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Old 03-03-2012, 12:40 AM   #4
Aliantha
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Well, I'm going to say that my politics is at least partly ruled by my wallet.

As an example, Dazza is in what's considered to be a high income group, but he's the only income earner in our house, so he taxed to the shithouse, and we get no benefits, and even the extra things like private health rebates and baby bonuses barely apply to us, even though our income as a family is less than a family with two average incomes and who receive a lot more benefits.

I'm becoming very unhappy with our labour government at the moment. They keep making these sneaky changes and they're not even making the papers, let alone other news media.

For example, the lease on our vehicle, should we choose to renew it in a couple more years, will go up by over 50% which makes it barely worth having.

When you talk about wealth redistribution, you probably need to have a look at Australia for a great example of it.

So yeah, anyway, I wont be voting my usual way next time I get a chance to use my voice.
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