Broadening the tax base means the many pay more so the few can pay less. Calls for broadening the tax base therefore originate from the few, even though significant numbers among the many are conned into listening to them.

The current GST was introduced by the Howard Government, bribed by party contributions from the few, in order to fund a 17% reduction in the corporate tax rate. The few - the leaners who pay little or no tax and who include global corporations that pay none at all - have been clamouring for a 50% increase in the GST paid by the many, right down to the most impoverished people in the country who don't even have a home to sleep in.

The Victorian government is a road block stemming the greedy tide for now, as it is honouring a pre-election promise not to support the latest GST grab. Strength to its elbow!