Comments on: You Pay Too Much Tax http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/ Australian Libertarian Society Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: nicholas gray http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30913 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:11:13 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30913 Spog,
do you think anybody will like those numbers?

]]> By: Andy http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30656 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:34:33 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30656 Huh?

]]> By: spog http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30622 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:48:24 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30622 Anything above zero is too much tax. Anybody have any other numbers?

Comment by nicholas gray | October 3, 2007

How about…

Anything above 100% is theft, anything under 100% is concessional welfare.

Not that you guys will like those numbers.

]]> By: DavidLeyonhjelm http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30591 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:07:49 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30591 A not so smart friend said “individual liberty is overrated” so I yelled at him.

Tell him he’s grounded for a month, plus no alcohol, smoking or sex. That’ll make it relevant.

He’ll be yelling at you.

]]> By: Clinton Gale http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30583 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:23:11 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30583 Not bad for a first shot and for a party with little dough.
I agree David’s voice could use a bit more emotion.
I shared the videos on my LJ, a smart friend said we should do an ad that explains what we stand for rather than the standard cry of the 3rd party “Liberal did this, Labor does that” wrap.
A not so smart friend said “individual liberty is overrated” so I yelled at him.

]]> By: Sinclair Davidson http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30579 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:29:11 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30579 If you look at the colours in the graphs it looks like the GST is there in the 1996 column (now maybe it showing zero, but it is on top and looks like GST is included in 1996). It jumped right out me, and might/will for others too.

]]> By: DavidLeyonhjelm http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30575 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:12:40 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30575 The graph shows the GST as zero in 1996.

It actually makes it look better for the government as there were sales taxes that the GST replaced. These are included in the 1996 figure, making the calculated growth lower.

]]> By: Sinclair Davidson http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30566 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:39:47 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30566 It’s probably not wise to have a tax called “GST” in 1996 – maybe that it some sort of retail tax, I don’t know, but this ad will fall foul of a very cheap shot “How can we trust these guys on tax, when they don’t know that the GST only came in 2000?” Just a thought.

]]> By: Fleeced http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30526 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:04:05 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30526 Actually, I shouldn’t be asking that here… so I’ll re-ask it somewhere more appropriate.

]]> By: Fleeced http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30525 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:03:09 +0000 http://alsblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/you-pay-too-much-tax/#comment-30525 The L&D party has a front office?

Great work Shem – I’d love to see an ad like this. (Though I’d say “vote Liberty and Democracy” rather than the abbreviated LDP…)

BTW, what’s the go with ads? By that, I’m not just referring to the legal stuff (“authorised and spoken by”… blah blah blah), but also from a party organisational point of view. I imagine individual candidates will start coming up with many ideas – be they print, blogs, youtube, whatever… what needs to get vetted?

I already blog stuff… when does my individual ranting become considered as advertising?

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