KhunHeineken

I have said many are abusing Australia's generous welfare system. I posted the dollars, and it's not a pretty picture. This guys seems to be doing quite well. I post this as an example of an abuser, not because of the drug testing, which would be a separate debate. Is the above clip enough data for you to see the point I am making? I rarely agreed with Scott Morrison, but this comment was spot on, "Welfare has to be fair to those who receive it, but it also has to be fair for those that pay for it." In my opinion, tax payers are not getting a fair deal with the current welfare system and the abuse of it. Look at the money and rent assistance he was getting in 2020, he would be getting even more now. Sadly, it's the people like him that see genuine people, like the other guy in the clip, receive less, or nothing at all. There are so many like this guy it has become a drag on the economy. How long would he last in Thailand, for example?

Your post went into things like tax incentives, covid, and voting at elections. Totally way off the point I am making. I did post data. Did you open the link? The height of the blue columns stood out as soon as you look at the graph. It shows Australia's expenditure by function was $170 billion on social security and welfare, and everything else to run the country totals around $300 billion in 2018 - 2019, which was pre covid, for accuracy. That's a welfare bill of around 36% of total expenditure. Is this enough data for you? Are you saying my calculations are incorrect? If so, show me where. Is the website wrong? It's an Australian government website. As I said in other posts, I am not suggesting Australia should become a country of zero to little welfare. I am saying Australia's generous welfare system is being abused, and has become a drag on the economy. Same question to you also, keeping the above data in mind, do you agree or disagree with this comment? You either missed the part about the single month getting a house, and a pension, and then the boyfriend, who is on the dole, moves in, or, you chose to ignore it. They have a tribe of kids because, hey, the more kids you have the more money and the bigger house you get. Then, nature v nurture kicks in and the kids, who have never seen mum or dad work, ever, will grow up to be the same. As for the boyfriend, he does a bit of crime, sells a bit of drugs etc. A great supplement to his welfare. It can sometimes lead to a short stint in gaol, but that is viewed as an occupational hazard and no more than that. Once again, you focus more on the genuine cases where I am focusing on the abusers. I have addressed taxing the big companies. Should they pay tax, of course, but there is a risk they pack up and leave. I have no doubt the ATO will go after easier targets. Again, for the record, you paint a picture of the majority of welfare recipients being genuine. I would contest that in 2023, that is no longer the case. Able body people are playing the system in greater numbers.

Obviously, being disabled is a genuine reason for not working. I am not suggesting Australia should become a country that has zero or very little welfare, like Thailand. I am simply stating it appears Australia's generous welfare system is being abused, and over decades, has now become a big drag on the economy. Do you agree or disagree with this comment? As for the largest 300 companies paying tax, they hold the government to ransom by basically saying, "If you tax us, we will move our operation to another country." The government know that whilst the company isn't paying tax, the company's employees are, so to call their bluff could mean a loss, not gain. We saw something similar with manufacturing. As wages rose, factories moved to countries like China. Like wages, tax is just another cost. Raise it, and the company could leave.

From the linked article: "Australia will build a new fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines in Adelaide" "All the submarines in the new plan will be powered by nuclear propulsion systems made overseas and fitted with nuclear fuel that will last the lifetime of the vessel." I took the above to mean the small nuclear reactor would be built overseas but installed in the vessel whilst it's being built in Adelaide. This would mean it would have to be "transported" to Adelaide. However, I suppose the vessel could sail to the location where the nuclear reactor was manufactured under conventional power, and then fitted out with the nuclear power plant. When you read articles such as these, about nuclear material just "falling off the back of a truck in Australia" you can understand the risks involved with transport. https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-lost-radioactive-capsule-update-nuclear-agency-joins-hunt/206756cf-2fb5-49bb-97b6-a195edc339e5

Once again, just another troll post from you. It wasn't rhetoric, you clearly had no knowledge. You simply tried to deflect that fact. Visiting subs post less of a risk than permanently stationed subs because, well, that little nuclear reactor isn't permanently there. From the linked article: "The United States Navy and the Royal Navy will station nuclear-powered submarines in Perth from 2027 in the first step toward filling the capability gap." With no disrespect, it is laughable that you call my comments redundant and then say it's because you were on a vessel in 1996, some 27 years ago. Oh the irony. You need to get up to speed.

A lot of your post has nothing to do with the point I am making. You are correct, I have never taken a cent of welfare in my life, and therefore lack personal experience in this area. I do look at the data and statistics and can see it paints a bleak picture for Australia's future. I see age as a genuine reason to not be able to work, which is obvious. My posts are not against aged pensioners. My posts are against those that have never worked a day in their life, and never will. They play the system. Imagine going through your whole life and never paying a cent of income tax, yet having all the infrastructure of a developed nation at your call, mostly for free. Have a look at the graph in this link to see where the government spends its revenue. Look at 2018 - 2019 which has figures not influenced by covid. https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview202021/AustralianGovernmentExpenditure For a nation of only 26 million people, with an aging population, where's the money going to come from to fund the ever increasing welfare bill into the future?

