http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/i-want-to-be-able-to-look-my-children-in-the-face-20110530-1fd01.html

The Greens MP Adam Bandt said Blanchett was just as entitled to campaign for a carbon price as Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, was entitled to campaign against the mining tax.

''Where was [Mr Abbott] when the richest person in Australia, Gina Rinehart came out and spent tens of millions of dollars of their own money on advertisements to kill a very fair mining tax proposal?'' he said.

Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt

Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business.

Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all

Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate?

Well Brandt is a Green so that is a pre-requisite for membership!

Maqqa wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 7:19pm:

Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business. Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate?

Did she spend her personal wealth or use/extend the company advertising budget therefore depriving shareholders of a larger dividend?
Remember this tax was to reduce small business company tax to 30%, you know those struggling families facing cost of living pressures Tony bangs on about.
Also to build infrastructure to help these large companies get their product to the ships.
Hypocracy thy name is Liberal. :o

Maqqa wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 7:19pm:

Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business. Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate?

Blanchett was paid to say what she said.
And the Co2 tax will not impact upon her lifestyle.

Dsmithy70 wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 8:13pm:

Maqqa wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 7:19pm: Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business. Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate? Did she spend her personal wealth or use/extend the company advertising budget therefore depriving shareholders of a larger dividend? Remember this tax was to reduce small business company tax to 30%, you know those struggling families facing cost of living pressures Tony bangs on about. Also to build infrastructure to help these large companies get their product to the ships. Hypocracy thy name is Liberal. :o

There is no such thing as small business company tax.

Tax rate deductions to companies are a waste of time, because the dividends get passed onto the shareholders, then taxed at their marginal tax rate anyway.

Reductions for small business in the way of company tax rate decreases are just political hogwash because to get the funds out to the actual owners we need to pay it in the form of a dividend.

If that dividend is franked at 28% or 30% its no different at the time for the company, because in the hands of the shareholder is where the real taxation revenue is generated.

Oh, and company tax is already 30%.

Dsmithy70 wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 8:13pm:

Maqqa wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 7:19pm: Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business. Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate? Did she spend her personal wealth or use/extend the company advertising budget therefore depriving shareholders of a larger dividend? Remember this tax was to reduce small business company tax to 30%, you know those struggling families facing cost of living pressures Tony bangs on about. Also to build infrastructure to help these large companies get their product to the ships. Hypocracy thy name is Liberal. :o

she would drive an Audi... and backs them smithy???.. and I am sure she lives very well in a house with a million light bulbs..she flies everywhere...ho hum..I would presume she owns more than one house around the globe.. all well heated and cooled when the climate tells us the temp. is changing...


I dont care if she has an opinion... would be nice if they lived up to it.. but there you are...

I just wish I had the same covereage with my opinion thats all.

cods wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 9:08pm:

Dsmithy70 wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 8:13pm: Maqqa wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 7:19pm: Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business. Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate? Did she spend her personal wealth or use/extend the company advertising budget therefore depriving shareholders of a larger dividend? Remember this tax was to reduce small business company tax to 30%, you know those struggling families facing cost of living pressures Tony bangs on about. Also to build infrastructure to help these large companies get their product to the ships. Hypocracy thy name is Liberal. :o she would drive an Audi... and backs them smithy???.. and I am sure she lives very well in a house with a million light bulbs..she flies everywhere...ho hum..I would presume she owns more than one house around the globe.. all well heated and cooled when the climate tells us the temp. is changing... I dont care if she has an opinion... would be nice if they lived up to it.. but there you are... I just wish I had the same covereage with my opinion thats all.

But you do cods,
1000's everyday read your posts ;D ;D

Dsmithy70 wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 9:12pm:

cods wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 9:08pm: Dsmithy70 wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 8:13pm: Maqqa wrote on May 31st, 2011 at 7:19pm: Lets be very clear about this you moron Brandt Gina spent money criticising a tax position that would largely impact her business. Blanchett is defending a tax position that will not lower global temperature at all Gina pays Australian income tax - does Cate? Did she spend her personal wealth or use/extend the company advertising budget therefore depriving shareholders of a larger dividend? Remember this tax was to reduce small business company tax to 30%, you know those struggling families facing cost of living pressures Tony bangs on about. Also to build infrastructure to help these large companies get their product to the ships. Hypocracy thy name is Liberal. :o she would drive an Audi... and backs them smithy???.. and I am sure she lives very well in a house with a million light bulbs..she flies everywhere...ho hum..I would presume she owns more than one house around the globe.. all well heated and cooled when the climate tells us the temp. is changing... I dont care if she has an opinion... would be nice if they lived up to it.. but there you are... I just wish I had the same covereage with my opinion thats all. But you do cods, 1000's everyday read your posts ;D ;D

hahahahaha.. big tongue sticking out to you too..

you know what I mean.. I might run up and down parliament hill naked.. with a billboard on ""I want an election I want my say"",...

what do you think????... should wrap it up shouldnt it?..lol

HOW COME GINA WASN'T CRUCIFIED BY TONY ABBOTT IN PARLIAMENT?  ;D ;D ;D