Ken Henry Tax Reform

[Whiskers]

Ooops wrong thread. Cut and... now which thread was it!

 

[IFocus]

My WA relatives are very much in favour of the resource tax. They say that not everyone in WA has benefited from the mining. The mining is creating a two tierd population of the "have a lot" and the "dont have a lot". There may be more votes in it for Rudd than some think. There are also a lot who are not happy that WA held out on the health package.

This very true Nioka with the boom comes rising prices even with the knock on effect of dollars spent there is indeed a two speed economy here in the west.

On health today comments about problems of the health system in dire trouble due to lack of funding but a rapid expansion of population to fuel the resource boom.

 

[Whiskers]

This very true Nioka with the boom comes rising prices even with the knock on effect of dollars spent there is indeed a two speed economy here in the west.

On health today comments about problems of the health system in dire trouble due to lack of funding but a rapid expansion of population to fuel the resource boom.

Yes, I tend to agree. I know quite a lot who are based in Queensland who have gone to the west on work stints as the mining projects come and go, but all call Qld home and, apart from job accidents, get all their medical care in Qld.

Probably worth doing a survey of miners to confirm the proportion of itinerate workers supporting the states mining income and whether their hospital system is actually up to standard for an obvious need to increase with population.

Might be a case of taking a lend of other states workers without an equivilant contribution to their states health expenses.

 

[todster]

Yes, I tend to agree. I know quite a lot who are based in Queensland who have gone to the west on work stints as the mining projects come and go, but all call Qld home and, apart from job accidents, get all their medical care in Qld.

Probably worth doing a survey of miners to confirm the proportion of itinerate workers supporting the states mining income and whether their hospital system is actually up to standard for an obvious need to increase with population.

Might be a case of taking a lend of other states workers without an equivilant contribution to their states health expenses.

Pretty sure they fly into Telfer from Brisbane direct,did when i was there anyway