Resources Super Profit Tax Thread (1 Viewer)

[Lentern]

It's easy to be generous with other people's money.
-Ron Paul

Oh please no! Vermin like you shall not hide behind the words of that wonderfully intentioned, kind kind man. Stick to Hayek and Thatcher for your anti socialist quotes, stay away from good people ghost!

 

[absorber]

No because it's a ridiculous attempt to shaft the one industry that saved us from recession and the one industry that builds up Australian prosperity year after year.

The mining industry worsened our near-recession, they took the hardest hits from the fall in demand from China. It's quite the ironic myth.

My view is obviously yes. Basically the miners are making a shitload out of non-renewable resources, the government is funding the infrastructure to increase their profits...Why the hell shouldn't they pay more? What's more overseas shareholders will make a buck out of Australian resources. The government should tax them and use the money to invest in other industries. Mining could be long-term, but it's not a never-ending industry.

 

[SylviaB]

The mining industry worsened our near-recession, they took the hardest hits from the fall in demand from China. It's quite the ironic myth.

oh
wow

and @ your edit: holy fuck

 

[Lolsmith]

The mining industry worsened our near-recession, they took the hardest hits from the fall in demand from China. It's quite the ironic myth.

My view is obviously yes. Basically the miners are making a shitload out of non-renewable resources, the government is funding the infrastructure to increase their profits...Why the hell shouldn't they pay more? What's more overseas shareholders will make a buck out of Australian resources. The government should tax them and use the money to invest in other industries. Mining could be long-term, but it's not a never-ending industry.

 

[absorber]

yes, because i am an ignorant 18 year old and to be honest I think the Economists that support the tax know a lot more about the issue than i do and it is probably safe to say they know alot more about the issue than some of the pretentious fuckwits on this website

I like this

 

[absorber]

Conservatives never get the country anywhere. I'm tired of it.

 

[Lentern]

Conservatives never get the country anywhere. I'm tired of it.

Cue the dickheads I mean minarchists explaining exactly why they aren't conservatives but support conservatives if it means running off a cliff.

 

[absorber]

oh
wow

and @ your edit: holy fuck

Australia, China ink $10b in deals

Has it struck anyone else that Australia has so many resources and is such a good, politically stable long term mining prospect that for everything they say, the miners aren't actually going to change their actions at all if Rudd's tax is imposed? Not only is it a tax that should be imposed, the miners won't do much about it if it is.

 

[badquinton304]

Deal. As long as we can convince the workers in your communities to unionise.

I see where this is going.

That would effectively make it AS.

Then you chuck a revolution and kill the cappies.

 

[Rothbard]

Ugh, that many idiots actually support this tax?

SERIOUSLY?!

 

[Ziva]

Tax is theft on a grand scale. Whenever possible, I am in favour of reducing taxation - and thus government spending (welfare payments etc)

FDI it literally the best thing EVER.

 

[absorber]

Ugh, that many idiots actually support this tax?

SERIOUSLY?!

'idiot' is subjective

 

[zombie omie jay]

12 v 13 WTF

 

[Rothbard]

Yeah foreigners INVESTING IN OUR COUNTRY TO GET *OUR* RESOURCES!

 

[zombie omie jay]

13 all i am going to breathe pure carbon monoixde for 10-15mins

 

[Rothbard]

Taxation: Legitimised Theft through the government's monopoly on force.

Great job guys.

 

[Existential]

well well well... this poll suggests that kev isn't as alone as one would think.

 

[zombie omie jay]

well well well

 

[Existential]

well well well

indeed.

 

[zombie omie jay]

^ gravity jew