whatsforme wrote on Jan 27^th, 2011 at 5:01pm:

Isn't it in the best interests of ALL Australians for Queensland to get up and running again?

heres one for ya cods..

“The tax is unnecessary,” Mr Robb told The Australian. “It is an opportunistic attempt to fill the coffers.”


Mr Robb is upset. Last year, prior to the election,  he warned that the Australian dollar may collapse under the ALP. The dollar decided to show Australian’s what a moron Andrew Robb really is. He also mentioned that interest rates are going to go through the roof! He mentioned that on each occasion the Reserve Bank met last year as it does every 6 weeks. Of the 10 or so dire warnings of interest rates rises, the rates rose a whole 2 times out of 10.  Coincidently, it is the score I would give Mr Robb for his performance last year.

Mr Robb does not seem to learn. A levy he claims would be nothing more than a way to make money for the government. Why would Mr Robb say something like this? Well it is not only because he is a moron, but because he is really big moron.

While working as an advisor for John Howard, I believe he played a critical role to introduce a gun levy. The Howard government learned to love levies.  We had one for East Timor although as it worked out it was never needed. We had one for milk. We had one for sugar. We had one for a gun buyback.

But according to Mr Robb, the flood damage in Queensland and Victoria are not worthy of a levy. Mr Robb reckons the government has the money without a levy. All you have to do is cut the fat.

I love that term. When a coalition member says cut fat, they mean fire people.

I am all for that! This is how I would do it. I would suspend all superannuation payments for all politicians and in fact direct them to a fund to aid those affected. I think the politicians would love this idea as they love the country so much! I don’t think John Howard needs a pension. Or Bob Hawke for that matter. All politicians talk about how they get paid a lot, so what do they need super for?
Is that the kind of fat you mean Mr Robb? Or do you mean when you say cut the fat, reduce staffing in departments that will then be understaffed and incapable of handling the requests made of them?

Will Mr Robb order a cut in spending on the troops in Afghanistan opting to not buy rifles and guns and instead ordering sling shots for all.

But as I usually do, I digress.

The point of a levy in this regard is this, and I have made it before. We are a commonwealth nation. When 2/6ths of our country are affected by a disaster, then that has an affect on things like GDP

continued @ http://ashghebranious.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/andrew-robbs-peter-to-pay-paul/

cods wrote on Jan 27^th, 2011 at 4:41pm:



2007 Election.....45 billion in tax cuts.......2008 worst recession in over 70 years......revenue falls by an estimated 70 billion.....you do the math’s Cods.....apparently you are not stupid!!!

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We do.

If it wasn't for the dumb obsession with a budget surplus there'd be no fuss, no levy, no dramas.

buzzanddidj wrote on Jan 27^th, 2011 at 5:28pm:




And now you will pay NOTHING.

You are a disgrace and have no place whatsoever making comment.

I hate freeloaders who sponge off the system then tell us to pay more.

buzzanddidj wrote on Jan 27^th, 2011 at 5:28pm:




And now you will pay NOTHING.

You are a disgrace and have no place whatsoever making comment.

I hate freeloaders who sponge off the system then tell us to pay more.