New Rudd Stimulus Package

[Dutchy]

The opposition supported bringing forward personal income tax cuts, scheduled for July 1 2009, to January 1 this year as an alternative to the cash handouts.

"It does not put $950 in everybody's pocket today, but that's that point - it increases permanent income and it therefore provides a greater incentive to work and to invest," Mr Turnbull said.

This would be the sensible way to to do it

[The Ash Man]

The opposition supported bringing forward personal income tax cuts, scheduled for July 1 2009, to January 1 this year as an alternative to the cash handouts.

"It does not put $950 in everybody's pocket today, but that's that point - it increases permanent income and it therefore provides a greater incentive to work and to invest," Mr Turnbull said.

This would be the sensible way to to do it

I thought thats the way they would do it in the first place...

[Lightning McQueen]

Geez Ash, thanks for the bad news, I went out last night and spent all my kids money.

[The Ash Man]

Geez Ash, thanks for the bad news, I went out last night and spent all my kids money.

I had already starting looking at my next trip O/S!
I thought spending it in another country would boost the economy!!

[redden whites]

HTF is ceiling insulation going to be a savior, surely the money would be more beneficial by building de-salination plants and getting pipelines from NT and Qld to pump water into the other states. It would create far more jobs and help the environment on a national scale.

Oh No,the water from Darwin to Adelaide pipe crackpots are out in force again A pumping station every 3 km from Adel-Darwin will do wonders for the enviroment .We shit bag NSW and VIC and QLD demanding enviromental flows and we want to pinch water out of an eco-system that revolves around floods and dry spells .

[Lightning McQueen]

HTF is ceiling insulation going to be a savior, surely the money would be more beneficial by building de-salination plants and getting pipelines from NT and Qld to pump water into the other states. It would create far more jobs and help the environment on a national scale.

Oh No,the water from Darwin to Adelaide pipe crackpots are out in force again A pumping station every 3 km from Adel-Darwin will do wonders for the enviroment .We s***t bag NSW and VIC and QLD demanding enviromental flows and we want to pinch water out of an eco-system that revolves around floods and dry spells .

Yes, what's this "we" s***t bag NSW, VIC and QLD, I haven't said a thing about them.

[redden whites]

Yes, what's this "we" s***t bag NSW, VIC and QLD, I haven't said a thing about them.

Clearly I will have to explain it,apologies . "We" being in the context of us in SA moaning about interstate water usage from the Murray relevant to our flows on our side of the border.We generally means a collective meaning rather than an individual as you have taken it despite not mentioning the states in your post.

[Drop Bear]

Geez Ash, thanks for the bad news, I went out last night and spent all my kids money.

Better cancel the 10 pallets of Tooheys I ordered then.

[scottroo]

i havnt even done my 2007 tax yet ha! spoke to my accountent today and he said to get it done asap if anyones interested

[Gozu]

pretty ordinary comment Lunchcutter....more discrimination from Crud

why doesnt he put the $$$ into something that might be sustainable in the long term? cause it wont win him votes

Turn it up. $100K a year, you're sweet. Welfare is not for the rich although John Howard tried to make it acceptable. Take money off the poor to give to the rich, some ethics that. Won't win him votes? You think anyone will give a stuff about this payment come late 2010? Speaking of trying to buy votes, What was Howard's old trick...$300 payment to old age pensioners only on the eve of the election? Nah that's not trying to buy votes.

So this is welfare?

I fail to see the point of giving out handouts for people sitting on their bum, wont that just encourage them to keep doing waht they are doing?

LM has a great point, Australia gets enough rain, just in the wrong places....a pipeline would costs billions but would be the solution LONG TERM but it would also cost the government the next election as they would have to stop these handouts so it wont get done

No it's not exactly welfare. Yeah lets not give any sort of money to the unemployed, living the high life on their $250 a week. Great idea. That way if they can't get a job and therefore can't eat or pay their rent they turn to crime. Which then leads to prison and of course that's where those unemployed people should be isn't? Howard started that with his 8 week no unemployment benefits whatsoever breach.

[Gozu]

pretty ordinary comment Lunchcutter....more discrimination from Crud

why doesnt he put the $$$ into something that might be sustainable in the long term? cause it wont win him votes

Turn it up. $100K a year, you're sweet. Welfare is not for the rich although John Howard tried to make it acceptable. Take money off the poor to give to the rich, some ethics that. Won't win him votes? You think anyone will give a stuff about this payment come late 2010? Speaking of trying to buy votes, What was Howard's old trick...$300 payment to old age pensioners only on the eve of the election? Nah that's not trying to buy votes.

A family with an income of $100K and a mortgage is not "rich". In my own situation I won't be getting anything, I've never had a free kick from the government in my whole working life or ever used social security, I'm rather proud of that and thank-you Mr Rudd for preserving my unblemished record

Yes it might not be "rich" but is well off. You've never received any sort of money from the government? Thanks to Howard, you're in the minority.

[Gozu]

dont have to be unemployed to be a bum

You don't say!

[Jimmy_041]

dont have to be unemployed to be a bum

You don't say!

You're not unemployed

GOLD

[Psyber]

No it's not exactly welfare. Yeah lets not give any sort of money to the unemployed, living the high life on their $250 a week. Great idea. That way if they can't get a job and therefore can't eat or pay their rent they turn to crime. Which then leads to prison and of course that's where those unemployed people should be isn't? Howard started that with his 8 week no unemployment benefits whatsoever breach.

My tax return showed a $50K loss in 2007-08 [thanks to judicious superannuation deposits] and I haven't earned anything or drawn any super since March 2008.
So, I'm looking forward, in my unemployed capacity, to my hand outs from the government..

[Lightning McQueen]

No it's not exactly welfare. Yeah lets not give any sort of money to the unemployed, living the high life on their $250 a week. Great idea. That way if they can't get a job and therefore can't eat or pay their rent they turn to crime. Which then leads to prison and of course that's where those unemployed people should be isn't? Howard started that with his 8 week no unemployment benefits whatsoever breach.

My tax return showed a $50K loss in 2007-08 [thanks to judicious superannuation deposits] and I haven't earned anything or drawn any super since March 2008.
So, I'm looking forward, in my unemployed capacity, to my hand outs from the government..

You might have to give them $950 there chosen one.

[Pag]

Geez Ash, thanks for the bad news, I went out last night and spent all my kids money.

I had already starting looking at my next trip O/S!
I thought spending it in another country would boost the economy!!

I think I'll end up spending my $950 in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Sorry Ruddy.

[leftlegger]

new surf board!!

[Groover]

Think ill transfer my $950 to nigeria and get this $23 million lotto win that i have apparently won! thanks mr rudd for helping me become a millionaire

[Jimmy_041]

Sorry mate - i've already claimed it

They rang and congratulated me

Mrs Jimmy's gone for the next draw

Good that we dont have to go to the place to get our cheque - they direct credit our childrens school account

[The Ash Man]

Geez Ash, thanks for the bad news, I went out last night and spent all my kids money.

I had already starting looking at my next trip O/S!
I thought spending it in another country would boost the economy!!

I think I'll end up spending my $950 in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Sorry Ruddy.

Im going back to Laos and prob go see a mate in Bangkok, maybe Vietnam.