Blog Entries tagged 'Australian politics' http://www.thecopywriteronline.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:52:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.thecopywriteronline.com/97-protecting-australian-jobs.html <p>I was saddened when I heard on the news that good old Westpac, despite making billions in record profits, was looking at moving jobs offshore. And I was wondering what, if anything, could be done to stop jobs being hived off to India and all points cheaper on the map? Then I had an idea. So here it is Mr Swan if you&#39;re listening...</p>Put a payroll tax on offshore job positions<p>I don&#39;t know if this would work but it seems to me that to stop losing Australian jobs without whittling a [...] Munaiba Fri, 02 May 2008 11:00:00 +0100 thinking out loud Australian politics http://www.thecopywriteronline.com/88-im-no-economist-but.html <p>As I said, I&#39;m no economist so there may be a very good reason why this wouldn&#39;t work but I have a suggestion to make to Prime Minister Rudd and Treasurer Swan...</p>Why not cut petrol excise/tax instead of giving income tax cuts?<p>Everyone keeps saying how income tax cuts are inflationary; they also tell us that inflation is being fuelled (forgive the pun) by petrol prices which result in increased food prices, increased travel costs etc., etc. So why not cut the taxes on petrol ins [...] Munaiba Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:00:00 +0100 thinking out loud tax policy Australian politics