$ 1.40 per week for $51,000 to 100 G. This is one of the things that really gripe me about the australian tax system. For crying out loud why can't we make it a percentage of income ?
$ 2.00 for 60 G's, $2.50 for 70, $3.00 for 80 & so on. let's get real. Get the priorities right. Stop pussy footing around with the higher income people. Make them pull their weight too ? most of them only get more than us put do less. get some decency back into the system. Let's this australian fairness thingo in full flight.

I have no school children lets cut education.
Do not use public transport lets privatize it and raise the costs.
$5 a week! dreadful, we can get more than that and keep the extra cup of coffee if we cut meals on wheels, lets do it, until I need it.
Sound silly?
For sanity's sake I hope it does to some.
Mr Tony Abbott, his team, just a few days after Australia day, are doing what they have done for so long, making weapons out of shadows any shadow.
Turnbull, please start your rebirth,your party and this country needs you.
Bill Shorten, bloke you too must step up, you would wipe the floor with them all.
In time it will be seen as true Labor can not polish an old tin and tell us it is silver,you can take us out of this fogy landscape.
One that see,s Aussies complain about helping others in trouble.

Graham,

I've only just found out that this levy is to be a "one of," levy.
Therefore I've had a change of heart. I'm supporting the government in this levy. As Belly rightly points out - it won't kill any of us.
It needs to be done.

The polling that I have seen so far indicates that between 60% and 80% of those polled oppose the tax. So while the Labor tragics amongst you might show your support, you are not representative of most of Australia

If this does not have bipartisan support, Labor will be seen as the party of new taxes, and will be held solely responsible at the polls. TA will ensure that this is politically expensive for Labor.

A levy is the best way. Stupid to upset other funding just because some damage happened elsewhere. The country as a whole is 'life as normal'

How do Shadow Minister!
Nice to see you bloke!
Seeing we are mates I have a tip for you.
Come close and I will whisper in your ear.
Don't want this mob to hear ok?
Next poll, you know, try not to take it in the CWA or National party meet ok?
Costs, have we all finished? understand what it will cost, that some of us pay zero, most not much, how much did it cost for the paper and coffee last year.
Expenditure, we know its to pay for Schools hospitals roads bridges INFRASTRUCTURE rebuilding do we.
And we all know the levee is 1.8 billion the rest from cuts?
Suppose we know it may cost much more too.
So what now? confuse the issue flog the ALP and fog the issue of pain and loss to our fellow man.
WHO is Tony Abbott? he has ample fodder to get at labor, why use the suffering here?
Can ANY CONSERVATIVE be sure Tony's Torys would not do exactly the same if in office?
If I wanted to taunt our PM, my PM it would be so easy, but not on this issue fair go Aussie.
Julia, on your way out remember the shear stupidity of the cash for clunkers give away,the death of solar panels ,your inability to refuse the 24 hour news cycle, your inability to ask you media questioners questions about the unbalanced nature,,,, of their questions, good by mate ,job, well half done but the dream is at a stand still.