Where to for our six fives?
Try Lowes, they cater for tall people.

They might try this here;
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!
To save the economy, the Secretary of Homeland Security will announce next month that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement will start deporting seniors (instead of illegals) to lower Social Security and Medicare costs. A major study concluded that older people are easier to catch, offer less resistance, and—most importantly—will not remember how to get back home.

WTF?
There are many legal ways to reduce a person's tax obligations.
Apart from those already mentioned there is use of company cars, fuel cars, mobile phone and plans, tax credits on share dividends, family trusts and many more.

Even dog food and registration can be tax deductible for protection of tools and equipment.

This is the system as it is set up and nobody should be shamed for using it within the law.

Use of the cash economy and other fraudulent activities such as washing cash through poker machines to illegally avoid paying tax is simply that - fraud.

I actually hope that younger working people get fed up with the current tax system (and as a result the way benefits are distributed) and lobby for change.

"Try Lowes, they cater for tall people" and old blokes as well. Issy, don't tell me you haven't got a wardrobe full of cheap 'Made in China' Hawaiian shirts from Lowes. I bet you've got a bright red one with 'Surfing Santa's' on it just for the festive season. AND a bright yellow one with 'Pineapples' to wear on the more sombre occasions like funerals.

Treat the over 65's according to their contributions during their working life ! They'll go their own way as long as the social 'experts' leave them be !

Hi Indy,

What you fail to realise is Aged Welfare as it is now stands at over $70 billion annually is not sustainable in the long term. With an ageing population, and ever increasing demands on the budgetary dollar something will have to give. The most likely scenario would see superannuation paid as a pension, and not as a lump sum. Secondly the rather generous assets test will be tightened. Finally the big asset of many pensioners, the "family home" will lose its exemption from the means testing. Also the pensionable age of 67 in all likelihood will rise to 70 and beyond. Possible income allowable before affecting the pension may decrease. If all these measures were introduced, along with a truly 'National Superannuation' income sustainability for older Australians would be a reality.