Luxury Car Tax rejected! (1 Viewer)

[Nebuchanezzar]

I propose we catalogue SipSip's post into a chronology of hilarity!

not the most effective way of achieving any of its purported benefits.

raising of funds?

 

[Captain Gh3y]

i know economics is not a science...it can be studied though...and I doubt science will be as developed as it is today without the "bullshit" that you refer to as the economy...

i think u'll find it works the other way first

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

I had already suggested relying on the income tax rates.

 

[Graney]

If you were inclined to tax the rich more, why not just increase income tax. Rather than singling out this one particular good for no apparent reason?

Isn't that just as arbitrary as the 'luxury car tax'?

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

Good. So why are you trying to defend the tax?

I don't consider it as evil as it has been made out to be.

 

[Graney]

I don't see what's so bad about a consumption based tax? I think it's the only fair taxation. If anything, slash the income tax especially for low income earners, raise the gst, and arbitrarily raise taxes on all expensive goods e.g. large tv tax, expensive suit tax...

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

That might impact harshly on peoples jobs and the "economy" in general though?

EDIT: @ Graney

 

[Graney]

Generally when applying extra tax to a particular good, it should be demonstrated that this good produces negative externalities. Luxury cars don't do this any more than other cars, so there is no justification for the extra tax.

Yeah, I agree that there are more productive sources of taxatiion they should have sought first.

 

[Enteebee]

I don't see what's so bad about a consumption based tax? I think it's the only fair taxation. If anything, slash the income tax especially for low income earners, raise the gst, and arbitrarily raise taxes on all expensive goods e.g. large tv tax, expensive suit tax...

If it's uniform it's fine... increasing the GST and perhaps widening the list of goods that aren't affected by it is another fine way to increase revenue imo.

 

[Riet]

If it's uniform it's fine... increasing the GST and perhaps widening the list of goods that aren't affected by it is another fine way to increase revenue imo.

Or by like, cutting out fucking retarded expenditure.

 

[jb_nc]

Or by like, cutting out fucking retarded expenditure.

yes, you've just solved the problems in the budget. congrats.

 

[Riet]

- baby bonus
- funding for wealthy private schools

oh, there you go.

 

[Graney]

- the armed forces
- state governments
- sporting investment
- drug prohibition

 

[Captain Gh3y]

- the armed forces
- state governments
- sporting investment
- drug prohibition

untouchable due to grey & bogan vote

 

[Graney]

So little faith in the political discretion of the common citizen, Captain Gh3y.

 

[jb_nc]

- the armed forces
- state governments
- sporting investment
- drug prohibition

if you say sports

the arts must go too

suck it leftie

 

[Riet]

- the armed forces
- state governments
- sporting investment
- drug prohibition

Fuck off, sport maybe and yeh, war on drugs is stupid, but defense budget should be increased. Doubled IMO

 

[BackCountrySnow]

Fuck off, sport maybe and yeh, war on drugs is stupid, but defense budget should be increased. Doubled IMO

lol doubled?
nah man.

 

[Enteebee]

Fuck off, sport maybe and yeh, war on drugs is stupid, but defense budget should be increased. Doubled IMO

Why?

 

[Enteebee]

if you say sports

the arts must go too

suck it leftie

Hows bout we fund the arts at the same level as sports? LOLOLOLOL