Tag Archive For "tax"
Why Punitive Taxes On Those Who Generate Wealth And Employment Make Us All Poorer
This has been around for a while, but it is worth re-reading: Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would …
Then What’s The Point?
As I noted a few days ago, the only way a carbon price can have any affect on CO2 output is by reducing the use of fossil fuels. It does this by making the use of those fuels more expensive. This increases the cost of electricity, of water (especially if that water come from a …
Are There Apprentiships or Trainieships for Peopel in Your Inderstry?
A couple of weeks ago a Year Twelve student from the local school gave me a questionaire on employment in the IT industry. That was one of the questions. Most of the others had similar errors. I have two questions of my own. 1. Does the school check questionnaires, letters, etc before they go to members of the …
Future Pie Makers
On 16th August the Sydney Morning Herald published a column by Paul Sheehan. Sheehan was writing about Gillard’s pork pies. He described her as a serial, brazen liar. At the end of the article, he talked about the problems that arise for any country when a substantial part of the population becomes addicted to government …