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2011-01-25

Brown's cheap politiking

Comments on ABC report “Greens want means test for flood levy”, 25/01/2011, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/25/3121040.htm?section=justin


Mr Brown got it half right, that is, all taxpayers including corporate taxpayers should pay it should a levy is imposed.

But he is wrong to have it means tested.

The tax is already too progressive to be fair for further increasing those who pay a large tax.

While it is easy for Mr Brown to make a political argument to tax even more heavily on higher income earners, it is much more unfair given that they already pay so much. In per capita terms, they pay as much as many low income earners combined pay.

Mr Brown’s argument is misleading and conceals such facts.

There is no use to try to be politically popular and be really hypocritical in terms of facts and truth.

It is politically coward to simply to be ‘rich’ beating to score political points!

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