Comments on: Why we love a handout

By: Dave from Albury

Dave from Albury — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:06:42 +0000

Even without FBT tricks, GST is still unfairly weighted against low income earners simply because they have to spend close to 100% of their income.

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:06 +0000

And even if the FBT is paid by the employee as part of his salary, he’s still escaping the GST net because the FBT would be on the net amount the company paid. The company is reducing its GST liability too. It’s a win/win/lose situation. The company & the exec win, the poorer people lose.

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:47:21 +0000

Huh? I was agreeing with you, Lee! May the Swedish Vikings invade your home and rape & pillage you.

FBT is paid by companies, not by employees.

By: Dave from Albury

Dave from Albury — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:43:32 +0000

There’s nothing to stop the employer from paying the FBT too.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:41:30 +0000

I’m pretty sure that the execs would have to pay FBT on the credit card payment. And just to keep Dave happy – Fuck you!

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:23:09 +0000

I have the most pathetically polite bunch of commenters on the entire internet.

Hello !!!!

Look JR, if Sweden’s tax regime is so good why don’t you, Freda & Bjorn move over there permanently? Think of the free sex!

As for G.S.Fckn.T. it is a tax designed to benefit the wealthy, full stop. Do you know that many top execs do not even pay it? What happens is this: As part of their salaries they get a credit card on which they purchase all their consumables that would attract GST. The employer pays the account … and then claims the GST paid as a credit! So that means the like of Sol’s grocery bill was subsidsed by the poor.

GST is a blight.

By: jr

jr — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:30:13 +0000

Anyone know who this Dave from Albury is?

By: Dave from Albury

Dave from Albury — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:55:38 +0000

I have the most pathetically polite bunch of commenters on the entire internet. You lot can’t even disagree properly!

By: jr

jr — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:47:59 +0000

Just WAIT A MINUTE DAMMIT!

There’s Sweden and then there’s Sweden, but I’ll deal with that in a minute.

The Sweden you use in your example has a tax system as you say, so my humble apology is offered on the basis that my information was up the creek.

Now what else was there …

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:21:10 +0000

All in good fun jr.