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Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

Here's some things for a future labor election campaign.

-Keep up the ICAC pledge.
-Say they'll do something about the banks, and fix that Royal Commision if they can.
-Say they'll fix overtime wages in the weekend.
-Talk about renewable/solar, don't mention ETS.

Regarding the empty suits comment with regard to labor, isn't this only the case because Shorten's stacked the party with his people. Like I wouldn't expect this to change.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:26

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 03:10

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Starshark posted:

JBP if you don't want to try to make the world a better place, just stay out of politics dude. You're only doing damage for no reason.

I'm already the leader of the opposition though.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:27

MonoAus: Nov 5, 2012

Don Dongington posted:

It's a HELL of a lot better than it was growing up. But yeah the tall poppy poo poo is loving real, as well as the small town ignorance from a lot of born and raised. Nobody knows how to merge either.

At least the food and coffee are creeping up to a decent standard, and the cost of housing is more reasonable than it was 5 years back.

I feel like a lot of the bad things you can say about Perth can be said about other places in Australia too. The mistake is to think that Perth is comparable to places like Melbourne or Sydney in the first place.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:34

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

I have an honest question of the thread actually, it's more philosophical than political. Do you think a human being has inherent worth?

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:36

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Anyone running a book on Barnaby and the ways this could go?

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:37

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

JBP posted:

I have an honest question of the thread actually, it's more philosophical than political. Do you think a human being has inherent worth?

I thought so until I read you are posts

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:43

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Solemn Sloth posted:

I thought so until I read you are posts

Glad I could lead you towards truth.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:44

The Before Times: Mar 8, 2014; Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.

JBP posted:

I have an honest question of the thread actually, it's more philosophical than political. Do you think a human being has inherent worth?

depends on your definition of 'inherent' and 'worth'

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:45

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

The Before Times posted:

depends on your definition of 'inherent' and 'worth'

you�ve known jbp long enough to know the answer is no regardless of definitions

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:46

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

ATO EMAIL posted:

Hi Anidav

Claiming a deduction for 'Other work-related expenses' this year?

This year, the ATO will be paying close attention to what people are claiming as 'other' deductions.These deductions are for expenses other than car, travel, clothing or self-education and may include home office, union fees, mobile phone and internet, overtime meals and tools & equipment.

Even though tax time is months away, you might be incurring these expenses now, so it’s important you have the information you need to get your claims right.

Make sure you can show us that:

you spent the money yourself and weren't reimbursed
the expense was directly related to earning your income
you have a record to prove it.

Lol why bother sending a crackdown email and include union fees when unions are probably the most compliant organisations come tax time.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:48

froglet: Nov 12, 2009; You see, the best way to Stop the Boats is a massive swarm of autonomous armed dogs. Strafing a few boats will stop the rest and save many lives in the long term.

You can't make an Omelet without breaking a few eggs. Vote Greens.

Ora Tzo posted:

Here's some things for a future labor election campaign.

-Keep up the ICAC pledge.
-Say they'll do something about the banks, and fix that Royal Commision if they can.
-Say they'll fix overtime wages in the weekend.
-Talk about renewable/solar, don't mention ETS.

Regarding the empty suits comment with regard to labor, isn't this only the case because Shorten's stacked the party with his people. Like I wouldn't expect this to change.

I've spent my morning drafting a letter to my federal MP about climate change. I just feel angry and depressed so I don't know what to write that isn't "do something, by bloody revolution if necessary" in block capitals with multiple exclaimation marks.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:50

Eediot Jedi: Dec 25, 2007; This is where I begin to speculate what being a
man of my word costs me

Anidav posted:

Lol why bother sending a crackdown email and include union fees when unions are probably the most compliant organisations come tax time.

Because the email is directed to people who self report and people have been known to make mistakes, exaggerate or outright lie about such things. How is this so hard to understand you had to post about it?

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:52

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

why the gently caress are you on their emailing list?

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:53

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

froglet posted:

I've spent my morning drafting a letter to my federal MP about climate change. I just feel angry and depressed so I don't know what to write that isn't "do something, by bloody revolution if necessary" in block capitals with multiple exclaimation marks.

My state member is a green and my federal member is Danby. It's a relief knowing that any letter I might feel compelled to write would be pointless, albeit for different reasons.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:54

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Birdstrike posted:

you’ve known jbp long enough to know the answer is no regardless of definitions

lol

# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:58

BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

Anidav posted:

Lol why bother sending a crackdown email and include union fees when unions are probably the most compliant organisations come tax time.

doesn�t read like a crackdown to me :shrug:

not everyone in the aps is out to get you anidav

# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:21

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Just some people

# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:27

Kafka Syrup: Apr 29, 2009

BBJoey posted:

doesn�t read like a crackdown to me not everyone in the aps is out to get you anidav

I personally passed it onto my local member. The point about union fees jumped out at me as well and from memory, similar emails didn't include it. Plus anything to yell about "anti-union agenda" to my local member.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:28

Cartoon: Jun 20, 2008; poop

JBP posted:

We have also had once fringe left wing positions become prominent as well. I don't think people should forget that the ALP were the great liberaliser of the Australian economy and it has been policy for 45 years now to play ball with business and promote "balanced" private-public solutions to problems.

