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EV not Petrol

Why? Do they want to pay less tax if they make more then $135,000? or because some greedy rich guy in the say…agriculture or mining industry persuade them that they pay too much tax on the #45,000.

Notice the recommendation is for very remote so the #liberals chose to ignore it because their mates won’t be able to #graft it. Pathetic really. If the wealthy can’t sponge it isn’t worth doing.

I think there is a bigger argument to subsidise cost of living ie planes, medical, food.

From: @abcfeeds
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RSSFeed MediaABC Feeds (@abcfeeds@rssfeed.media)Rural voters want zonal tax offset updates this election By Meghan Dansie Tax rebates for rural Australians were last updated more than 30 years ago. Voters say it is time for them to be on the election agenda. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/zonal-tax-offset-reform-call-federal-election-agenda/105179174 #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Tax #AustralianFederalElections #RegionalCommunities #MeghanDansie
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doctorambient

'A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said.'

#uspol #graft #trump #musk #vance #theft #oligarchy

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ProPublicaTrump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
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beSpacific

#Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government #Payments Program. A little-known firm with investors linked to #JDVance, #ElonMusk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting #safeguards one expert said. There is no normal anymore.#fascism propublica.org/article/trump-p #fraud #corruption #president #fascism #lawfedi #graft

ProPublicaTrump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
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Bohemian Peasant

@seatek

It’s hard for me to understand the massive amount of public sector #CORRUPTION that Americans think is acceptable.

Why do so many people consider #bribery, #fraud, #selfdealing, #graft, and other #corrupt actions by the regime and its supporters to be okay? Is it just widespread #cynicism or something else?

Why are people not outraged anymore about the #dishonesty of public servants?

#fascism#authoritarianism#publiccorruption
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Julie Hughes

Confession: I can't really stand Bernie Sanders, and I think he is a bit dim and I wish AOC would give him a wider berth. #Americans do not hate #wealth or rich people. It is the #corruption they hate. The #DemocraticParty needs to stay focused on the #graft and #theft of state assets. #Autocracy #Kleptocracy #uspol #uspolitics

@anneapplebaum has the right approach
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

The Atlantic · Kleptocracy, Inc.By Anne Applebaum
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erstwhile

If I was a purchasing or finance officer with a finance delegation, in the Australian Education sector,, there is no way I'd buy equipment from toolsforshcools.com.au .. ever.

It seems the google search web scraper has revealed a $2000 mark up for a lathe compared to if Joe public buys the exact same item from it's importer here in Australia retail.

I'd almost bet the one being sold to education does not have all the bells and whistles either (accessories, DRO, etc..)

If you're a #Teacher, suggest you pass this on to your Manual Arts colleagues, I'd rather my Tax dollars did not go to a supplier like this . .

These same clowns were peddling Raspberry Pi's, 4b boards, for $100 more than standard retail (and that was before the pi shortage..)

#TAFE or #UNI or #School
#Graft #Greed #Grifters #ThievingFucks . .

Australian Importers price for AL-1324 lathe to public $13,739.00
Tools For Schools google search result showing unit price for AL-1324 lathe to an education institution at $16,000 a little more than two thousand dollars more expensive than direct purchase by public ...
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KB Sez

Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out
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Every room at the 643-room Trump Doral, including the $13,000-a-night presidential suite, was sold out through the weekend. Not a seat could be found at the BLT Prime steakhouse bar, where a porterhouse steak cost $130.
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Mr. Trump held another in a series of $1 million-a-head dinners at his private club in Palm Beach.
#Trump #Doral #Saudi #Graft #Corruption
Gift article (long read)

nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/poli

LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed league, has sponsored a tournament at the Trump family’s Miami golf resort four times.
The New York Times · Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays OutBy Eric Lipton
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

Michael Lewis: Government Workers Are Not the Corrupt Ones
thebulwark.com/p/michael-lewis

"Elon Musk claims he’s rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse with all his mass firings. But #DOGE should be looking higher up the food chain to target the #graft: for example, the #SouthAfrican immigrant whose #car company would not have gotten off the ground without the taxpayer money he still collects."

The Bulwark · Michael Lewis: Government Workers Are Not the Corrupt OnesBy Tim Miller
#ElonMusk#Musk#Corruption
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Thelonious08

If Obama did this he'd have been impeached within 20 seconds.

but your Congresspeople are completely silent about impeaching this openly corrupt criminal idiot.

Call your reps. Demand IMPEACHMENT NOW.

defector.com/there-should-be-c

defector.com · There Should Be Consequences For Filming A Tesla Ad At The White House | DefectorOn Tuesday, the President of the United States filmed an advertisement for Tesla on the driveway of the White House. They might as well have erected a ginormous flag and one of those balloon men that flop around, because the South Lawn is a car dealership now. Maybe they could have unfurled a sign that […]
#RaiseTheBar#PrimaryThemAll#DemandMore
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EV not Petrol

#theguardian #Dutton #graft

Honestly why does the newspapers even print this if they then say it is acceptable and our politicians are allowed to rip off our taxes. Relate it to something…I don’t know public servants aren’t allowed to do this but politicians are so who is the biggest waste of tax payers money and why don’t they do something about it instead of trying to use public servants, who at least do a job, as an excuse for their waste.
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Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show theguardian.com/australia-news

The Guardian · Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records showBy Christopher Knaus
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