Originally Posted by jad n rich

I came out of the kids hospital - throat operation, and had to buy kids liquid nurofen, (calpol) and it was $18 for 100ml

I thought I had heard every rip off price possible but thats just taking the biscuit!

Originally Posted by scotdownunder

Unfortunately in a lot of instances it is is because in the (extremely) fine print these companies stipulate they will not cover for river floods only flash floods, so people often think they are covered for an event when they are not - hence they wriggle out of it legally (but not morally in my view - you would think a flood is a flood right?).
I wouldn't be a bit surprised though if a lot of insurance companies find people cancelling or not renewing their policies now they realise they are not worth the soggy paper they are written on...

Originally Posted by hevs

Will the 1/4 of Victoria that is underwater get any of this levvy? Or is it just for the QLDers?

I do resent paying it.....whilst I am behind any aid we give to Pakistan etc etc, I also believe that we have enough for our own disasters too. So what if the budget isnt in surplus by next year. Too many people are doing it tough. For those of you whinging cos you earn over the $100k, suck it up, seriously

Originally Posted by hevs

For those of you whinging cos you earn over the $100k, suck it up, seriously

Originally Posted by IvanM

As others have said the levy is to rebuild infrastructure that was destroyed. Roads, rail, schools etc. The stuff needed to get the economy going. Not even the Libs are denying the spend is needed.

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

But... but... they're Howard's battlers! How will they afford an extra $5 per week for 12 months?!

Originally Posted by hevs

With about 1/2 as much difficulty as those earning under that?!

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

Away with your sensible comments and logical observations! This is not the time for clear-headed thinking!

Originally Posted by Wol

Would *you* underwrite a property that's built in a flood prone area, knowing that every few years you will have to pay out many times what premium you collect? 'Cos *I* bl**dy wouldn't.

Originally Posted by fish.01

Too be fair it is every 100 years with some of those houses

Originally Posted by bcworld

I'm not sure anyone can really say that...I mean how many hundreds of years have the houses been there? 1?

Originally Posted by renth

"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money"

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Originally Posted by fish.01

it's just for flight attendants

Originally Posted by The Bloke

Speaking of flight attendents, have we ever stopped paying the Ansett levy introduced by Howard?

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle

It's for one year.... so big deal. Not exactly going to bankrupt anyone is it, and it will save victims becoming bankrupt.

If we get the same devastation from similar floods within say the next 25-30 years then a totally different approach maybe in order.

I"ll leave the collection part up to my accountant, but I should imagine it will be an end of year tax levy on ones tax form.

Re the 5 dollars PW on the 100k I wonder how the tax thresholds will work on the calculation.