Oh I remember.

Although I think the 45 year figure is a little odd. Whitlam wasn't much about it and it wasn't really until unrepentant neocon poo poo stain Keating got the keys to the treasury that the really bad poo poo started to go down.

JBP posted:

I have an honest question of the thread actually, it's more philosophical than political. Do you think a human being has inherent worth?

To other human beings? Yes.
To an uncaring Universe? No.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:30

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Cartoon posted:

Oh I remember.

Although I think the 45 year figure is a little odd.

Yeah I meant to say 35 but fucken mashed my phone keys, however Whitlam was responsible for transitioning the party to one that chased "aspirational voters" and the educated middle class, which is pretty much the roadmap to neoliberalism.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:45

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

hi auspol thread long time no see

https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/965776350400270336

# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:57

Ora Tzo: Feb 26, 2016; HEEEERES TONYYYY

What the hell was that.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:03

Intoluene: Jul 6, 2011; Activating self-destruct sequence!; Fun Shoe

Speaking of unions, how's the United Services Union? I got burned signing up to the SDA at my old job.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:04

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Seams posted:

hi auspol thread long time no see

https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/965776350400270336

Holy loving moly.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:04

Zenithe: Feb 25, 2013; _{Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.}

Ora Tzo posted:

What the hell was that.

This looks like it was made in the early 90's at the latest.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:13

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

At a guess he's trying to minimise professional appearances to distance himself from the establishment and hopefully be just kooky enough to be taken seriously but get some viral spread to reach the disenfranchised voters.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:15

The Before Times: Mar 8, 2014; Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.

he's trying to clive palmer and create lovely memery

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:17

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

The T-shirt in particular is what gives away the constructed "every man" bid, he's been in the Senate long enough to have casual suits for media (and usually wears them).

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:18

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

Anidav posted:

Lol why bother sending a crackdown email and include union fees when unions are probably the most compliant organisations come tax time.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-19/ato-urging-staff-to-dob-in-timewasters/9462604

quote:

Freedom of Information documents show ATO management has warned staff falsifying their working hours or slacking off could be considered fraud.
"You might have seen it before," the all-staff memo starts.
"A colleague makes a habit of taking long lunches; or regularly leaves early; or spends the first hour at work eating breakfast and reading the paper � or all of the above.
"Maybe they just lose track of time, or are careless rather than acting deliberately. Maybe there are indeed reasonable explanations.
"Or perhaps your suspicions are correct and they're simply not recording their working hours appropriately."
The ATO memo, sent in December, went on to say staff had an obligation to report possible fraud to investigators, who would check if that long lunch break was authorised.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:19

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

What kind of loving idiotic country is this where a bloke at the ATO can't spend an hour reading the bloody paper at his desk.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:22

Urcher: Jun 16, 2006

Anidav posted:

Lol why bother sending a crackdown email and include union fees when unions are probably the most compliant organisations come tax time.

I think you've read this wrong. They are saying you can claim union fees as this category of tax deduction. Easy mistake, the grammar is complex enough that you'd have to be a public servant to parse it.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:27

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

JBP posted:

What kind of loving idiotic country is this where a bloke at the ATO can't spend an hour reading the bloody paper at his desk.

desk? on the shitter more like

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:28

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

please do not eat breakfast on the toilet at work

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:29

adamantium|wang: Sep 14, 2003; Missing you

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# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:30

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Seams posted:

hi auspol thread long time no see

https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/965776350400270336

South Australians are exactly dumb and parochial enough to believe this bullshit

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:31

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Seams posted:

hi auspol thread long time no see

https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/965776350400270336

ludlam�s really let himself go huh

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:32

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Seams posted:

hi auspol thread long time no see

https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/965776350400270336

Does he do a lovely rap at the end?

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:33

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

I thought the whole thing was a rap.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:34

Intoluene: Jul 6, 2011; Activating self-destruct sequence!; Fun Shoe

It's the rap remix of "we are the world" nobody asked for.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:39

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birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Boom-chi-cha-boom-chi-cha-boom-chi-boom
I�m Xenophon, and I�m here to say,
I�m the lamest polly in all SA.
I got a big stage and I�ll drop a lot of things,
Like your wage if you have one.

# ? Feb 20, 2018 05:39

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