mariacostel wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 7:35am:


And the rest of the world moved passed 1934. But it doesn't stop a reactionary fascist piece of filth like yourself posting here does it?

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        Raising the GST won't put a rocket under the economy - it would nuke it. It would mean even lower retail sales, with subsequent job losses and business closures. If you want to stimulate the economy - CUT the GST to 5%   

    Commenter
        Great Steaming Turd
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        November 03, 2015, 4:26PM

        To compare the issue of raising GST rate from 10% to 15%, one needs to consider the following:

        - Singapore, a successful economy with no natural resources like Australia, has a 7% GST.

        - In OECD group, Australia's social expenditure is made up of:
        - 4.8% income support for working age population
        - 3.6% for pension,
        - 6.1% for health, and
        - 3.5% for all social services excluding health.
        18.1% total (including rounding error) of GDP.

        It is below the OECD average of 21.4%
        (source:
        http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/OECD2014-Social-Expenditure-Update-Nov2014-8pages.pdf).

        This means Australia is far from being a welfare dependent country as some politicians imply.

        But now they already in the process of paving the way for raising GST rate by 50%. I'd suggest it's a lazy and unimaginative way of tackling Australia's long term budgetary position. For example, the inequalities of other policies such as the negative gearing, car novated lease and super tax concession and.

        In a nutshell, negative gearing effectively subsidies negative geared property investors through tax system while greatly disadvantages prospective home buyers, especially first home buyers. As for the argument of higher rental costs of accommodation, facts do not support this argument.

        We will soon have no local car manufacturer, what is then the point of car novated leases? What about the rich transferring income to lower-tax super and promptly retire overseas?

        On a different angle, what about a strategic plan to help build sustainable exports of Australian goods and services, other than in the ground, to the increasing affluent Asians around us to earn a reasonable standard of living in the decades to come?

        All they want to concentrate on is raising GST.

        The real question is why these well-paid politicians simply want to take the easy way out?

        We deserve much better politicians. Not lazy bums.

    Commenter
        An Observer
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        November 03, 2015, 6:30PM

What jobs?  LOL

You don't care at all. You have a political ideology to fulfil - communism. Wow that only killed about 100million people outside of war.

Communism is a failed idea, Vladimir. You are 100 years too late to be relevant.

But at least you can still be rude and disgusting!

Kiron22 wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 7:40am:


And the resident communist shows his true colours - a hammer and sickle on a red background.

You are an unpleasant person, but then again you are a communist so that is part of the deal, isn't it?

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 7:16am:



everyone of

your selfish suggestions

involves borrowing money to prop up the lifestyles of the over indulged pensioners and welfare recipients.

every cent given to this "me me me ' generation who have failed australia ( developed no new industries except the negative neurotic whinging industry) , will have to be paid back by their children and grand children .

the definition of inter generational theft.

BOTR and i hope the younger generation reflect on this truly awful selfish pensioner generation and strip their gold standard benefits back to bread and water, because this is truly all they deserve after ripping off the system for the last 30 years 

mariacostel wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 7:20am:


geez you're an idiot ... go ahead, tax public schools. I doubt a single public school or hospitals makes any sort of taxable profit.  That's not what they are there for.

John Smith wrote on Nov 4^th, 2015 at 9:09am:



aquascoot is a classic....he comes down hard on the pensioners and their measly benefits, but never a bad word for the banksters who squeeze people dry to get their $5 billion profit or the big end of town that pay NO tax.