Bobby. wrote on Feb 10^th, 2019 at 3:15pm:


Nothing surer than death and taxes. 


BTW ...

I had this "argument" with a Labor Party member once about Labor being "Democratic Socialists" ... he was adamant that they were not, until I quoted the labor party national Constitution to him:

PART B – OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES

Origins

3 The Australian Labor Party had its origins in:

(a) the aspirations of the Australian people for a decent, secure, dignified and
constructive way of life;

(b) the recognition by the trade union movement of the necessity for a political voice
to take forward the struggle of the working class against the excesses, injustices
and inequalities of capitalism; and

(c) the commitment by the Australian people to the creation of an independent, free
and enlightened Australia.

Objectives

4 The Australian Labor Party is a democratic socialist party and has the objective of the
democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange, to the
extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other anti-social features in these fields.

5 To achieve the political and social values of equality, democracy, liberty and social cooperation
inherent in this objective, the Australian Labor Party stands for:

(a) redistribution of political and economic power so that all members of society have
the opportunity to participate in the shaping and control of the institutions and
relationships which determine their lives;

(b) establishment and development of public enterprises, based upon federal, state
and other forms of social ownership, in appropriate sectors of the economy;

(c) democratic control and strategic social ownership of Australian natural resources
for the benefit of all Australians;

(d) maintenance of and support for a competitive non-monopolistic private sector,
including small business and farming, controlled and owned by Australians,
operating within clear social guidelines and objectives;

(e) the right to own private property;

(f) recognition and encouragement of the right of labour to organise for the
protection and advancement of its interests;

(g) the application of democracy in industry to increase the opportunities for people
to work in satisfying, healthy and humane conditions; and to participate in and to
increase their control over the decision making processes affecting them;

(h) the promotion of socially appropriate technology and the monitoring of its
introduction to ensure that the needs and interests of labour, as well as the
requirements of competitive industry and consumer demand, are taken into
consideration;

(i) the restoration and maintenance of full employment;

(j) the abolition of poverty, and the achievement of greater equality in the
distribution of income, wealth and opportunity;


(k) social justice and equality for individuals, the family and all social units, and the
elimination of exploitation in the home;

(l) equal access and rights to employment, education, information, technology,
housing, health and welfare services, cultural and leisure activities and the law;

(m) reform of the Australian Constitution and other political institutions to ensure that
they reflect the will of the majority of Australian citizens and the existence of
Australia as an independent republic;

(n) recognition and protection of fundamental political and civil rights, including
freedom of expression, the press, assembly, association, conscience and religion;
the right to privacy; the protection of the individual from oppression by the state;
and democratic reform of the Australian legal system;

...

https://cdn.australianlabor.com.au/documents/ALP_National_Constitution.pdf

From another forum - someone wrote:

If Shorten gets in he will introduce this as soon as he can and unlike France say what you will about the French , their will be no Yellow Vest movement here we have reached the tipping point where there will be enough Multiculturalists, Muslims, Refugees and Marxists on the public purse who will fully support it.

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 10^th, 2019 at 4:02pm:



No way - Big Brother cares about you.

Looks like an original picture of fake news ?

The start of the scare campaigns for 2019

Bobby. wrote on Feb 10^th, 2019 at 3:41pm:


There will never be a cheese tax.

cods wrote on Feb 10^th, 2019 at 5:37pm:



Hi Cods,
I feel sorry for all those people out there who could never afford to buy
a house and were hoping to move into their parents family home
when their parents passed away.
Now they'll have to sell that family home to pay the taxes.
Some Chinese investor will probably buy it and charge them exorbitant rent
to move back in.

Dnarever wrote on Feb 10^th, 2019 at 5:52pm:




Alright - I trust Bill Shorten too.