Knobby22
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He was going to come very close to winning despite the News Corp press. Not close now!
He was going to come very close to winning despite the News Corp press. Not close now!Oh yes Abbott won in a landslide in 2013 and took 17 seats off Labor. Can't have someone like that in charge.
We know Mr Harbourside Mansion is Labor's idea of a leader, but he was in the wrong party, and duly frittered away the margin, ably assisted by the Minister for Going to Openings
If the Liberals shifted so as to represent ordinary "middle" Australians then they'd be in a vastly better position.
Now we will be stuck with Shorten and his identity politics.
I voted for Hawke and Keating. I was just responding to the urban myth that Turnbull could have won the forthcoming election. After how may bad opinion polls in a row, was it 385 years of this **** show and you still manage to write labor into the farce
Rusted on much mate
Might be the best thing if Labor get a majority in both houses.
We need to see what they will do with absolute power. The Libs blew their chance with Workchoices so Labor might over reach the other way and get thrown out in 3 years.
On the other hand, if Labor uses their power wisely they could be in for a long time.
If shorten gets in and makes the proposed changes, the gap between rich and poor will end up like the U.K.We have spent too long with ineffective government in this country. I agree, we need absolute power for a full term, so Australians can see what it means and then vote one way or the other.
I am concerned about Labor's tax policy though. In it's current form, it means a substantial and wide reaching tax hikes for anyone earning more than about $100k per annum, and for self-funded retirees. I agree Neg Gearing should be unwound, but I don't see the issue with CGT in it's current form. Doing both at the same time will have unintended consequences. Furthermore they are talking about messing with Family Trusts.....these are used by self-employed people to reduce the tax burden. Again, I don't see issue with this. It's bloody difficult to start & run your own business in this country, policy should only seek to make it easier, not harder.
I hope some of their policies end up being watered down, or phased in over a long period of time.
I'm also concerned about the continued politicising of social issues. Gender equality in terms of pay for example.....I think Government should stay out of it. It's already happening and moving in the right direction of it's own accord, we don't need Government meddling in hiring policies, quotas etc., this just makes Australia an even tougher place to do business than it already is.
Well you have just hit the nail on the head, there are thousands of pommie tradesmen over here my father was one, reason being there was no way to get ahead in the U.K.All the pommy tradies I have worked with on the big construction jobs in the last few years were whinging about poor wages and job security hardly something I’d fear from a union backed Labor government
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-29/potter-negative-gearing-helps-poorer-people-most/7369604https://www.smh.com.au/money/tax/re...-are-not-average-joannes-20181122-p50ho7.html
T 10% must all be on here
Firstly you don't know who i voted for, secondly why not answer the question, rather than burst into a rant?Geez it was only set up by that germ Howard it’s not like it’s been around forever.
Bit like getting your penalty rates cut......oh that’s right that doesn’t effect you
Just wait for your trickle down benefits from the mob YOU voted for to flow through your door
Be patient Homer
Firstly you don't know who i voted for, secondly why not answer the question, rather than burst into a rant?
So back to the question, why not have the benefits capped on actual gross wages, so that low to middle income earners aren't hit and still get help out of the $hit pit?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-29/potter-negative-gearing-helps-poorer-people-most/7369604
If Shorten wants to help working people get ahead, why not make negative gearing and capital gains concessions, only available up to a certain income?
He could do the same with the franking credits also, but that isn't part of the plan, the worker isn't hungry enough atm.
Well I know why, be carefull what you wish for, I look forward to your posts in 20 years time if I'm here.
And it isn't the top 10% on here, it is people who think ahead a bit, that why they are self funded.
I'm no expert and if you asked my wife, if she would go through it again, there would be a resounding no.You should start a thread "how to retire by 55" in the private area. It would be a great contribution to the Forum like @Skate 's thread (considering I've temporarily dropped the ball with my thread).
Firstly you don't know who i voted for, secondly why not answer the question, rather than burst into a rant?
So back to the question, why not have the benefits capped on actual gross wages, so that low to middle income earners aren't hit and still get help out of the $hit pit?
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