School Tax

[Pseudo]

Politics board.

[fish]

the school tax cash shouldve been spread out amongst the schools and then then schools could use that to help subsidise school uniforms etc

Unfortunately a lot of this cash will end up in poker machines. This was never about education but is a vote buying ploy

Sounds a bit like the Baby Bonus that Costello brought in.

That was born of his belief that a growing population was needed to fund pensions for our growing number of pensioners in an ageing population.
He was wrong - the world is finite and the human population can't keep growing.
What we need is a realistic superannuation scheme funded by employee contributions as well as just employer ones.
(And set up so governments can't "borrow" and spend them like the SA government has again.)

But at least you had to have the baby on the way first - it wasn't handed out like this one where it isn't even tied to the kids actually getting to school.

So when Labor brings it in it's a vote-buying ploy but when the Liberals bring it in there's some lame excuse! Give me a break

[LMA]

Yeah turn it up Psyber Howard started all this handout vote buying BS, we all can't be kissed on the dick to avoid such compensations

[mighty_tiger_79]

the School Tax should only be given to students who attend a min 80% of classes for example. perhaps an even higher % to make families accountable.

[redwhiteandblueblooded]

the School Tax should only be given to students who attend a min 80% of classes for example. perhaps an even higher % to make families accountable.

mine go to school EVERY day.....last thing I want is the little bastards hanging aroung the house with me!!!

[Psyber]

Yeah turn it up Psyber Howard started all this handout vote buying BS, we all can't be kissed on the dick to avoid such compensations

I think Paul Keating had it down to a fine art before Howard was PM.
"L.A.W. Law" tax changes for example - and he welshed on those as well!

How far back into history does it go I wonder?
Certainly it was happening in the UK in the 19th century, but it is still wrong, and I said Costello was wrong to do it.

[Psyber]

Sounds a bit like the Baby Bonus that Costello brought in.

That was born of his belief that a growing population was needed to fund pensions for our growing number of pensioners in an ageing population.
He was wrong - the world is finite and the human population can't keep growing.
What we need is a realistic superannuation scheme funded by employee contributions as well as just employer ones.
(And set up so governments can't "borrow" and spend them like the SA government has again.)

But at least you had to have the baby on the way first - it wasn't handed out like this one where it isn't even tied to the kids actually getting to school.

So when Labor brings it in it's a vote-buying ploy but when the Liberals bring it in there's some lame excuse! Give me a break

I said Costello should not have done it - but at least it was targeted to something specific actually happening.
This money is a blatant gift/bribe with no commitment to education actually benefiting from it - like the old Plasma TV bonus.
As others said, it should have been handled through school funding on a per capita basis if the intention was to genuinely help with education costs.