Sayonara wrote on Sep 12^th, 2010 at 8:18pm:


You forget the significantly higher tax revenues... but of course you do. It wouldnt matter what facts I presented because to you there is only ONE issue at hand. It is a labor policy and therefore you support it against any criticism. ANd that has ALWAYS been the main point for you - and for your mythical 'friends in the industry' that are demanding to pay more tax!

freediver wrote on Sep 13^th, 2010 at 11:08pm:



There is an element of punishment for success, in the agenda of the parties of envy.

# wrote on Sep 12^th, 2010 at 9:50am:



Seriously, do you really think that mining companies pay me or anyone else to go onto these message boards and act as their 'mouthpeice' 

I doubt the even know or care that you or I even exist, and would not waste any money on this or any other board.

You are just not that important or interesting, maybe throw in intellegent as well. 

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 8:01pm:

Given that I'm retired, enjoying the rewards of a long and productive working life, I fell justified in pointing out the there's a term appropriate to your type. I rhymes with anchor.

# wrote on Sep 14^th, 2010 at 9:32pm:


Yes, I can see how a reasonable person could come to such a conclusion, when they are dealing with people who equate having empathy for other humans as a weakness, and that anyone who would not screw over their own mother to make an extra buck is a loser.

I disagree with aspects of the mining tax, I think it does not go far enough, I believe ALL windfall profits deserve to be taxed at a higher rate, not just mining companies.
I would suggest that any windfall profits could be balanced out against past revenues declared, and then averaged over an appropriate period, to set the level of tax to be paid, which would provide a fairness for those who have "worked" to develop a business, and gone through periods of low income, then hit the jackpot, so to speak.

Where mining companies differ from other industries is where they exploit a finite resource originating in our country, and hope that the people of the country do not seek a share of the proceeds from the profits earned.
People that make things, build, things, grow things, etc, they are the ones that I feel deserve a better go from our tax system, rather than those who dig up our countries finite resources and sell it.

Banks should be up there as well when it comes to asking that they either give the consumer's better services at reduced costs, or pay more tax if they prefer to just screw everyone over in their pursuit of very high profits.

Business can be run ethically, and the tax system should provide an incentive for business owners to choose that option.

The mentality of the right seems to be that the creator of the Ponzi scheme is a hard working, clever entrepreneur, who deserves to rake in any level of profit he can get away with, without fear of paying a higher tax rate on profit earnings outside the range which normal business practices would expect to achieve.

The rest of us think that responsible and ethical behaviour should extend to all walks of life, including business, and paying a bit extra when you are lucky enough to earn windfall profits, does not seem unreasonable.

Of course, what seems reasonable to some, is interpreted as the moaning of indolent bludgers, by some of the more extreme people in our community that reside in the polar regions of opinion.