No, you clearly asked, and I quote, "What subs are nuclear?" Now you know. So, would you like to live near a port where nuclear subs are based, and radioactive material is being transported?

The subs we have just done a deal to buy. You know, the subs that have been all over the news recently. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/new-fleet-of-eight-nuclear-submarines-to-be-built-in-australia-in-368-billion-deal-20230314-p5crt9.html "San Diego: Australia will build a new fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines in Adelaide to begin service in the 2040s under a mammoth transformation in national defence that will cost up to $368 billion by 2055." Maybe because they were visiting, not stationed there. Would you want to live near what is basically a small nuclear reactor? With no disrespect, as usual, you continually troll me when you haven't got a clue about the topic being discussed. Try harder.

Why not just transfer the money for living expenses as you it. Same with the condo. When you have settled on a property, transfer that amount. Why do you think you need to move the lot to Thailand, and what benefit would you achieve by doing so?

Are you trying to conceal the fact you are teaching, or conceal the content of your teachings?

Sure, but ultimately the bill for all these bludgers has to be paid by other Australians, and simply leaving Australia's shores may not be good enough in the future to escape contributing to Australian's welfare bill.

Give these a call and then sit back and wait for the bank to contact you. https://www.afca.org.au https://www.ausbanking.org.au/for-customers/how-to-complain/ If the bank is going to fob you off, go through an external agency.

You assume everyone is opting for the traditional, 1960's style of Australian culture, whereby you rolled your selves up and did a hard days work for a decent days pay. That mentality has gone. "Quiet quitting" is now the norm amongst the younger generation, who think they are doing their boss a favor by working for them. Australia's welfare bill has exploded, and not because we have an aging population. Why pay a mortgage when you can fall pregnant and get Department of Housing accommodation and then your boyfriend moves in. Between the single mothers pension and the boyfriend on the dole, and all the other perks Centrelink hand out to them, the household practically brings in what a worker brings in, but the worker has to pay full freight for everything. As far as medical, I bet they can jump that queue as well, with workers who have private health being told to go down the private treatment route to make way for patients on Medicare. Go for a drive through any Housing Commission slum and you will see nice cars parked in the driveway. They have no shortage of cash from playing the system, and many have never worked a day in their life, nor will they, ever. Then, consider, the more kids you have the more money and the bigger house you get, and you can see Australia has created a reverse pyramid with welfare recipients, whereby one turns into many over generations because the kids never saw mum or dad ever go to work. In my opinion, the system is unsustainable. The "hand up" has changed to a "hand out." How good is Australia?

Yes. They can claim how low unemployment is, based on a lot of people working next to no hours per week. Very misleading.

It's funny how some members constantly moan about another member and their posts, which they could easily put on their ignore list, but they don't, because they actually want to read that member's posts. Too funny. I encourage any member that finds my posts on the proposed changes to Australian taxation and residency to put me on your ignore list. Ignorance is bliss.

Of course it would be available. It it wasn't, pensioners would be up in arms about it. Expat pensioners are a protected species.

Are you the forum spokesperson? Are you a moderator wannabe? Just put me on your ignore list and you don't have to read my posts. No one likes being told they may have to pay tax, or pay more tax in the future, but shooting the messenger does nothing to change the situation. In any case, I see it's the usual suspects jumping online after I post to personally attack me and to get me sent on another holiday.

Troll. Why don't you just put me on your ignore list if my posts are such a problem for you?

They shouldn't ban Thai's from permanent residency or citizenship, just make it the same criteria as Thailand has for foreigners.

The subs are nuclear. What Australian city will want them in their port?

This is what it says: "Financial institutions automatically withhold tax from interest earned on accounts held by foreign residents." Where do you get "Australian citizen" from? You very well could be right, and it is Australia foreign resident for taxation purposes, but it could be a foreigner, as in, not an Australian citizen. Like I said, I would be surprised if it was that easy to get out of paying all that tax.

That's why Australia is "The Lucky Country." Working is a lifestyle choice, not a necessity.

With the advent of 3D printers, the day will come when a business in Australia wishing to manufacture something in China will just send the details to the manufacture's 3D printer at the factory in China and then say, "I want 10,000 of these." No need to fly to China with samples, or courier them over.

Covid showed big companies that many of their staff could work from home, with little loss of production and profits. The effect of this was the company could rent a small premises and save a lot of money. Many companies downsized out of the Sydney CBD, so there were many vacant office blocks.

The ABS classifies someone as "employed" if they work more than 1 hour a week, which is ridiculous. The reason casual employment is preferred by employers is because it gets around the unfair dismissal laws. You don't have to fire anyone, you just don't ring them and give them hours.