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I'd say that he's a massive narcissist and that before he just pretended not to be

bald tires = as much grip as slicks, right? :P

Welfare is a fucking scourge. I just fucking hate the government telling me what I can and can't do. I work two fucking jobs as well as studying and if I want to spend my money on getting as fucked as I can I should be able too. (ps Im drunk)

economically, yes, but socially we don't seem to have progressed much at all.

I have been feeling this way recently. I find it concerning that both parties seem to have become much more socially conservative with the directions they are heading. I find things like the idea of censored internet in a free country frightening/disgusting and both party's stances on things...

removing blood isn't cropping. they doctored the image to appear as if it wasn't there, but the frame was the same. Hence the image has been doctored. If they had just removed it there would be a blank space.

Not feasible in all instances. When you are mining coal one way or another you are going to have to wreck shit up. long wall mining is far more dangerous and expensive than open cut, for example. If we accept that the resources are going to mind the people should be reimbursed accordingly. It is...

m8 what about trees? nationalise everything m8 it's the only way. Australians each deserve a fair share. Why don't I get anything from tourism on the great barrier reef? It's in Australia, is it not?

Yeah the tax should be the same but I definitely see the merits for royalties in addition to federal tax as it is a one off thing. Not because of some stupid idea like all australians own it or whatever, but because mining has servere environmental impacts.

True, I was using it as hyperbole, but the whole idea of backing projects that don't work is crazy. Sure there should be tax concessions on exploration (as there already are, with accelerated depreciation) but backing potential losses is crazy.

inner-west is brilliant to live in. East and North Shore are a close 2nd and 3rd for me. Upper North Shore it's such a pain getting anywhere without a designated driver.

it's detrimental to everyone, it is nationalisation of 40% of the industry.

Oh and btw, I am completely against the SPT for the opposite reason, it opens up the government for massive liabilities.

The ATOs data said no such thing, that was one blogger's interpretation of the data. He doesn't show how he arrived at that 41% figure either considering royalties vary from state to state and from one resource to another. They are actually completely made up.

Well they are arguing that there is nothing wrong with selling one's body, it is just a service. The oldest of all professions etc? Even if we accept that it is the result of not respecting yourself, you're presenting a false dichotomy. Why can't someone who is a prostitute provide a good home...

Actually it's from a study quoted in the henry review, and royalties aren't a tax. Or do you count electricity and water bills as tax too?

Kway your understanding of economics is simplified and sounds like regurgitated liberal party spin. The fact of the matter is that the mining industry currently has an effective tax rate significantly lower than that of the manufacturing or retail industries. In particular multi-national mining...

it's not sustainable though unless power was reformed first.

Low pressure tunnels for increased speed is such a fucking cool concept, but yeah.

Holy fuck. Fossil fuel power station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Seriously. What is so understand about this? Until we have widespread reform of how we produce power it's pointless.