Anthonyve - It is easy to call a question stupid, that the answer too may involve highlighting a hypocrisy on the part of the person being asked.
In fact it is a valid question that tries to ascertain whether you would put your money where your mouth is or are just blowing hot air.
By your failure to answer you have lost any credibility and your "cares about social justice" statement appears to only backed up in rhetoric rather than in substance.
Quote "And if that question, which seems to be so important to you, is the best way you can think of to move your argument forward, then I think you've already lost"
I have not lost any argument as you put it, I am having a discussion, which seems to have got too hot for you.

how would we like to be received?
Anthonyve,
I know how we would be. Not like here that's for certain.

Anton, those .087% cost $x and, why is that they deserve so much of our taxes, when this of us who habe paid tax all their lives get a pittance.

Simply divide the illegals budget, by the 18000 you mention, then apply that figure to the 23 million and why is it we, the 23 million don't get the same per capita, as after all, we are the ones paying the taxes.

Do you really think this is fair, do you.

As I said, they are illegals, as they are not invited. End of story.

Now another option is for you to rally your supporters and pay say an additional $200 per week in tax, so that tax can go towards providing for these people.

At least then you can feel all warm and fuzzy about your generosity, and the rest of us can get back to paying for the important issues that effect the lively hoods of OIR own people.

Good luck finding supporters, especially ones who will open their wallets .

The fact remains that we simply can not afford to continue paying out all these dollars for such a hopeless cause.

It's time to stop the boats.

Now that Nauru is back in the business the Govt just handed out contracts for health & catering etc. to the tune of 50 Million..
Whilst I agree with Nauru as a place to filter the refugees from the agenda driven I still fail to see why it costs so much. The Public Servants will be lining up for jobs there I guess.

Indi, the answer as to why it costs so much is simple. Publicly run.

They simply can't do anything in an affordable manner.

Anton
Just another point on your previous reply, the last time I checked, trespassing( entering one property without permission) was against the law.

In other words, illegal.

Now while I have no problem with you wanting your taxes redirected to this cause, as I respect your rights, please respect mine and don't expect me to support my taxes being wasted in this manner. Wasted, being my opinion.

Phillip S,
Yet again, you accuse me of not answering your - oh so important - question.
Yet, if you'd taken the time to read my reply, you would have seen that I DID answer your question.
If you cannot even read and comprehend a post, then there's little point in pursuing the issue with you.
Anthony
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