to cut the company tax rate for businesses there by up to one third - but not until 2018.

"I love the Territory," Mr Rudd said, explaining he thinks Northern Australia is "huge in terms of its economic potential".

Key points

Kevin Rudd wants to cut company tax in the NT by up to a third
PM says he is concerned about unemployment and infrastructure in the region
Tony Abbott says Kevin Rudd is playing 'catch-up politics'
Labor frontbencher previously criticised Coalition's plans to cut taxes in the region
"My personal objective for the Territory given its unique remoteness is for it to have a company tax rate one third lower than that of the rest of the country," he said.

"All we're talking about is giving people a bit of a leg up and I think most Australians when they come to Darwin say 'that's a fair thing'."

The company tax rate is currently 30 per cent and, under Labor's plan, could be reduced to 20 per cent.

Mr Rudd has not released any costings for the proposal, arguing that will have to wait for more detailed talks with the NT Government.

He said, a final plan - including costs - would be announced next year if Labor was re-elected.

The Constitution prohibits different tax rates between the states, but Mr Rudd has pointed out there are no restrictions regarding the territories.

If Canberrans are struggling its most likely because the libs have removed their public service jobs ....

cods wrote on Oct 12^th, 2013 at 8:57am:


they are getting in early ......

red baron wrote on Oct 12^th, 2013 at 7:42am:


An Irish corporation has two bulls who get very angry at milking time.