Tag Archives: tax

That looks familiar…

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jarrah

I didn’t watch the Liberals’ campaign launch, but according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Tony Abbott commended the review’s plan ”for lower, simpler, fairer personal income taxes and an end to the money-go-round that traps people in poverty”, with the … Continue reading →

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LDP press release #2

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jarrah

Contractor tax law changes are a rip off

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Where the Australian Greens go wrong

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Jarrah

I have voted Green more often than I have voted Labor (I’ve never voted for the party I’m a member of, but that’s because there hasn’t been a candidate in my electorate yet). I do so for a number of … Continue reading →

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6%? Pfff. 9%? Meh. 500%? (faints)

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Jarrah

A regular increase in council rates sometimes seems to be an inescapable fact of life. It was quite a surprise to see someone run for Melbourne mayor promising to reduce rates by 5%, for example. He didn’t get in. Typically … Continue reading →

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The moderate libertarian case for proactive government action on climate change

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Jarrah

In the general scheme of things, libertarians oppose government action to deal with problems. There are an array of good reasons for doing so – the problem may be overstated, or non-existent; it may be done better or cheaper privately; … Continue reading →

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Taxing questions

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Jarrah

The etymology of ‘tax’ is interesting. It derives from the Latin taxare, meaning ‘evaluate’ or ‘assess’, but also ‘handle’ because of its relation to tangere, meaning ‘to touch’ (from which we get ‘tangible’, and ‘tangent’ – a line that just … Continue reading →

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Congestion

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Jarrah

I’m lucky in many ways. A wonderful woman, a decent job, financial comfort, a future with change and challenges and excitement – I tick a lot of boxes in the big-picture survey of Life. But I am also lucky in … Continue reading →

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