Gotta luv the man that rearranges the furniture to suit his point of view.
I talk about today and he wants to start at some point yesterday that supposedly supports his view.....If that's the case start with 'Adam and Eve'

'Now a genuine inclusive egalitarian society is....' but you don't have such a society...you have what you have, get with today's program!

The leaders Australia has are in direct proportion to the goals and desires of the masses. You're not going to change that reality just to suit your argument.
Give a man a job security and he'll listen to reason.
Job security is more likely to come with industry....not wishful thinking and liberal pontification by those who have little or no experience whether they turn a page to the left or to the right.

Next time, might I suggest you respond to what is said...and not to paraphrased drivel

SD,

"where are the jobs" Seriously,

The mining boom was driven by international investment which employed hundreds of thousands. Any investment from coffee shops to fashion houses need investment and employ people.

Australia is competing for investment with the rest of the world, and the rest of the world is lowering company tax rates.

Sorry...but the mining boom was driven by demand
The demand enticed investors who saw a chance to make a profit.
Investors do not create demand!
The Investee takes the major part of the risk and employs the worker.
The Investor makes a profit,
the Ivestee makes a profit,
and the worker has a job and is paid by the Investee.
The worker has the choice of saving part of his/her income and eventually becoming a future Investor
Should the worker decide not to save then he/she is forever dependent on the Investors initiative.
When a country depends on foreign investment it means the country has not saved with the purpose of being independent of, and will always be subservient, to the influence of foreign investment.
When a country sells it's assets it's a sign of the country being in deep deep, neck high, sheet.

Bad financial management is endemic in Australia, and I don't give a flying fukk about what other countries have or don't have. It's the responsibility of all Australians, and would be Australians, to take note of the position Australia is in.

SD,

All investment is driven by demand.

All investment is driven by opportunity to make returns on the investment. The higher the corporate tax, the less the returns and the less the investment.