I agree that Rudd does seem to be copping out on a lot lately, but I can't believe that you'd ever suggest Howard was better.
Let's look at positive change that Howard would never have made: ratifying Kyoto, National Apology, removing most heteronormative discrimination from our law, repealing WorkChoices (although the new law still isn't great here).
Also, will you stop complaining about them closing the salary-sacrifice loop-hole that allowed you to double-dip when buying a laptop? You shouldn't be allowed to pay for something out of your gross salary and then still claim it as a deduction. Carrying on about it just makes you sound petulant.
Kyoto, especially with the small emission reductions we agreed to, as well as the national apology, were mostly symbolic.
Regarding the heteronormative discrimination one, that is a plus, I will grant, but it still didn't amend the marriage act to remove the in-your-face statement, and regarding workchoices, I'm still not a big fan of unions having as much power as they do.
Regarding the salary sacrifice laptop double dip, I never approved of the double-dip, but I disagree with the requirements to sign a stat dec saying the laptop will be used exclusively for work purposes. I am also pissed over disallowing sal sac for meals at workplace venues that require membership.
But above all else, the Internet Filtering issue and the way Rudd and Conroy have handled it are disgusting and I want one or both of them thrown to the political wolves for it.
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Let's look at positive change that Howard would never have made: ratifying Kyoto, National Apology, removing most heteronormative discrimination from our law, repealing WorkChoices (although the new law still isn't great here).
Also, will you stop complaining about them closing the salary-sacrifice loop-hole that allowed you to double-dip when buying a laptop? You shouldn't be allowed to pay for something out of your gross salary and then still claim it as a deduction. Carrying on about it just makes you sound petulant.
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Kyoto, especially with the small emission reductions we agreed to, as well as the national apology, were mostly symbolic.
Regarding the heteronormative discrimination one, that is a plus, I will grant, but it still didn't amend the marriage act to remove the in-your-face statement, and regarding workchoices, I'm still not a big fan of unions having as much power as they do.
Regarding the salary sacrifice laptop double dip, I never approved of the double-dip, but I disagree with the requirements to sign a stat dec saying the laptop will be used exclusively for work purposes. I am also pissed over disallowing sal sac for meals at workplace venues that require membership.
But above all else, the Internet Filtering issue and the way Rudd and Conroy have handled it are disgusting and I want one or both of them thrown to the political wolves for it.
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