Longmactoppedup
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- Submitted 1 day ago to australia@aussie.zone | 5 comments
- Comment on Who was our worst Prime Minister and why? Any notable state leaders we need to add? 1 week ago:
I agree he absolutely did do the right thing on gun control.
- Comment on Who was our worst Prime Minister and why? Any notable state leaders we need to add? 1 week ago:
I guess that’s why I really dislike him. I don’t want Australia to be so unequal. A good leader would have attempted to bring people together. Instead he drove as many wedges through society as he could, both economically and socially.
No question people who already owned real estate did very well under Howard.
IMO Howard changed our society from being one of mate-ship and egalitarian values to the current “fuck you, got mine” society we have. Ironically whilst giving speeches to the media about “Australian values” including mate ship. Agree it’s hard to say if he caused it, or just reflected society at large.
- Comment on Australians who think inequality is high have less faith in democratic institutions, study finds 1 week ago:
I wonder why they focused on income distribution rather than wealth distribution?
I would have thought that inequality in accumulated wealth is the bigger issue. How many times the median income would one need to earn to “catch up” to some one on median income who inherited their parents property?
IMO our society is stratifying in to those who own vs those who will never own their own home.
- Comment on Who was our worst Prime Minister and why? Any notable state leaders we need to add? 1 week ago:
I think Norway’s has legislation around the percent that can be used now vs what has to be reserved for future generations. Although I agree with the sentiment that the calibre of politicians we elect couldn’t be trusted to think beyond one election cycle.
- Comment on Who was our worst Prime Minister and why? Any notable state leaders we need to add? 1 week ago:
For me it was Howard. He was really effective at furthering many neo liberal economic policies to fuck over anyone not born in to wealth.
He brought in the capital gains tax discount for real estate which when combined with the existing negative gearing policy was/is a major contributor driving investors to real estate thus making property become unaffordable. Not to mention it’s just so unfair inequitable. Why the fuck should a person who buys existing houses pay less tax on money gained from that than someone who actually produces something of value does on their income?
He was the political equivalent of the FIFO miner spending all his cash on a Malloo, jet ski and glass BBQ party. Howard pissed the early - mid 2000s mining boom proceeds up the wall on middle class welfare. Instead we could have had a future fund like Norway. To be fair every politician we have had since has either been too corrupt or scared to attempt anything like that.
Howard also realised he could fuck over unions by bringing in masses of extra workers via record immigration in order to lower wages. (Added Bonus this increased demand on real estate too) He won’t be remembered for that on immigration, instead he will be remembered for his “boat people” rhetoric. It was like a magicians distraction, look at these bad immigrants, meanwhile opening the floodgate for “good” immigrants.
He sold telecom setting our internet tech back at least a decade.
He dragged us in to the middle east wars like a good little lapdog for George dubbya.
He started the erosion of Medicare to please his private health fund donors.
As a millennial, not born in to 1% wealth, Howard and the liberal parties message to me has always been “go fuck yourself”. I will never put liberal anywhere but the bottom of the ballot.
- Comment on Customers suddenly find their new phones can't make calls or send texts 2 weeks ago:
Anyone know why this bullshit is being allowed by govt?
How did voice over LTE end up needing carrier software approval on top of having the right hardware?
Is this telcos writing legislation for yet another ignorant communications minister?
All I see is limited consumer choice, generation of completely unnecessary e-waste and a giant “fuck off” sign to international tourists.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to australia@aussie.zone | 18 comments
- Comment on BYD’s hybrid EV ute that could rival Australia’s bestselling vehicles goes on sale 2 weeks ago:
Australians expect to be able to punish their vehicles over harsh terrain and have it come back in one piece.
Oh please. The most off road the majority of dual cabs get is mounting kerbs in a drive through.
- Comment on Sydney to Melbourne High Speed Rail Investigation | Australian HSR 4 weeks ago:
I would rather spend more time sitting on a train than I would navigating air ports with their security theatre.
Even 2h on a train vs 1h of air port and plane bullshit would be preferred.
- Comment on New data reveals thousands of Australians who own 10 rentals or more 4 weeks ago:
I don’t think banning is necessary.
Instead we could start by getting rid of John Howard’s capital gains tax discounts on properties. That alone massively distorts where investment dollars go in this country. Of all the fucked things about real estate that has to be the one that is most unfair. Why the hell should you pay less tax on speculating existing property than you do when you work on something that actually produces value?
If that didn’t correct things enough there are more things that could be done: banning ownership by non citizens, replacing stamp duty with annual land tax, incentives to discourage land banking, realistic population targets, and dare I say it; limiting negative gearing to new builds only.
- Comment on More wealth in fewer hands — the great housing rort 4 weeks ago:
I reckon it would change when renters start to outnumber owners.
Which is part of the reason for first home buyers grants, stamp duty discounts etc, to funnel more people in to owning. The other being it is a great way to hand tax dollars to established real estate owners.
