Arjay,

Are we allowed to refer to ACOSS as nutters? If we are allowed then I shall be doing it a lot more.

ACOSS are nutters. They should not receive government funding.

Regards,
Terje

The author says: "unlike debate on tax reform in other developed nations, a flat tax is not even on the radar [in Australia]."
Not true! CIS published a discussion paper on flat tax by Lauchlan Chipman in November 2004 - anyone interested can go to: http://www.cis.org.au/Publications/policymonographs/pm66.pdf

Terje, thanks for your endorsement.To change the present status quo will take years.There are many on both sides of politics who know this reality and privately will agree.

There is however no votes in removing people off benefits and giving them real jobs.We now have so many people dependant upon Govt that it now has it's own momentum and huge political influence.We have the problem of a shrinking middle class that is being sandwiched between big Govt and big business.

To reach a stage of ordinary people not being able to achieve wealth from nothing,destroys the very ethos and foundation of our society.

Malcolm Turnbull is making the right noises about tax reform but our present Govt are too intrenched in their comfort zones and Labor hasn't a f-ing clue.