FORGET the lucky country - Australia has been branded the land of the great, big rip-

[Lotte]

Originally Posted by ltd_on20s

where did you hear this????

60k / 52 weeks = 1153.84

1153 pw current tax table $239 pw in tax - take home pay becomes 914

$80 pw petrol? 39.64c of every litre goes to the government.

current petrol cost lets say 1.30 = 61 litres? you pay $24 or there abouts to the government out of every tank.

239 + 24 = 263 pw

now , just basing it on this, not putting in council rates, water, electricity fees, levies, stamp duty, WHATEVER ELSE

1153.84 / 5 day working week = 232.60

you work a day and a half just for the government based on personal tax, and some petrol......

like i said, thats just based on two things the government sucks out of us.

Well done. So you'll be paying full price for health care, education your kids won't be going to Uni because the only places for local students at all but private tertiary providers are CSP places etc etc. We'll make sure you don't have to pay taxes though, meanwhile, the rest of society can pay their menial taxes and get the benefits.