If you believe that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is going to lower taxes you must pay, you are in for a shock. Contrary to all the carry on about lowering taxes, they are being raised. That is, unless you are one of those in the top income bracket. Continue reading We will soon be paying Australians can more taxes and facing spending cuts
Economic and social problems in country Australia often go unnoticed in the city. It hasn’t been easy in the last few decades and living in small communities and isolated by distance means few alternative options. Continue reading Country banks are closing and leaving people without
Incredibly, Capo Verde has complied to finish the kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab to the United States. This does by the politer name of extradition. This is a kidnapping because violates legal norms, is blatantly political, and there is no extradition agreement between the Unites States and Capo Verde. Continue reading Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been kidnapped by the United States
Behind Merck’s new Covid-19 pill there is a story about how this pharmaceutical multinational has used its position to make a huge monopoly profit from the Covid-19 outbreak. And this is just one of the giants exploiting sickness on an unprecedented scale. Continue reading Merck uses price gauging to profiteer from the pandemic
Wealth tax: $2.75 trillion
Funding the IRS: $1.75 Trillion
Taxing Wall St trades: $777 Billion
Repealing Trump tax cuts: $500 Billion
Raising the top tax rate by 1%: $123 Billion
Eliminating loopholes: $119 Billion Total: $6 Trillion. Nearly double the cost of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill.
This recent interview explains the collaboration between three investigative journalists into the saga of the United State’s pursuit of Julian Assange and how far the CIA and Mike Pompeo were prepared to go to get their man.
Video from Live on the Fly with Randy Credico
The attest trove of leaked documents to go public have become known as the Pandora Papers. Those that have been released implicate 35 current and former world leaders, and the list includes about 400 Australians. Continue reading The Pandora Papers show the scale of global web of deceit for the rich and powerful
The Morrison government’s decision to start withdrawing emergency support is a kick in the teeth for those who find themselves out of work because of Covid. Contrast this with the generous loan facility to be set up for mining projects, and protection against loss from real estate promised to banks, and other lending institutions. This comes on top of generous handouts already given to mates. Continue reading COVID payments to end and this will hurt Australia
The dust is settling on last week’s events in Melbourne, where ultra-right led mobs attacked a union office and then began a few days on a violent rampage. Most of Australia justifiably condemned them. There are a couple of buts though. Continue reading Escalating police violence was a real issue in Melbourne two weeks ago
