The reason why big retail shops don't go broke during bad times of business is that they REDUCE prices to stimulate sales.. An intelligent Government would REDUCE tax to stimulate the economy.

Indy do you think now with our deficit we should reduce tax.
Are you content that tax savings for property owners, negative gearing, let the little man business or worker carry the well off?
Are you prepared to fund your intended red neck academy, national service, because current situation calls for less spending not more.
As baby boomer's stop work, and we do as some ask cut migration/growth how do we pay pensions.
It will win me no friends, but I am staggered at those who travel my path Responsible Social justice/welfare, seem not to understand as well as accountability, that system dies unless funded.
In ignore/not wanting tax reforms, we say end help or cut it to those most in need.
And last Abbott has set his task,we will face brutal cuts, and higher taxes, show me another way?
A rise in GST should be to raise over all tax,s.
But by its very nature with simple changes it can rolla great number of other taxes up freeing up the economy.
Politicians from all sides and both state and federal are addicted to creating new taxes, lets simplify then.

do you think now with our deficit we should reduce tax.
Belly,
easiest thing in the world. Cut the public service pays by 10%, introduce flat tax & national service & turn the boats around. Problem solved within a year. Definitely NO INCREASING tax.
We need a stimulus ! The afore-mentioned is that stimulus. I wonder if Clive would agree with that ?

How good are you at figures individual?
If we cut every ones tax Pay As You Earn, to 20%how much will be lost to the government?
Public servants?
Following your plan we will not be able to fund a single public toilet, well maybe one.
I have enjoyed the thread, held in contempt by my side for speaking the truth.
And yours for very near the same.
After the election my side may understand, it has to happen!
Labor, as good as it some times has been, has already lost the election.
Abbott, as bad and seemingly lite headed as he is, will find more love than Gillard.
And every chance exists,his tax reform will be a bigger GST.
Now as I after the smash, remind your side we told you so, you will say I changed my view.
Not true, those lovers of Labor,most certainty less than I love them, will change nothing.
Labor has hung its very dirty linen out, with out washing it, and thinks voters will not see the truth.
Tax reform is just as Labors reform a must do.

One simple question Belly.How can the taking of money from the real productive economy via another tax add to the betterment of all Australians?

You are proposing tax austerity that kills real production.This means poverty for the very people you proport to respresent.

Well arjay you are quite hard to follow.
First you made that up, from my first post, hold on!
You said the economy is running along OK?
I have never hidden my though, only individual wants to cut taxes.
While rolling up some other taxes, this country MUST do that, to free up business for a start, my over all view is yes we pay more tax.
Both sides agreeing to put a levee on medicare highlights we can, without pain, use tax reforms, to redistribute who pays more, some would pay less.
Maybe you, small business subsidy is needed in times like now, we need to know our high dollar is harming manufacturing.
First, if we could put every tax paid in this country right now here listed any one of us could see some should be removed and redistributed to others to pay, for the economy,s good.