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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything? Reply #30 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:27pm: not interested in WHAT I GET.. I just want them to stop splashing cash around and to pay back the Labor/Greens coalition debt so that our grandchildren don't have to pay it back... X2
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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #31 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:29pm

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:24pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:21pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:20pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:18pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:12pm:

I come out of it alright but i'm disappointed there wasn't more help for the lower end of town.

Not liberal voters i suppose.

A raise in the age pension is well overdue, as well as a lift in Newstart.

Is the dole still $244 per week?

I don't know exactly Bobby but it's around that.

I've got alot of clients on Centrelink benefits. They are simply not making ends meet.

Wow - I better not lose my job - I'll be stuffed.

Malcolm has deserted us.

Hope you don't Bobby. The job market is fierce.

Centrelink benefits are not enough to look after a dog, once you take out rent and utilities.

I don't pay rent - I have a mortgage but it's still scary.
I'd have to redraw on the mortgage to afford my bread & butter.

And with a mortgage you wouldn't get rent assistance.

Hold onto your job, Bobby.

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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #32 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:29pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:18pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:12pm:

I come out of it alright but i'm disappointed there wasn't more help for the lower end of town.

Not liberal voters i suppose.

A raise in the age pension is well overdue, as well as a lift in Newstart.

Is the dole still $244 per week?

ask Kat, greggy or leftwanker..

boys??

Greggy is not on the dole -

he earns over $87,000 per annum.

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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #33 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:32pm

Its time wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:07pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:04pm:

ian wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 8:54pm:

works for me. Im a winner.

Gee wizz - you must be a high income earner.

Ian is a winner alright

Im very lucky. The harder i work the luckier i get. You certainly wont get lucky hanging around internet forums espousing the politics of envy. Wink

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Reply #34 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:32pm

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:29pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:24pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:21pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:20pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:18pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:12pm:

I come out of it alright but i'm disappointed there wasn't more help for the lower end of town.

Not liberal voters i suppose.

A raise in the age pension is well overdue, as well as a lift in Newstart.

Is the dole still $244 per week?

I don't know exactly Bobby but it's around that.

I've got alot of clients on Centrelink benefits. They are simply not making ends meet.

Wow - I better not lose my job - I'll be stuffed.

Malcolm has deserted us.

Hope you don't Bobby. The job market is fierce.

Centrelink benefits are not enough to look after a dog, once you take out rent and utilities.

I don't pay rent - I have a mortgage but it's still scary.
I'd have to redraw on the mortgage to afford my bread & butter.

And with a mortgage you wouldn't get rent assistance.

Hold onto your job, Bobby.

I will definitely hold on to my job.
If all goes well I'll have the mortgage paid off in 3 to 4 years.

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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #35 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:35pm

ian wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:32pm:

Its time wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:07pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:04pm:

ian wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 8:54pm:

works for me. Im a winner.

Gee wizz - you must be a high income earner.

Ian is a winner alright

Im very lucky. The harder i work the luckier i get. You certainly wont get lucky hanging around internet forums espousing the politics of envy. Wink

Hear hear

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ian Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 9451	Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything? Reply #36 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:37pm Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:04pm: ian wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 8:54pm: works for me. Im a winner. Gee wizz - you must be a high income earner. My tax is enormous Bobby. Thats what people forget, Australia taxes high achievers too much and rewards laziness.
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Reply #37 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:39pm

ian wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:37pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:04pm:

ian wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 8:54pm:

works for me. Im a winner.

Gee wizz - you must be a high income earner.

My tax is enormous Bobby. Thats what people forget, Australia taxes high achievers too much and rewards laziness.

Dear Ian,
You probably pay more tax than I earn.

Well done - you're helping the needy.

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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #38 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:41pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:27pm:

not interested in WHAT I GET..

I just want them to stop splashing cash around and to pay back the Labor/Greens coalition debt so that our grandchildren don't have to pay it back... Sad

Debt levels are now higher than under the previous ALP Rudd-Gillard_Rudd Govts.

