GST TAX WOULD ‘KILL’ POORER AUSTRALIANS

RICHARD Worland’s suggestion of raising the GST rate to 20 per cent would require a total overhaul of our taxation system at state and federal levels.

The GST is a federal tax collected by the federal government and distributed to the states. The distribution always creates division and arguments between the states themselves and about the federal government’s “bias”. The requirement for more taxes is due to the rampant spending spree of the new federal government and, of course, the Victorian Labor government’s economic mismanagement.

Victoria has the highest taxes of any state or territory and our budgeted deficit is equal to the total of all the states and territories’ deficits.

The current economic promises to buy the November election are an appalling abuse of the democratic system and economic responsibility.

No transparency or details as to how we can afford what is required for health, education and housing all sectors in a “state of despair”, which must surely be the new logo on our number plates.

Hang on, we don’t own VicRoads as we are selling it to pay for infrastructure that is a few hundred billion dollars over budget. GST must never be used as an economic panacea.

The GST is a regressive tax that targets the poorest “survivors” in our nation. A taxation overhaul that protects our nation from overseas corporate exploitation would be the first ATO move, not a GST tax that “kills” poorer Australians who cannot already afford heating and quality food. Ross Kroger, Barwon Heads

IN all my 47 years of living in Geelong not having a live grand final site when the Cats look like winning the granny is the most anti-Geelong thing I’ve ever heard. It’s also unaustralian. What other town or city would do this? Boooooooooooo !!!!!!!!

Name and address withheld

CITY of Greater Geelong is once again showing Geelong locals that they don’t matter! Their failure to provide a live site to watch the grand final is terrible. In previous years there has always been somewhere that fans can gather together to celebrate and cheer on the Cats. Absolutely furious!

K McLean, Belmont

A QUESTION that only requires a simple “yes” or “no” answer: Are we Australian citizens contributing to the expenses required to send the girlfriend to England to attend the funeral of the Queen?

Geoff Barnes, Leopold

DAN Andrews to spend $8bn to $13bn on a train line and station at Tullamarine in Melbourne while Victoria’s hospital, education, welfare and medical services are in crisis . . . Hadenuf

GOOD one, Karen Matthews (Opinion, GA, 17/9). Gobbledygook is exactly correct. We already have a generation of selfish people who have no idea of the fact that the rights they insist they have are ignoring the rights of others because their education taught them they have rights but did not teach that with all rights come with responsibility. You can see it in their behaviour towards others. So how is this lot of “education” going to turn out? Is it PC to the extreme or just plain bulls--t. Take your pick.

Len, Hamlyin Heights.

I AM a teacher in a state school. Karen Matthew’s article (Opinion, GA, 17/9) was pure fabrication. Why does the GA persist with her lies?

PS Teacher

IS Lance Franklin a protected species in the AFL?

Eddie

PLEASE, oh please, can the Addy editors keep a lid on this week’s Cats grand final quest. Not like the woeful editing in the lead up to the 2008 grand final.

Pietro, Leopold

FIRE up, get posters ready. History is in the making. Year of cat.

Geoff, Adelaide

WHERE are all the Chris Scott critics? Hiding under a rock?

Brian

RE the Belchers Corner debacle (GA, 14/9), why did the council get involved with our rate money in this private matter? It’s a huge disgrace how they waste our resources. Heads should roll. Angry, Newtown