@davej@dice.campSigh. This is just “rich people will flee the country if taxpayers stop subsidising them,” but for infrastructure investment. If it’s profitable then they’ll invest—they’ll simply find new loopholes to offset their obligations, and fabricate whole new axes of victimhood to whinge about.
#auspol #renewables
@m0les@aus.socialI try not to talk about politics ( #auspol ), but...
As a middle-aged dude who earns most of his living through investments, I'm in full support of the Chalmers/Labor CGT/negative-gearing changes.
I've definitely taken advantage of them in the past and I will do so for as long as I can, but the 50% discount on taxable income was *WAY* too generous and was contributing to wrecking th…
@davej@dice.campAre democracy pie floaters a thing? They should definitely be a thing. #auspol #sapol https://social.chinwag.org/@abc_bot/11
@cheryanne@aus.social @davej@dice.campLet’s face it: $500 million’s a lot of money. It has to come from somewhere.
If we give astronomers half a billion for their networked telescopes, for instance, the fossil fuel industry might need to pay market rate for their diesel—for a whole *week and a half.*
#auspol #science
@cheryanne@aus.socialAnother FFS moment - give me strength!
Palmer will run for the Queensland seat of Fadden at the 2028 federal election, pledging his United Australia Party will have candidates in every electorate across the nation.
#AusPol #ItsBloodyPalmerAgain
@cheryanne@aus.socialPetition
Save Our Soldiers (S.O.S Petition), sign to stop more soldiers getting injured.
#AusPol
https://c.org/88nCnZSJQv
@cheryanne@aus.socialSpotted these in the letterbox on my way out yesterday so, of course, I forgot to share until now.
#Stickers #GetUp #SameShitDifferentCountry
