But that is not how the system works and I don't think that is the message in the ads, is it?

yes, you'd be surprised at how many people do not understand how they are taxed

That's why he is a happy little vegemite.

The Labour government want you earning an average wage and be married with kids. Strange when the prime minister tries to convince us all that its perfectly normal to not be married (her way out of approving gay marriage).

As much as I dislike Tony Abbott, I'm through dealing with a bullshitter for prime minister.

When she says the Australian people will be compensated for price hikes, she admits she believes there will be hikes. But who exactly benefits? Families on average incomes. Who funds it? Single people on above average wages.

It's all ****ed up!

.. and families on above average incomes.

Those who earn above average have always propped up lower income earners.

Yes, but it is hitting those who earn just above average really hard, not just the wealthy. Our income is going to take a serious beating, especially with the changes to the medicare/private health scheme.

Problem is the govt seems to think a family on $100,000 is wealthy.
They know its not but they need a tax scapegoat.

On 100k After tax and all the penalites for being 'rich' a family would probably be better off earning 50k and getting all the welfare/tax benefits/perks that go with that income.

We just got our health insurance down, ( by cutting out some cover ) but now the extortionate electricity increases will wipe that saving out.

Amusing really, already we sit at night with one light on, yelling turn that telly/computer off, yet we are rich according to the govt. After the latest electricity rises the partner started heating water for a cuppa on the log burner, I am like great we are now hillbillies living in the woods

If the greens had their way it would be a candle.

...except the Opposition's Paid Parental Leave plan is no different to the Carbon Tax. It is a tax that will be imposed on companies that will be forced to pass on to the consumer in the form of price hikes. Don't be fooled into thinking you are getting a completely different product by changing party. It's the same BS repackaged and marketed as something totally different.

Explain

...well the Opposition's plan to fund the paid parental leave scheme is to impose an extra 1.5% tax increase on businesses, regardless of how well they perform. The Carbon Tax effects on businesses at least can be managed and potentially reduced based on any company's decreasing production of carbon. The 1.5% levy (as the Libs call it, not a tax of course!!!!) is exactly that!

I can't see that being as expensive as this carbon tax as these top 500 companies have been given license to steal seeing as the Australian government overvalues the price on carbon.

However, the opposition government wouldn't be in a hurry to remove the carbon tax and might end up saying 'it's impossible to remove it, now that it's in'.

You make a fair point about this levy offered by the opposition, though. The current government says that don't agree with a lower earner subsidizing my Medicare and so cut my rebate. Yet, don't think for a second that it might be something I hardly if ever use. Similar to this parental leave levy. Although, this is directly thrown on me by this fisherprice government.

huh?

It's the most expensive in the world.

But the real problem is the fact that there is little happening to actually fix the environment. A tax doesn't fix the worlds problems. It just moves money around. Where's the incentive for companies to change to greener alternatives when all they have to do is charge more?

Ah yes the old - 'the poor have such an easy ride' argument.

Would they really though?