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Originally Posted by Saint_23
I would prefer though that the ones left unhappy by it, are the ones who have all the money, not the battlers.
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But who are the battlers?
As mentioned there are very wealthy people not declaring any income to the ATO - this is rampant and GST/ABN's did not fix the cash economy. Those same people are receiving cash handouts.
Generally, each year with inflation the rich get richer and as a result they pay more tax. Taking this extra tax and giving it to the 3 genuine battlers in Australia I have no problem with - help them keep up with inflation. Where I take offence is where you have complete muppets giving away cash and wasting money to people who will never work unless forced then increasing the tax those higher earning people pay that are doing the right thing.
"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill