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post 1642464903 07-09-2021, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted By foXs⏩
Once again, what does Covid have to do with what's been said? Covid policies across the first world nations are very similar, what does Covid have to do with overall discussion on standards of living and quality of life between countries?
And they didn't work so the fact that Australia still uses them makes no sense.
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post 1642465063 07-09-2021, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted By EoR⏩
I was watching some international news and LOL at how politicians are just blatantly fear mongering and flat-out lying.

Over in Australia, one drops the subtle hint: "Only 9% vaccinated". Then says if more don't get vaccinated THOUSANDS... YES... THOUSANDS may die. There hasn't even been ONE thousand deaths since this farce started, and that's with INFLATED figures. They have even more protocols and preparations but all of a sudden, THOUSANDS? So even worse than before you were prepared or knew?

She then says ICUs will be overrun. What? STRAIGHT UP LIE. They aren't overrun now, where is she getting all of this prophecy information?

We are just witnessing unrestrained corruption and falsehoods now.
Yeah but the QLD premier told me the Delta variant "was like nothing we've ever seen before". Lol, more infectious yet less deadly than the original strain.

Complete fear-mongering at this point, and there is no coherent strategy - is it virus suppression or elimination? We are acting like they want to eliminate the virus...impossible unless we keep everyone locked up as a prisoner in their own house for the next 20 years. We will have variants for the next decade: South Africa strain, India strain, UK strain, Delta strain, Lambda strain...there will be scores more in the future.

We need people to stand up to this inept government, unfortunately it seems the majority are smooth-brained lemmings who panic buy toilet paper and believe the propaganda they see on the news. Don't tell me that propaganda doesn't exist, people are perhaps more susceptible to it now than the were 100 years ago despite the plethora of information we now have access to - Goebbels himself couldn't have done a better job.

The media and political class have a lot to answer for. Politicians' top two priorities:
1. Get elected
2. Get re-elected

It is honestly a joke what's happening with politics in Australia, the state premiers are destroying this place...who the fk gave them so much power?

Clown world keeps spinning
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post 1642465173 07-09-2021, 02:56 AM
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over 180k income

%45 tax rate

lmao
post 1642465343 07-09-2021, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted By goonsondeck⏩
over 180k income

%45 tax rate

lmao
That’s not even the half of it

Buy fuel to get to work, pay tax on fuel, pay gst on top of the price and tax. Tax on taxes
Earn wage at work, pay tax on wage
Buy an investment with said wage, assume all the risk and manage to sell it at a profit, government sticks its hand out for its cut. Capital gains tax that’s at the same rate as your income tax

In reality we pay 50% or more of our income in taxes
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post 1642465483 07-09-2021, 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted By moosik85⏩
That’s not even the half of it

Buy fuel to get to work, pay tax on fuel, pay gst on top of the price and tax. Tax on taxes
Earn wage at work, pay tax on wage
Buy an investment with said wage, assume all the risk and manage to sell it at a profit, government sticks its hand out for its cut. Capital gains tax that’s at the same rate as your income tax

In reality we pay 50% or more of our income in taxes
At least you get to pay for other people's healthcare jfl
post 1642465523 07-09-2021, 03:16 AM
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Originally Posted By Autumnal⏩
At least you get to pay for other people's healthcare jfl
Don’t get me started on how we have to pay into Medicare (public healthcare) and ALSO have private health cover or pay a even MORE into medicare
Plant the trees in whose shade your grandchildren will play
post 1642465883 07-09-2021, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted By messomi⏩
nobody is actually going to pay 70k for a ticket that's a deterrent for people to leave the country and airlines are going to be begging for a couple of billion handout again in a couple of months.
Your brain is smoother than polished glass. Airlines are not trying to deter flying.
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post 1642465913 07-09-2021, 03:42 AM
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If the media didn't report on covid, you'd have no idea it was even a thing
Fck u james
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