The budget emergency is worse thanks to the coalition mob

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Reply #39 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:42pm

Lisa Jones wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:27pm:

not interested in WHAT I GET..

I just want them to stop splashing cash around and to pay back the Labor/Greens coalition debt so that our grandchildren don't have to pay it back... Sad

X2

Yet the defect is now considerably higher than when the ALP were in power.

Go figure.

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Reply #40 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:50pm

Just got this via email from Chris Burke....the ALP immediate response:

The difference between Labor and Liberal could not be more stark tonight — we'll put people first, while the 2016 budget has shown the Liberal Party will look after high income earners and multinationals.

So here’s what I’ve learnt tonight so far.

This budget fails to set Australia up for the future — by cutting services, cutting infrastructure, cutting skills and education. In the budget tonight:

An extended GP Tax by stealth
Cuts to schools
Cuts to Medicare
Cuts to families and pensioners that will increase the cost of living
Cuts to higher education
Tax cuts for multinationals
Cuts to veterans’ hospitals

But of everyone, Australian families are the biggest losers tonight:

Individuals who earn the most will get a double tax cut – someone on $1,000,000 will get a $16,715 tax cut tonight while three quarters of Australian taxpayers receive absolutely nothing.
A couple with a single income of $65,000 with three children in primary school are $3,034 worse off a year – and receive no tax cuts.
A single mother with an income of $87,000 with two children in high school is $4,463 worse off per year as a result of tonight’s budget.

Finally, the Liberals have done very little about repairing the budget:

Tonight’s budget forecasts higher taxes than at any time while Labor was in government.
It confirms the Government has lost control of the deficit – it has tripled the deficit in three years, while debt continues to grow.
At the same time, the budget confirms unnecessary spending, including the Government’s new $1,000 baby bonus.

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Reply #41 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:51pm

____ wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:41pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:27pm:

not interested in WHAT I GET..

I just want them to stop splashing cash around and to pay back the Labor/Greens coalition debt so that our grandchildren don't have to pay it back... Sad

Debt levels are now higher than under the previous ALP Rudd-Gillard_Rudd Govts.

The budget emergency is worse thanks to the coalition mob

Or national Govt. debt is now over $450 billion.

more than twice what Rudd & Gillard racked up.

http://www.australiandebtclock.com.au/

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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #42 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:51pm

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:29pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:18pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:12pm:

I come out of it alright but i'm disappointed there wasn't more help for the lower end of town.

Not liberal voters i suppose.

A raise in the age pension is well overdue, as well as a lift in Newstart.

Is the dole still $244 per week?

ask Kat, greggy or leftwanker..

boys??

Greggy is not on the dole -

he earns over $87,000 per annum.

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Re: The Budget tonight - did you get anything?
Reply #43 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:51pm

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:42pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:27pm:

not interested in WHAT I GET..

I just want them to stop splashing cash around and to pay back the Labor/Greens coalition debt so that our grandchildren don't have to pay it back... Sad

X2

Yet the defect is now considerably higher than when the ALP were in power.

Go figure.

In fairness he did acknowledge conalition debt in his post , he has come a long way from the ultra angry bad tempered mechanic of old , now he is just angry bad tempered mechanic , well done mate on making the transition , bloody proud of ya

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Reply #44 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:54pm

Its time wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:51pm:

mothra wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:42pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:28pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 3^rd, 2016 at 9:27pm:

not interested in WHAT I GET..

I just want them to stop splashing cash around and to pay back the Labor/Greens coalition debt so that our grandchildren don't have to pay it back... Sad

X2

Yet the defect is now considerably higher than when the ALP were in power.

Go figure.

In fairness he did acknowledge conalition debt in his post , he has come a long way from the ultra angry bad tempered mechanic of old , now he is just angry bad tempered mechanic , well done mate on making the transition , bloody proud of ya

Whoops, missed that bit. I wasn't expecting evolution from the Mechanic.

I'll add my congratulations to yours. Good to see.

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