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2011-01-28

More stringent constraints needed on government's wants to increase taxation

Comments on Stephen Bartholomeusz “Gillard's spinning in a straitjacket”, 28/01/2011, http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Julia-Gillard-floods-levy-politics-pd20110127-DH7J5?OpenDocument&src=sph&src=rot

There should be more stringent constraints on any government that does spin and hurts taxpayers.

There should be more stringent constraints on any government that wants to increase taxation, otherwise a government can so simply rob taxpayers off to pay for its waste and mismanagement of its budget.

Governments should work within its means under the taxation scheme at the election time. If it is absolutely necessary to increase taxation, it should seek approval from the voters by specifically a referendum.

Parliament scrutiny alone does not necessarily provide the best answer, given that the government normally controls at least one chamber and can easily do deals with some minor parties to get most bills through.

While a government may have got majority of votes by some counts, it does not necessarily mean that the voters automatically voted it for increasing taxation.

The current situation is highly unsatisfactory because the budget constraints for most governments in Australia are not stringent enough and governments can relax them by increasing taxation, temporary or permanently.

It is high time that real and hard political reforms be undertaken by governments and parliaments throughout Australia.

The one similar to what California has should be considered as the starting point.

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