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Given this Omnibus Bill, think that the LNP maybe revisiting Abbott's first budget.
It will be all about fairness again, let's hit the socially disadvantaged first then slowly work up.
on a practical level. they'll know if they target corporates, trusts or high value individuals they will employ accountants to shift the breaks elsewhere.
Targetting the unfortunates who have little wriggle room is seen as much easier, doesnt make it right though
No. He is saying that if Unions can fund Labor for millions, then the Liberal Party is at a major disadvantage combating this if they cannot receive any funding. If the ALP receives $50m for election advertising and the Libs get $20m, it is hard for the Libs to compete on equal footing.So sick of hearing Turnbull and co. go on about unions funding Labor as some sort of evil while apparently corporations funding the Libs is democracy in action. Unions have Australian interests at heart far more than multinational corporations.
The Libs have traditionally been better funded than Labor. There are more multimillion and multibillion-dollar companies than there are unions; if they aren't willing to donate to his s**t show, maybe he should have a think about why. Businesses always pull back funding if they think a party is in danger of losing office.No. He is saying that if Unions can fund Labor for millions, then the Liberal Party is at a major disadvantage combating this if they cannot receive any funding. If the ALP receives $50m for election advertising and the Libs get $20m, it is hard for the Libs to compete on equal footing.
This blinkered post deserves no further response.The Libs have traditionally been better funded than Labor. There are more multimillion and multibillion-dollar companies than there are unions; if they aren't willing to donate to his s**t show, maybe he should have a think about why. Businesses always pull back funding if they think a party is in danger of losing office.
Feel free to have a little look at election expenditure (and that's not even accounting for campaigns against the carbon tax or mining tax, which were clearly politically motivated). The ALP became more business friendly under Hawke and Keating but that's what brought them up to an equal footing. The idea that the poor beggars of the Liberal Party are being overwhelmed by the stinking rich ALP is laughable.This blinkered post deserves no further response.
Feel free to have a little look at election expenditure (and that's not even accounting for campaigns against the carbon tax or mining tax, which were clearly politically motivated). The ALP became more business friendly under Hawke and Keating but that's what brought them up to an equal footing. The idea that the poor beggars of the Liberal Party are being overwhelmed by the stinking rich ALP is laughable.
I don't collect any welfare, Maggie. It was crazy that I was eligible beforehand anyway. Absolutely ridiculous that a family with 3 dependent children can earn $120k annually and receive welfare.
Why should Exxon Mobil pay tax? Exxon Mobil doesn't operate in Australia.Nothing wrong with taking your tax back friend. 120k thesedays combined income with a family of 5 isn't enough to buy that dream car you want thesedays. If you pay 30-40k in tax start reclaiming it through family tax benefits, followed by super concessions and finally negative gearing.
Look at the companies who earn billions of our nations consumers yet don't pay a cent in tax. Exxon Mobil, Energy Australia etc.
Do Exxon sell product here , through third parties?Why should Exxon Mobil pay tax? Exxon Mobil doesn't operate in Australia.
Why does that matter? It is made in the US predominantly and imported from Singapore into Australia by independent companies. These companies pay tax in Australia on Mobil lubricants that they sold. Mobil pays tax in Singapore.Do Exxon sell product here , through third parties?
Do any profits return to Exxon-Mobil?Why does that matter? It is made in the US predominantly and imported from Singapore into Australia by independent companies. These companies pay tax in Australia on Mobil lubricants that they sold. Mobil pays tax in Singapore.
NoDo any profits return to Exxon-Mobil?
Then I agree
Interesting article on Wiki though it seems out of date
The Australian Labor Party is the main beneficiary of trade union affiliation fees, special levies and donations. The Labor Party received $49.68 million from trade unions in 2004/05. Critics have accused the unions of buying seats at ALP state conferences.[7] In 2001/02, money from trade unions amounted to 11.85% of the Labor Party's income.[2]
In 2004–2005, the Labor Party raised $64.8 million from both the corporate sector and public funding, while the Liberal Party raised over $66 million.[2] Most of the large corporate donors conduct business in an area greatly affected by government policy, or are likely to benefit from government contracts.[3]
From the ABC site on the 2016 Election spend
The Liberal Party outspent Labor in the major metropolitan TV markets, according to estimates put together by ad analytics company Ebiquity.
Malcolm Turnbull says entering a preference deal with One Nation doesn’t mean the Liberal party supports One Nation...
“But just because preferences are directed to a party doesn’t mean that you support them – quite the contrary.”
Turnbull told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday that preference allocations were political calculations designed to maximise the performance of the Liberal party, not value judgments.