OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[hindy111]

only about 4 times the median price of a house in Sydney which is all ready unaffordable

Sure. But I mean how many homes are worth over 2- 3mill? I reckon heaps. It isn't like he purchased a 15million dollar home

 

[bazza]

Sure. But I mean how many homes are worth over 2- 3mill?

Probably not many - but that is what they are selling for in some places

 

[TheRam]

I want my slice of the pie. They are taking the bread out of my mouth these thieving bustards.

Not freakin wrong. This punter guy(Conrad) created a go fund me page and so far raised over $32K to create billboards in all our major cities pointing out the total betrayal of our countries resources by our pollies. Hopefully some traction can ensue. But wait and watch all the bought and paid for dying media shill types come rushing to the defence of the scam system and keep selling the idea that we are making a motza from the current setup and if we do anything to change it we will be jeopardising billions and thousands of jobs will be lost and offending our trading partners too.

Which of course is the opposite by a thousand miles in comparison. Just look at Norway who changed the rort and started to demand what is rightfully theirs and now holds trillions, yes trillions in investments and is largest to do so in the world.


We should be the richest nation on earth bar none. Medical, dental, public transport should all be free. Energy prices should be so cheap that it is virtually free. Look at Brunei, petrol prices are 20c a litre and the above is part of their reality too. We are way more resource rich then Brunei ever will be. We should be getting at the very least without developing or adding value to our resources just on royalties and taxes alone be receiving around $500B a year. Imagine what we could be doing with that much money coming in year on year. Money for jam. But instead we have been bent over like a cheap $10 street whore and told we are a movie star, ha ha...

 

[bazza]

certainly makes more sense to tax resource extraction and asset hoarding more than working and running an innovative business

 

[TheRam]

This is where the conversation stops for me.

Mate don't take it personally if I lash out due to frustration. I just can't cop stupid side arguments by so many while the real reason for the state of our nation and the skyrocketing prices and financial distress and housing issues are all man made by our pollies and could be fixed in a weekend of policy changes. It is that simple to do.

It's nothing personal, but I just can't cop left/right political arguments anymore. The pollies have screwed us well and good. We need to demand our that we be given our rightful huge(majority) slice of the pie, not the slither that they have been giving us while their mates get bloated at our expense.

Either we argue on the right points or they win. It is as simple as that.

 

[TheRam]

certainly makes more sense to tax resource extraction and asset hoarding more than working and running an innovative business

Royalties is where it's at.

 

[Gary Gutful]

how many coal mines closed down in Queensland since that increase?

My argument is that is had an impact on investment in projects. Greenfield and brownfield.

 

[Gary Gutful]

certainly makes more sense to tax resource extraction and asset hoarding more than working and running an innovative business

Plenty of innovation across the resources sector. Most of things you interact with are provided by the resources sector. The resources sector will also be essential to the transition to a decarbonised economy.

 

[bazza]

Plenty of innovation across the resources sector. Most of things you interact with are provided by the resources sector. The resources sector will also be essential to the transition to a decarbonised economy.

if innovation is how to dig up stuff out of the ground and ship overseas cheaper and with less humans - then yes