Archive for April 19th, 2015
Dear Mr Pyne, I too have a $4 million funding request
Posted by John, April 19th, 2015 - under Bjorn Lomborg, Climate change, Universities.
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But why stop with funding Bjorn Lomborg, Mr Pyne? Surely this government could also be funding a creation science think tank, an anti-vaccination research centre, a gay conversion institute and a 9/11 conspiracy colloquium? The possibilities are endless. Who knows, maybe we could convince Cory Bernardi to leave politics and head up a government funded ten year study into the links between gay marriage and bestiality?
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Apparently Abbott the grog monster can do one thing well
Posted by John, April 19th, 2015 - under Abbott, Abbott government, Grog, Grog monster, Tony Abbott.
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Here is a 20 second video of Tony Abbott, a grog monster (his words) and Australia’s Prime Minister, doing one thing well – being a grog monster. Says it all about Australia today. The glass is fully empty.
Tax avoidance and tax ‘reform’ : tax the rich instead
Posted by John, April 19th, 2015 - under Solidarity magazine, Tax avoidance, Tax reform.
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My article on tax avoidance and tax reform in the hot off the presses Solidarity Magazine.
I conclude:
The revelations about how little tax big business pays undermine any proposals for new or increased taxes on workers and the poor, or cuts to government spending. Every time Abbott or Hockey talk about the need to reform our tax system or cut social spending on workers and the poor, we now have a simple rejoinder—stop the cuts and tax the rich.
To read the whole article click here.