- Comment on Australian Border Force searched phones of 10,000 travellers in past two years, data shows 5 months ago:
I wonder what their reaction would be if you are running Graphene OS and you gave them the duress PIN.
- Comment on Draining entire superannuation savings wouldn’t cover most young couples’ home deposits, research finds 7 months ago:
We know the liberal party have been itching to do this for a while now. Scummo mentioned it in the last days before the election.
No doubt it’s happening next time the liberal party gets in.
As if it isn’t enough that they transfer tax dollars to established real estate owners, they will transfer super balances to them as well.
- Comment on Australia’s population is almost 27 million – and growing at a 70-year high 7 months ago:
I’m not sure the families living in tents and cars will agree with you.
- Comment on Australia’s population is almost 27 million – and growing at a 70-year high 7 months ago:
Perhaps you aren’t aware that we have a housing crisis in Australia.
Record low rental vacancies. Housing is too expensive and scarce for people on median incomes.
The people we import typically have enough money to displace those who don’t. Those who don’t end up homeless. Our politicians don’t give a fuck as many own multiple investment properties.
- Comment on Australia’s population is almost 27 million – and growing at a 70-year high 7 months ago:
Excellent news for the economy, and by the economy I mean “rich people’s yachts”
- Comment on ‘Disaster’: Dick Smith blasts record January migrant intake 8 months ago:
Dear peasants who don’t own real estate,
fuck you, got mine.
Sincerely, Politicians
- Submitted 8 months ago to australia@aussie.zone | 6 comments
- Extreme conditions for renters described as 'needle in a haystack type stuff' as housing crisis deepenswww.abc.net.au ↗Submitted 8 months ago to australia@aussie.zone | 13 comments
- Comment on We're experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and a recession is looming 8 months ago:
It’s not about blaming the immigrants themselves, it’s the rate at which the government has chosen to bring them in. We can’t build housing at anywhere near that rate to accommodate them.
All that happens is those at the bottom end of the socioeconomic spectrum end up not being able to get a rental and living in their car or a tent.
Those in the next few rungs up end up with reduced standard of living also. Meanwhile the 1% laugh at us losers calling each other names and squabbling amongst ourselves instead of pointing the pitchforks at those who orchestrate it.
- Comment on We're experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and a recession is looming 8 months ago:
We have been in a per capita recession for ages. The govt avoids a technical recession with mass immigration.
Think of “the economy” as “rich people’s yachts” next time you hear a politician or bobble headed reporter talking about something (like immigration) being good for the economy.
- Comment on We're experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and a recession is looming 8 months ago:
Can’t quite remember. I seem to recall WFH becoming important, and not being able to travel interstate or overseas easily. What was it that caused that again?
- Comment on We're experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and a recession is looming 8 months ago:
That period during 2020 was the first time in ages I’d felt positive about the economy. Due to the immigration tap being turned off demand in my industry increased and pay and conditions got better.
After Labor decided to open the immigration flood gates, the shoe is obviously on the other foot again as far as employer vs employee relationships go. Pay has flat lined and conditions like WFH are getting wound back. Thank you Labor for living up to your liberal lite™ tag.
- We're experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and a recession is loomingwww.abc.net.au ↗Submitted 8 months ago to australia@aussie.zone | 22 comments
- Comment on NBN sheds jobs as 'death spiral' worsens 8 months ago:
Yup, have some relatives who live in the outer burbs of Perth and they get worse speeds on turdbulls fibre to the node mess than they did on ADSL . They are considering 5g and musk net at present. Thanks Malcolm!
Meanwhile I’m pretty happy with gigabit fibre to the home for $100 a month. The low upload speed of 50MB/s still has me scratching my head.
- Comment on How Albanese could tweak negative gearing to save money and build more new homes 9 months ago:
Could do, but likely won’t. The voters punished Labor when shorten mentioned policies that maybe might have started making houses more affordable.
Personally i think CGT discounts should never have been a thing. Negative gearing should only have been for new builds and with a time limit of say 10 years.
Short of a time traveling assassination of John Howard I don’t think we can easily unfuck the last few decades of bad policy.
- Comment on Meet the Voice Behind Your GPS 9 months ago:
That was my impression when I watched the video. However after watching, I googled who is the voice actor for Australian Google maps and it claimed she was. But then Google search results are so shit these days it wouldn’t surprise me if that was wrong.
- Comment on Meet the Voice Behind Your GPS 9 months ago:
When I used Google maps, I would change the voice guidance to UK English as I couldn’t stand the nasal tone the default Aussie one had.
After watching this, I swear Google must have fed her voice through a filter to make it sound different.
- Comment on Cost of negative gearing and other rental deductions soaring, Australian Treasury data reveals 9 months ago:
Negative gearing should only have ever been allowed on new builds, and even then restricted to a maximum of say 10 years.