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[Lentern]

i read what you wrote you tard

they wont understand or care about stamp duty, income tax or interest rates until they are faced with them

the argument is in a similar vein son. why let them be involved in dictating spending when they havent contributed

why be retarded

A 17 year old living in a middle class, whitebread family is a far cry from being middle aged, between jobs and surviving off welfare payments. To not get that you're a cock and or a dumb arse.

 

[Jimmy Recard]

i didnt say they were the same lol

they have parallels though. if you are on welfare you are scarcely going to care what income tax is used for, are you (unless of course it is used for more baby bonuses)

neither demographic is going to know or care what the ramifications of legislation will be so why burden them with voting

voluntary

 

[Ivorytw]

They'll probably care about what effects their parents though.

aka them as they'll probably be thrust into a lower income bracket than their parents.

 

[Lentern]

i didnt say they were the same lol

they have parallels though. if you are on welfare you are scarcely going to care what income tax is used for, are you (unless of course it is used for more baby bonuses)

neither demographic is going to know or care what the ramifications of legislation will be so why burden them with voting

voluntary

This presupposes that everyone votes according to narrow self interests.

 

[Jimmy Recard]

This presupposes that everyone votes according to narrow self interests.

dont they?

 

[Lolsmith]

idc, he made no sense.

then why did someone else understand what I meant

Not everyone votes for self interest. I voted ORP for the upper house in NSW state election who hate welfare and public anything, despite me having a whole lot of reliance on all of these things.

EDIT: not actually dependent on welfare but it supplements my drinking habit and phone bills

 

[Funky Monk]

yeah m8 i vote according to my principles not according to what will enable me to afford to buy the most drugs (although the latter would ideally flow from the former)

 

[funkshen]

Keep it as it is..... kids under 18 should be concentrating on SCHOOL rather than BS politics. I agree with the poster who said that "younger = more gullible"

Why I say this? Because "more education = more informed decision-making" (Economics for the win!!!)

So be good children and bury ur heads into ur textbooks!

PS: It was from the year 11/12 economics course that I knew a certain prime minister was skewing public sentiment when HE said "let's lower interest rates to help hard-working Australian families be better off"

PSS: when I say "more education = more informed decision-making" I MEAN IT!!!!




EDIT: Lemme introduce year 11/12 Economics to whoever is in year 9/10. Lemme summarise the whole subject in ONE word: MARKETS. Why I like it? Because I get to learn about the implications of government policy on markets and how people respond to changes in the market.


RE-EDIT: So whenever a government "pwomises" something, I ask myself two questions: TRUE OR FALSE? WHAT IS THE CHAIN-REACTION (a series of effects) RESULTING FROM THE CAUSE?

wisdom

 

[Blastus]

This presupposes that everyone votes according to narrow self interests.

it's almost like they do

 

[Blastus]

then why did someone else understand what I meant

Not everyone votes for self interest. I voted ORP for the upper house in NSW state election who hate welfare and public anything, despite me having a whole lot of reliance on all of these things.

EDIT: not actually dependent on welfare but it supplements my drinking habit and phone bills

yeah but in the long term deregulation and minimisation of the state is good for your liberties and hip pocket so you still voted in yr own self interest.

 

[Blastus]

RE-EDIT: So whenever a government "pwomises" something, I ask myself two questions: TRUE OR FALSE? WHAT IS THE CHAIN-REACTION (a series of effects) RESULTING FROM THE CAUSE?

w'sup

 

[Jimmy Recard]

yeah long term dummies

(if i voted) i would vote for the party which was going to enable me (long term) to have the most money (wealth)

 

[Lentern]

it's almost like they do

If everyone voted according to how it would actually impact them asylum seekers would be a political issue for about half a percent of voters.

 

[Jimmy Recard]

ok people vote according to how they think (or have been told) it will impact them

next

 

[Lentern]

ok people vote according to how they think (or have been told) it will impact them

next

How do people think boats arriving on Christmas Island will impact them?

 

[Jimmy Recard]

- dey took our jerbs
- crime
- queue jumpers
- islamification

idk take your pick

 

[Lentern]

- dey took our jerbs
- crime
- queue jumpers
- islamification

idk take your pick

Nonsense those are proxies for what is little more than mean spirited bigotry.

 

[Jimmy Recard]

well obviously

fucking clownshoes

 

[Lolsmith]

Nonsense those are proxies for what is little more than mean spirited bigotry.

That's what he meant

 

[Lentern]

well obviously

fucking clownshoes

Why would the 5% who come by boats be more scary than majority coming by planes but for some bonkers nationalistic sentiment about deciding who comes in.