Just try to imagine where we will be in twenty years from now.

At 50, I hope to still be alive and well at 70, but I seriously doubt our economy will be, especially if we have a repeat of the past twenty years.

Some of the major problems I see that need to be addressed are;
Tax reform,
Whereby a fairer system is implemented to ensure everyone pays tax. A consumption tax may work here. Meanwhile, we have governments who waste billions and simply shrug it off as if it never happened. Perhaps this was also ‘the recession we had to have’.

Stop fighting other people’s wars.
All the reform in the world won’t work in a country where young children are being taught how to cause ‘gross harm’ to others all in the name of religion.

I always though that our defence forces were there to protect us.

Stop the ‘hand outs’.
If you want something, you work for it, save your money, but don’t simply assume that someone else will pay your way.

Work for welfare
The days of a ‘free lunch’ will simply have to stop.

Super contributions
Stop placing the entire burden on businesses to provide your retirement ‘nest eggs’ and implement a ‘co-contribution scheme’ whereby you only receive super when you also contribute yourself, up to 9%. No splash, no cash!

Another huge problem looming is that of lack of inheritances. Many of today’s wealthy have used the left overs from past generations to create their wealth, which in turn has helped create jobs for the masses. That’s certainly on the decline.

The list goes on.

You know it’s all well and good to keep placing hoops in the way of small business, the largest employer we have, but at what point do the ‘risk takers’ say, enough is enough, then what!

Am I the only one who sees there’s a real problem looming, or, is it only those who create jobs who see it from this angle.

rehctub,
I'm 110 % with you on that one. We need to get away from rewarding people who put no effort toward community or even themselves but have great careers with handsome Superannuation nevertheless.

The 'risk takers' will never say enough is enough. They get too many kicks out of dodging tax. Everything they buy is 'for the business', even their family get-togethers are 'business lunches'.

'risk takers' is right. They will continue with this 'risk', and when the company fails they will declare bankruptcy, not pay any of their debts, and start a new venture the next week with a new company. Nothing is in their name, they don't get a traceable salary and pay no personal tax.

They love he feeling of going it alone, and will never want to face the humiliation of being a wage slave. So the governmnet should never be afraid to 'impost on small business'.

Besides, they love whinging too much to ever quit, about being the heart and soul of the country, and gloating about their 'altruistic' motives of employing people. They're doing it for the country you know.

Thanks for the daily chuckle, Houellebecq.

>>Besides, they love whinging too much to ever quit<<

Given that the entire thread to date is simply a series of disconnected whinges, that's actually quite funny.

Houellebecq,
your post is reminiscent of those "generous" people who donate money with their right hand & simultaneously hand over a tax write-off claim form with the left hand. Or those who "devote" their live to helping others by making sure they don't miss out on a free adventure & to gloat about their good deeds upon their return.

Oh I see, small business owners are in the same basket as philanthropists and aid workers. The delusions of altruism are worse than I thought.

Thank you Thank you so much for being a brave risk taker and allowing me a humble worker the opportunity of a job. I know there's nothing in it for you but the satisfaction of employing me and keeping the country running. I know you will one day be fed up with carrying my dead weight, and taking on administrative burdens such as a bit of data entry in MYOB, and throw it all in to become one of those dirty employees. How you will handle the shame I don't know.

Just like those whose kids are in public schools wont really ever send them to those terrible public schools they are 'subsidising', have no fear the mighty altruistic small business owners of the world will ever be fed up with their burden of being the heart and soul of the country.