DavidDoesLemmy
@DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
- Comment on Entertainer Kamahl, now 91, reflects on life, career spanning 70 years 2 days ago:
Legend!
- Comment on The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it 1 week ago:
Negative gearing should definitely be limited. Maybe 1 property of X dollars per year.
CGT discount is meant to account for inflation. They could change it to be dynamic based on inflation rate each year, but it’s always a balance between simplicity and perfection. People complain when the tax system is too complex and they can’t do their own taxes.
Note that all costs are deducted before CGT discount is applied, which makes it fairer.
- Comment on The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it 1 week ago:
This article didn’t outline which parts of the tax system it thinks benefits the rich unfairly. We have a very progressive tax system. Top earners pay 47% tax on their top earnings, plus GST of everything they buy, plus land tax, rates, etc and extra taxes on luxury cars, fuel, etc. Plus there’s div 293, and 2-3% inflation each year. Well more that 50% of the marginal earnings are paid in tax.
I used to be in the top tax bracket, and now I’m in the bottom tax bracket. So I’ve seen both sides.
- Comment on Breaking: NSW Police responding to reports of shooter at Bondi Beach 1 week ago:
Imagine how bad it would have been if they had automatic weapons.
- Comment on Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation 2 weeks ago:
Is this just lip service or is it accompanied by any meaningful policy changes?
- Comment on Demand for water cannot be an 'afterthought' in AI push 2 weeks ago:
Hank Green did a good video on this yesterday
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
This is bad for people with face blindness
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- Comment on E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h 4 weeks ago:
It’s not max output of 250w. It’s a motor rated for 250w, which often means peaks of 400w or more.
- Comment on Anti-zionism v antisemitism. Bondi Beach "F*** Israel" t-shirt man in court battle for freedom of speech - Michael West 5 weeks ago:
It sounds like the police over reacted. Hope he wins
- Comment on WeRide: Cycling community celebrates reinstatement of e-bike standard 5 weeks ago:
I don’t get these parents dropping 5k+ on an electric motorbike for their 12yo. What are they thinking?
- Comment on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria 1 month ago:
Treaty yeah
- Comment on Australia's spy chief accuses China of targeting key infrastructure 1 month ago:
Why attack Australia? Many people here are Chinese and we all buy most of our stuff from China.
- Comment on Tawny frogmouths take patience to appreciate. They will reward you with insights into their remarkable lives | Stephanie Convery 2 months ago:
I saw one last night. So cool
- Comment on Australia Post releases footage of posties being hit by cars as it urges drivers to ‘keep an eye out’ 2 months ago:
Improving driving standards and increasing punishments won’t fix this. Drivers will always make mistakes. Cars and trucks are unsafe at any speed and need to be separated from more vulnerable road users.
- Comment on Alliyah 'married' their teacher at 13. No-one else knew 2 months ago:
The age is part of the problem.
- Comment on Summer is coming. How long do you shower for? 2 months ago:
3-5 minutes. Depending on if I’m shampooing my hair.
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 3 months ago:
6 days ago. Check YouTube media watch.
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 3 months ago:
There was the section on media watch where the government disallowed the media from showing any critical views on it for a time.
- Comment on Psychiatrists fear medicinal cannabis adverse events are 'tip of the iceberg' 3 months ago:
I am prescribed medical cannabis, but I only use it occasionally when needed. I have no doubt it is over prescribed, but I’m not sure how much of a problem that is. I think many people who want it could get it on the black market if they tried. So having medical cannabis might not create more overall cannabis users.
- Comment on Australian film and TV industry calling on content quotas to revitalise struggling local scene 3 months ago:
Especially the American one when they ask the winner what they’ll spend the winnings on, and they say “my wife’s cancer treatment”. Like get a functioning healthcare system, then but a Lambo damn it!
- Comment on Australian film and TV industry calling on content quotas to revitalise struggling local scene 3 months ago:
Agree, great show!
- Comment on France to sue Australian platform Kick for 'negligence' after livestream death 3 months ago:
Surely the fellow streamers are mostly responsible
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Yeah I think I missed that. This thing dragged on for so long I couldn’t keep up.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Damn, it’s expensive to get (allegedly) raped these days!
- Comment on Australia was once the gold standard for gun safety. Experts say it’s losing control 3 months ago:
How do the animals even hold the guns, let alone aim and fire them? Why do animals need guns at all?
- Comment on Retirees ‘deserve’ super tax breaks, treasurer says, as government considers how to give younger Australians ‘fair go’ 3 months ago:
For the most part, super is insurance for the government. Force people to save some of their earnings for retirement so they don’t need government support in retirement. It’s more politically tenable than raising tax rates 10% and saying that money will fund retirees.
They should have always had limits on the tax concessions though.
- Comment on Many primary school kids will never have a male teacher, and experts say that's a problem 4 months ago:
It depends what the quota is. It could be a minimum percent. It could be a percent of people interviewed for the job.
- Comment on ‘Punitive’ new guidelines limit what ABC staff can say on social media and in private messages, union says 4 months ago:
Social media I can sort of understand, but private messages? F off
- Comment on Productivity summit ends with treasurer signalling tax reforms 4 months ago:
Does it say it won’t be applied to ICE vehicles too?