You won’t fool the children of the anti-resolution

Bob Real says:

07:22am | 02/01/12

I agree, very funny but hands off Kyle please. He is a mature philosopher. Check Plato’s allegory of the cave. Kyle has been out in the real world while most of us are stuck looking at the shadows in the cave. That’s why he tells us how it is and keep’s it real. 2012 - the year of Kyleism.

mick says:

07:43am | 02/01/12

What about “NO” and then “NO”. 

Lets not complain about the “big bad tax”.  I mean we can’t expect the big end of town to contribute to the national coffers can we.

Parranormal says:

08:34am | 02/01/12

Queensland has just put the public transport fares up - now they are the dearest system in the world. Thank God everyone kept their cars they are now cheapest transport option. Of course Governments dedicated to the reduction of Carbon are doing there best to make alternatives available. Why do we the battlers have to pay for these ridculas people to just design new ways to screw us. New Years Resolution - start a REVOLUTION…................ All politicians need to be reminded they serve us - not themselves. May 2012 be a year of action against the disintergration of our wonderful nation at the hands of fools…

jase says:

02:31pm | 02/01/12

Mick, the big end does contribute more than its fair share to the national coffers.

BHP Billiton for example contributed $7.3 Billion dollars over the financial year in tax. That is company related taxes, then we have the employee’s who also contribute almost half their salaries in income tax and the GST, excise etc paid on items purchased by employees which had they not been employed, would not be buying.

The issue with such large taxation, is that those of us who pay it, do not see any value from our input. Actually everything seems to be getting worse, roads, infrastructure etc. Don’t sit their and proclaim that they cannot afford to improve the infrastructure, when the largest proportion of tax revenue is spent on welfare and other crap.

My income is taxed at the highest threshold because I choose to work smarter and harder, how is that fair? The incentive is to do as little as possible in this country.

The carbon tax, is designed to further tax me, and re distribute my money to the lazy sh*ts on the dole. The facts support this, why is it that 9 out of 10 people get compensated but because I am in the 10% I am expected to contribute more?

Thankfully their is 1000’s of ways to minimise tax, and I make sure that every possible cent is kept in my pocket. If the tax system was fair, people would not feel the need to rort the system with loopholes, but as it stands now, those of us who pay the most in tax, get the least back in terms of value.

Jack says:

01:24pm | 03/01/12

24. Read a single story on The Punch that doesn’t descend into JOOLIAR/PHONEYRABBIT within six comments, no matter how unrelated to the topic at hand.

Cam says:

11:16am | 02/01/12

I snorted so hard I nearly choked ....

Sarah says:

11:39am | 04/01/12

@Cam

I second that!

mick says:

10:45am | 02/01/12

Bruce -  when the population is apathetic they can do as they like.  This is how our system is working currently.

As I have said on many occasions ..... if they intentionally lie or do other than promised in an election campaign the VOTE THE BASTARDS OUT.  This way they will not get the automatic superannuation deal which politicians have set up fir themselves, available after 2 terms in office.  This is the only way to keep the bastards honest and actually do what the majority wants.

Rose says:

01:17pm | 02/01/12

Politicians lying is actively encouraged by our media. On Adelaide Now today, Rex Jory virtually demands it of Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond…interestingly my comment calling him on it didnt make it through moderation.
“And whether it is fair or unfair, ethical or unethical, correct or merely perception, you must, in the public mind, link State Labor with rising electricity, gas, water, sewerage, taxation, petrol and grocery costs.” (Jory)
I would have thought that ethical journalists would seek out the truth and   call politicians to account when they lied, not to be so blatantly supportive of political dishonesty.

Someone says:

06:07am | 03/01/12

Nooooooo…... She has to vote for a political party. Otherwise I’ll end up listening to the never ending speach from Oakshott again….

Eli says:

09:29am | 02/01/12

Thank you Loula, you took the words right out of my mouth. The Kardashians are discusting narcistic fame wh*res. They represent a whole lot of what is wrong with society today.

St. Michael says:

05:59pm | 03/01/12

Or at least be more honest about it and publish stills from Kim Kardashian’s sex tape as the article photo.

Kim Kardashian, rather unintentionally I think, summed herself up on her own show in metaphor: “I don’t mind being totally naked so long as I’m covered in diamonds and pearls.”

Says it all, really.

Rob says:

04:46pm | 02/01/12

Well said Ed! Jo Thornely is funny, smart and gorgeous, I just wish there was one of her in Melbourne.

stephen says:

12:40pm | 02/01/12

Nah, that was her down near an inlet drain with a gold-detector and a parrot on her shoulder ... ‘hey, me hearties’.

stephen says:

02:33pm | 02/01/12

Look forward to your resolution ba’al.
(Baaaahhhhhhhh.)