spalen

There are other names I could suggest...... buffoons

Possums

too right Sam, keep it local (well apart from Gunns dont give it to them )

ABCDiamond

It will definately be interesting to see what the outcome of this will actually be....

I just hope it isn't wasted... Because it is a lot of money for us all to repay in the higher taxes later on.
But... if it is like the first lot that was paid out, it won't do much.

Hopefully the other bits, other than the $900 payments, may do something.

What I found interesting was the $4,000million jobs creation program request, was cut down to $200million by the Government.
I am no expert, but I thought this plan was supposed to be all about jobs ?

Three Legs

With my 3 boys I'm looking at a new home theatre set-up ... wall to wall plasma's baby ...

"K-Rudd, K-Rudd, K-Rudd ..." was the distant cry as I drove up Marmion past Padbury & Craigie ...

spalen

You are correct - turnbull was interesting - we are spending 4% of GDP to get 0.75-1.25% GDP Growth.... good maths boys....

This is the only the second thing Ive seen agovt do that has made me sick and want to stop it -mostly because its going to be so painful down the line personally that its ridiculous. We're looking at huge mortgage rates in 3-4yrs and huge taxation. Excellent.

The investment in infrastructure Im all for - but the freeby handouts are wrong.

(The other thing was clause 28 in the UK but I was an 18yr old student and allowed to be rebellious )

MTPockets

It's all politicking. I agree with most of what you say, except I'm even more scathing. This all makes me so angry - not just here, but what's being done in the US, UK, Europe, suggested by the IMF and globally.

The focus is simply wrong. All economies need to take the hit, now, rather than continue to perpetuate the same line that debt solves the day. It's crazy and I think these bad decisions will come to haunt us all for some time.

renth

True, it's going to make it worse in the long run.

flower33

$150,000 i wish i earnt that much, i woudnt need the tax break!

Hubby and i earn less than $100,000 a year, i work way more ours than i would chose but i am not complaining, i have a job, alot of others dont. My 2 children have to go into vacation care everytime there is a school holiday, i dont like it but i need to work, i dont have the luxury of being a home mum!.

You earn more than most!, hence why you pay more tax, dont like it change to a lower pay job, then see how long you would last!

quoll

Sheesh, what can you do? My DH who was anti the package has just gone out and spent his (assuming he will get it) on a Swedish sharpening tool - I could quite easily have murdered him. We arent that well off enough we can afford to go splashing the best part of $1k around on some esoteric knife sharpener when he has been sharpening knives quite adequately for the past 60 years. I shall be even more p*ssed off with him if he doesnt get his handout for some reason!

Who'd have thought the stimulus package could stimulate divorce proceedings? Now we could have pooled resources and come up with RC airconditioning

themerlin

Well thats slightly boosted the Swedish economy

harrip

Are you sure that's not a youthanism for something else - you know what the Swedish are like

kez81

Being a stay at home mum is not a luxury for everyone its a must when you have no family to help out with childcare and young children, we worked it out by the time i payed for full time kindy for my 18 month old then vacation care for my 5 year old it just not worth it.

I would love to be back at work i miss it. Being a stay at home mum is bloody hard work!! Im lucky we stay a float on hubby's income which i may add is less than $100,000 a year.

The OP who is frustrated by not getting anything in the package $150,000 sounds a lot but they could have big family to support and may struggle too you dont know there situation.

sj oldfield

IIm lucky we stay a float on hubby's income which i may add is less than $100,000 a year.

Stay afloat on $100,000 a year................I would be bloody walking on water! LOL

bourbon-biscuit

I laughed very hard at the notion of having one parent stay at home being a luxury. Hahaha. We live on way, way less than $100K a year (that's a lot of cash!) but chose to have one at home because we thought it was more important to us than having top spec stuff, holidays and flash clothes. Horses for courses but rarely is having one parent at home full time a choice born of luxury!!!

I don't think we get any of the hand out cash as we only arrived a month ago. Damn

flower33

It's a luxury to me, i would like to be home looking after my kids, but i need to work. K-rudd helps with some of my costs, but i work some weeks for almost nothing, but again i dont complain as i have a job.
My father was a stay at home dad ( single parent ), it was no luxury for him, so i know the difference between not having to work because hubby earns $$$$ and being a stay at home because there is no other option.
lUXURY to one is not to another- its out own look at things