Ludwig,

Considering the $1000s that labor cost me directly in flood tax, carbon tax, private health tax etc and the $10 000s that they borrowed on my behalf, a small donation to party that can reverse Labor's economic vandalism and corruption is money well spent.

SM, these taxes are costing you thousands??

You must be doin alright then!

If you are doing that well, then why are you against these taxes??

Isn’t it a good thing to have all income earners contribute a little bit towards helping those struck by the floods?

Isn’t it a good thing to try and start steering our society off of its total addiction to fossil fuels and onto renewable energy sources?

Wouldn’t it be preferable to pay a little bit more as a result of these taxes, and be happy in the knowledge that you are contributing to the betterment of society?

Sure, there is plenty that is not good about Labor. But there is actually more that is not good about the Coalition!

You quite happily give 500$ (per annum?) to your party. And yet surely these taxes and any other imposts that you have attributed to Labor haven’t cost you as much as that?

Ludwig,

So because I studied for years, and work really hard, I should be quite happy when the incompetent labor government feels the need to keep dipping their hands in my back pocket, simply because they keep pissing our taxes away with their idiot white elephant projects.

If they hadn't wasted $17bn on their stupid cash give away and overspent the school halls stuff up, they wouldn't need to find the $1.2bn for flood relief. Most competent governments do this out of reserve funds.

The top 25% of earners of which I am one, just, pay 60% of the taxes and get 1% of the benefits. So while I don't mind paying tax, arbitrary new taxes to fund lavish spending really annoys me, so a donation to toss the labor crooks out is money well spent.

"The top 25% of earners of which I am one" SM I didn't realise Maccas paid that well. What about Sutherland Council? The only difference between Labor and the Liberals in NSW is Labor got Eddie and the Liberals want him.

But SM, your donation is both democratically unprincipled, as I have explained in this thread, and useless in achieving your desired outcome.

It wouldn’t make a hoot of difference to the Coalition’s policy platform or to their vehemence in knocking Labor, would it?

So surely it is not money well spent!

Paul,

I didn't realise that you worked at Macca's!

What has the actions of a staff member at Sutherland council to do with the coalition?

I see yet another Labor MP is being investigated for criminal activity.

Ludwig,

If I donate to a charity or organization, it is because I want them to continue and expand what they are doing. Whether I donate money, time or materiel it is all the same. The alternative is to sit back on my couch or keyboard and whinge. One vote, or my contribution may not make a hoot of difference, but a 1000 like me will.

Democracy is driven by those that contribute to make a change, the rest are just along for the ride.