Taxes - Far canal

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:51 pm

Australians pay $761 million tax a day

chameleon · Post by **chameleon** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:21 pm

and collectively, private debt in australia is 800 billion. That's $44 000 for every man woman and baby in the country. MADNESS!

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:15 pm

we get ripped off dont we!!

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:16 pm

Did you see the new home affordability articles? New homes, especially in Sydney, attract taxes and duties worth more than the land the house sits on

Steve_TLS · Post by **Steve_TLS** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:46 pm

chameleon wrote:and collectively, private debt in australia is 800 billion. That's $44 000 for every man woman and baby in the country. MADNESS!

Does that include home loans, then it's not too bad as I have the debt of 3 or 4 people.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:18 am

Neka79 wrote:we get ripped off dont we!!

More so here in NSW were the state gov has yet to abolish the taxes it was meant to after the introduction of the GST.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:31 am

frl0173 wrote:
Neka79 wrote:we get ripped off dont we!!
More so here in NSW were the state gov has yet to abolish the taxes it was meant to after the introduction of the GST.

Thats the same in VIC

In fact I believe they were only removed in ACT...

So all the politicians are paying less tax..... and spending that money on dope

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:33 am

Weird... just got some debug mode message

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:57 am

Stereo wrote:
frl0173 wrote:
Neka79 wrote:we get ripped off dont we!!
More so here in NSW were the state gov has yet to abolish the taxes it was meant to after the introduction of the GST.
Thats the same in VIC

In fact I believe they were only removed in ACT...

So all the politicians are paying less tax..... and spending that money on dope

What on earth made you think all the politicians actually live here? They only stay here when parliament is sitting, the rest of the time they are back where they came from letting off fireworks and watching porn

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:29 am

Mick C wrote:
Stereo wrote:
frl0173 wrote: More so here in NSW were the state gov has yet to abolish the taxes it was meant to after the introduction of the GST.
Thats the same in VIC

In fact I believe they were only removed in ACT...

So all the politicians are paying less tax..... and spending that money on dope
What on earth made you think all the politicians actually live here? They only stay here when parliament is sitting, the rest of the time they are back where they came from letting off fireworks and watching porn

Yeah, but which state are they paying tax in?

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:43 am

Which taxes are we talking about? Income tax is the same for everyone, so it would have to be one of the many fees, stamp duties etc. that people get charged when they buy, sell and use anything...so most of the time they are paying them wherever they are living which isn't usually Canberra.

...and those sort of taxes are usually determined at a local level anyway, so it's not the Federal politicians who have a say. If the ACT got rid of them and NSW or VIC didn't, that has nothing to do with the Feds.

...sorry, I just hate the Canberra bashing when people are referring to Federal politicians...they aren't ours, they're yours. They just meet here every now and then, we don't want them

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:03 am

Mick C wrote:....sorry, I just hate the Canberra bashing when people are referring to Federal politicians...they aren't ours, they're yours. They just meet here every now and then, we don't want them

Mick
funny you say that
my cousin who lives in Canbra...sez exactly the same

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:08 am

Felix wrote:Did you see the new home affordability articles? New homes, especially in Sydney, attract taxes and duties worth more than the land the house sits on

...dont' know about Synney
but in the paper at the weekend here in Melbourne
on a house/land package costing $360,000
the total tax take (inc compliance costs) was
approx $80,000

yep nearly 25% of the total is taxes

that includes stamp duty GST local govt taxes
and charges to the developers for roads water gas etc
being laid on

far canal

no cheers here

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:11 am

Smitty wrote:
Mick C wrote:....sorry, I just hate the Canberra bashing when people are referring to Federal politicians...they aren't ours, they're yours. They just meet here every now and then, we don't want them
Mick
funny you say that
my cousin who lives in Canbra...sez exactly the same

Would canberra actually exist if it wasnt for the politicians?

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:28 am

Stereo wrote:
Would canberra actually exist if it wasnt for the politicians?

based on the history of the place
Canbra was a political decision..by politicians

remember..the Federal parliament met in Melbourne originally
and the politicians complained about that
and when it was suggested that Parliament move to Synney
there were more complaints
and so to decide (and I reckon in hindsight....satisfy no-one)
the politicians came up with ...Canberra

which btw
happens to be the only city in the world
that was created by and for politicians

cheers