Oh no I mixed up usernames between two gronks who believe taxation destroys money lol

I’m going to take those insults from someone who believes this

if there were no deficit then none of the rest of us would have any money

As a badge of honour lol

Poof, now it exists, as a number in the central bank; from there it flows into the economy, until taxation destroys it again.

Say it with me slowly

Taxation does not destroy money

Money that is taxed is not destroyed, it goes back to the treasury for redistribution via the budget.

Printing money and increasing spending on social services will drive inflation.

It’s like you half read an economics book but put it down in favour of Atlas Shrugged.

This is one of the worst takes on monetary theory I have ever seen.

Taxation does not destroy money.

What you’re talking about would result in rampant inflation which has never been good for workers.

There are doctors who bulk bill but yes they can be harder to find.

There is definitely more that could be covered and gas, mining and multi-national companies of all sorts should be paying far more tax. Many pay zero.

starve his people of free medical

Huh?

Australian here.

Just took my wife to the ER twice this weekend. Stressy.

Blood tests, consults, medication, drip, snacks and drinks, the lot.

$0

https://lemmy.ml/comment/25488293

Nah you’re anti-worker, ready to pull down anyone else like a crab in the bucket if they get ahead even slightly.

That and your both sides are the same trash.

I genuinely hope you find yourself replaced by an AI, robot, or other form of automation.

Mate, that’s twice what the average Australian makes.

It’s 50% more than what the average full time employee makes and these jobs often involve significant hours, personal sacrifices and have high skill requirements.

The LLM-replaceables can take a minor hit

Take that line to an election and lose. Go on.

There is a way to structure taxation so that the ultra wealthy, and multi-national corporations pay a fair share, without needing to fuck over working class Australians solely because they’re an insignificant amount ahead in income.

You made me curious because I know of some outlier cases where post-menopausal women have had natural pregnancies.

On 20 August 1997, Dawn Brooke (UK) became the oldest natural mother when she gave birth to a son by Caesarian section at the age of 59 years. She conceived accidentally, having managed to ovulate past her last period.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-mother-to-conceive-naturally-

I’ve always wondered where the redundant wings are hidden

Indestructible like the Runit dome?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/cracks-appear-in-runit-dome-amid-sea-level-rise/106423684

More lines of code exist now than three years ago, so following the law of developer incompetence, yes.

I had the displeasure of being driven around in a new Kia this week.

The driver couldn’t figure out how to control the AC fan speed. It seems to only be accessible via voice controls but it didn’t understand his accent.

I’m never buying a car that lacks the appropriate buttons, switches and dials.

ASUS 🤮

An interesting article, though it focused a lot on the Loser Back Home aspect of white expats, which to be honest rings true of the few expats I know.

The lack of respect and dignity for the men who rebuilt the country following the war is truly sad. All the older men I’ve met in Korea are seriously hard working and deeply pragmatic.

Unfortunately I wouldn’t touch the game until the legal issues are resolved.

I did similar to the joke with a car dealerships chat bot a while back but it took more effort and it wasn’t running Claude.

So what does glue taste like?

Next years headline needs to read: Man who booed Indigenous speakers at ANZAC day event has his head kicked in.