I have not seen a post I agree with yet, it may happen.
I have questions, are our kids worth it.
Dowev truely want them to be with the best.
Tax, it appalls so many, what do we cut, health care.
Transport and roads defense, how about we cut pensions?
J W Howard, remember him? tax rates much higher than todays under him did we all complain then.
Gillard, is she gone yet?, seems tom be behind the concerns shown here.
Tax me! my country's kids and it future is worth it!

Mr Abbott has opened his mouth again. Public schools are getting to much funding already. This man is likely to say anything at anytime.
Doesn't perform well under pressure, have you noticed that.
Funding for the education upgrade is in the system, PM says.

Belly>> J W Howard, remember him? tax rates much higher than todays under him did we all complain then.<<

Belly when you are right you are right, tax to GDP reached its highest level of 24.2 per cent in 2004-05 and 2005-06. While today, tax to GDP is 21.2 per cent, 3% lower.

But Belly I would rather pay another 3% tax and have a surplus of $20 BILLION as Howard handed to Kev, than the highest government debt since federation … that we will have to pay back if Labor doesn't sell us off, like they are selling off the farm.

High tax or low tax, they are clowns, Gillard is Ronald McDonald, Swan is the Hamburgler and Wong is the stupid one, Grimace, who’s serious post grad emotionless persona just regurgitates the formers rhetoric. They have not got a clue, it’s uni days again.

Who is the imbecile that was singing his responses at us the other month…they have got to be joking, as Jed Clampett would say “pitiful, just pitiful”.

Our debt will be over $200 Billion dollars when the new govt is formed, and what do we have to show for it….nothing except the debt, interest, and a realization that perhaps 50% of Aussies are truly simple souls given they voted for Gillard believing that things would straighten up…the truth is these simpletons have not got a clue who they voted for….The fact is they voted for Sussex Street and the AWU, Belly you know that, and look at how they screwed NSW.

Philip S >>Tax the politicians more after all they just got a big pay rise, cut out the indexed part of there pension for life. Means test politicians pensions. Cut out the tax loophole that allow big business and the rich to pay less tax than the average wage earner. Get rid of the Governor General.<<

Belly you said you have not found a post you agree with. Did you miss Philips?

Belly, if we want to do more for our kids, improve health and a dress our localized issues, the simp,e solution is to stop the waste.

In fact, with the waste caused by labor, one can only imagine where we would be right now had they not got the nod.

sonofgloin, tax the rich you say.

I am assuming you are aware that just less than half our tax payers (your average worker you refer to) receive more in assistance (welfare) than the actually pay in taxes.

So, doing the math, this means the other half, not only pay the bills, but the also pick up the slack for the other half.

And you want to tax them more!

rehctub - If you read it correctly he is quoting what I wrote and it does not say "tax the rich" it says "Cut out the tax loophole that allow big business and the rich to pay less tax than the average wage earner" Australia and Britain as well as the USA have big problems with the top wealth people using off shore accounts and tax havens to minimize there tax to less than an average tax payer.
It is estimated at least £13tn – perhaps up to £20tn – has leaked out of scores of countries into secretive jurisdictions such as Switzerland and the Cayman Islands THAT is TRILLION pounds worldwide