Archive for August 16th, 2009
Why won’t Labor tax the rich?
Posted by John, August 16th, 2009 - under Inheritance tax, Wayne Swann, Wealth tax.
Tags: ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Capital gains, capital gains tax, Carbon tax, Classes, Climate change, Henry tax review, Housing
Comments: 2
Soak the rich till their pips squeak. Labor won’t tax the rich because it believes in the primacy of profit and the lie of the trickle down theory – what’s good for the rich is supposedly good for the rest of us.
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This is how to stop the Nazis
Posted by John, August 16th, 2009 - under Nazis, Resistance.
Tags: BNP, Britain, British National Party, British politics, Fascism, Fighting back
Comments: none
The British National Party’s ultimate aim is the destruction of democracy. That is why we need to physically confront the Nazis wherever they try to organise.
Afghanistan and speaking truth to power
Posted by John, August 16th, 2009 - under US imperialism.
Tags: Afghanistan, Australian imperialism, Australian politics
Comments: none
We are in Afghanistan not to stop terrorism, defend democracy, protect women’s rights or whatever the latest lie in the tradition of weapons of mass destruction is. We are there to defend and extend US imperial interests and in doing so strengthen our own.