Anthony Albanese - How long? -2-

[Gough]

Maga Americans coming to Australia are more of a threat than displaced Gazans imo but Albo's kicking on with the good old any Muslim is a threat meme so beloved here.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Just to lock that in we've based our tax system on penalizing those who earn too much and threaten to break out of their station.

What should it be based on instead? Personally I'd be willing to cut income taxes for the reasonably well off if there was a wealth tax on the very rich instead, or if asset income was taxed higher than working income, instead of having present rorts like the CGT discount.

 

[Balls In]

What should it be based on instead? Personally I'd be willing to cut income taxes for the reasonably well off if there was a wealth tax on the very rich instead, or if asset income was taxed higher than working income, instead of having present rorts like the CGT discount.

Yep they are reasonable options over destroying the middle class through punitive PAYE, slavery targetting the lower and middle classes.

 

[Balls In]

Other issues are the ideologically insane botched energy policy giving us the most expensive power on earth and Albo adopting Biden's open border policy in the middle of an inflation, housing and cost of living crisis.

 

[peetoo]

Other issues are the ideologically insane botched energy policy giving us the most expensive power on earth and Albo adopting Biden's open border policy in the middle of an inflation, housing and cost of living crisis.

So you prefer no energy policy? Source. Malcolm turnbull

 

[QuietB]

Other issues are the ideologically insane botched energy policy giving us the most expensive power on earth and Albo adopting Biden's open border policy in the middle of an inflation, housing and cost of living crisis.

The entire Australian Ponzi scheme collapses without immigration. And on top of that we need them to change the boomers nappies - Aussies are not doing that work

 

[Balls In]

The entire Australian Ponzi scheme collapses without immigration.

Have you questioned what collapses though and if those things collapsing isn't good?

 

[QuietB]

Have you questioned what collapses though and if those things collapsing isn't good?

I’m pretty sure those collapsing would be pretty disastrous.

 

[JackOutback]

Other issues are the ideologically insane botched energy policy giving us the most expensive power on earth and Albo adopting Biden's open border policy in the middle of an inflation, housing and cost of living crisis.

LOL, neither of those are true. Keep titling at windmills Balls In

 

[peetoo]

We need to headhunt some Scandinavian public administrators.

As this country approaches 50 to 60 million we could be more self sufficient, less reliant on trade (it then being the cherry on top)

We really are a lucky country run by idiots

 

[nut]

We need to headhunt some Scandinavian public administrators.

As this country approaches 50 to 60 million we could be more self sufficient, less reliant on trade (it then being the cherry on top)

We really are a lucky country run by idiots

It’s actually interesting that an Iraqi set up Norways petroleum industry… and hence put them down the track of a nationalised oil industry.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Anyhoo Australia has devolved over the past 20 years into a class system with a small landed gentry and massive working poor. Middle class is toast. You either own property or you hand over half your earnings in rent or mortgage with what's left after the govt has taxed the hell out of it. You get to "live" on what's left.

Just to lock that in we've based our tax system on penalizing those who earn too much and threaten to break out of their station.

Gee I wonder what contributed that???

 

[nut]

Have you questioned what collapses though and if those things collapsing isn't good?

Unemployment rate collapsing … do you want business to shut with no workers?

 

[Gralin]

how good is AUKUS?

not for us

but the US and UK are just getting billions of dollars to build their own subs for themselves currently

fantastic work

 

[Not Important]

how good is AUKUS?

not for us

but the US and UK are just getting billions of dollars to build their own subs for themselves currently

fantastic work

it's a disaster.

 

[Not Important]

a time when albo had some guts. been awhile.

 

[JackOutback]

Hard to believe we are sending billions to the UK and US to build their submarines when their economies dwarf ours.

 

[peetoo]

how good is AUKUS?

not for us

but the US and UK are just getting billions of dollars to build their own subs for themselves currently

fantastic work

And now they are shitting on Aussie expats tax conditions too. So much for new friends after they shafted europe.

Did Morrison actually agree to anything that was a win instead of a loss for us?

 

[justlookingaround]

a time when albo had some guts. been awhile.

I think the truth of the matter is that international affairs is just not really a place for an activist.
We know the ideals that are close to Albo's heart - he will no doubt spruik them again when he's out of office (he said as much in a speech to Labor's left faction last year)...
But the office of Prime Minister just does not really facilitate a moralistic stance on any issue of foreign affairs. It's all about national interest. If world governments engaged in moral activism they'd get stuck in endless debate while the ones that acted in self interest capitalised on the infighting.
They will express 'shock' at Israel's crimes, call for a ceasefire, whatever - but they will never actually take action against them. It is not in Australia's interests to.

 

[Gralin]

I think the truth of the matter is that international affairs is just not really a place for an activist.
We know the ideals that are close to Albo's heart - he will no doubt spruik them again when he's out of office (he said as much in a speech to Labor's left faction last year)...
But the office of Prime Minister just does not really facilitate a moralistic stance on any issue of foreign affairs. It's all about national interest. If world governments engaged in moral activism they'd get stuck in endless debate while the ones that acted in self interest capitalised on the infighting.
They will express 'shock' at Israel's crimes, call for a ceasefire, whatever - but they will never actually take action against them. It is not in Australia's interests to.

That's the thing though you can take a stance as a leader conservatives do it all the time when they change policy

 

[justlookingaround]

That's the thing though you can take a stance as a leader conservatives do it all the time when they change policy

And yet some things remain entirely sacrosanct between changes of leader and government... such as broad support for Israel.

 

[Gralin]

And yet some things remain entirely sacrosanct between changes of leader and government... such as broad support for Israel.

I just don't believe Albo is a lefty he's spent decades breaking any power or influence the left had in NSW Labor

I think the best you could say is 19 year old Albo would spit on current Albo, it's really a question of how much he ever believed.

He's a rich middle aged religious conservative by and large now

 

[Demonic Ascent]

how good is AUKUS?

not for us

but the US and UK are just getting billions of dollars to build their own subs for themselves currently

fantastic work

Absolute f'n joke. Billions to prop up another countries industry.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

a time when albo had some guts. been awhile.

As spineless as Turnbull. You can guarantee when he leaves office he'll find his voice again