As usual leftard hate for anybody who is successful through hard work, either in their own business, at their career, in their professional life, or even in their personal life.

I smacking detest that mentality!

Acts 5 Yadda

Setanta wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 10:01pm:



Yes.

Within the body of the church [the community of believers], we are encouraged to share everything, with those in need.


QUESTION;
Is Australia today, a 'Christian nation' ?

Do Australians today, follow Christian tenets ?

"If it feels good, do it!"

    ....is the tenet that all Australians today, follow.

Isn't it ?

Dnarever wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 9:16pm:
Well, yes, I think you could say that

Not everyone in low to middle income, or even welfare, for that matter, is in the situation because they're too lazy to do something with their life. Sometimes they don't have a choice -- how would you feel if your well paying job was cut because someone above you decided, "I made 2 million dollars less than I did the year previously, therefore I need to cut some jobs."? (Example).
This puts you into a situation where you will run out of money very quickly, especially if you are paying off a loan or credit card.
If we're talking about despising mentalities here, the "You're not rich therefore you are a lazy/stupid welfare leech with an entitlement complex" is also a disgusting assumption. I'm not saying there aren't people out there who are like that, because there definitely is.
This is the same attitude as "all muslims are terrorists" or "all catholics are pedophiles."
Sorry, this has nothing to do with the topic but I just thought I'd put this out there. Carry on.

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 10:20pm:

I would say "Your[sic] obviously not a conservative politician." The more pay they vote themselves the further up the food chain they feel they are.

Setanta wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 10:24pm:

Yes, I couldn't quibble with that either and isn't that one of the great advantages of where we sit even though we can't vote ourselves more pay.  We can say what we mean. Almost makes one feel further up the food chain don't you think

When I was a boy growing up in the 60s there was a logic that most people accepted that's simply not discussed anymore and I can't help feeling that its because the politicians and their greedy string pullers have worked industriously to take it off the discussion list.  The logic went like this:-

The wealthier you are the more tax you should pay (esp if your wealth is inherited) because (i) you receive a far greater benefit from the society that makes your wealth possible and applying the basic principles of user pays, you owe more; (ii) The sacrifices that the wealthy few make to protect and serve the community from which they get their wealth is infinitesimal compared to the sacrifices made on a daily basis by the vastly more numerous majority in the community; and (iii) the wealthy have far more to lose then the rest of us if society collapsed. 

I say this logic was commonly discussed when I was a boy but in truth its been around for millennia and seems only to have disappeared from the popular discourse in the last 30 years or so.  I think its time it started to be openly discussed again.