Jim Chalmers is talking about relieving the pressures on family budgets by indexing social security payments. Yet he says nothing about indexing the personal income tax brackets.It is a shame for all our politicians that they do not call out and correct the insidious impact of inflation on family incomes by not indexing our income tax brackets. This increases personal tax by stealth!If there is a need to tax the population more it should be made to the public, and a case for how to spread the revenue load should be presented.Taxation by stealth is unconscionable conduct.
“Where’s my money going?” and “What difference does my donation make?” are questions often pondered before donating to charity. I wonder how much impact is left on the table because of uncertainty. The Life You Can Save Australia – named after founder Peter Singer’s book – is focused on giving donors confidence. This is done through a collection of smart giving tools (such as their impact calculator), charity recommendations and free giving guidance. Executive Director Rickard Vikstrom says the platform "recommends charities that improve the most lives per dollar – then makes it easy for donors to support them.” https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org.au
In Australia’s recent past, there have been many failures by
our political leaders to address significant issues effectively. This has
robbed many Australians of opportunities for a better life, led some to
untimely deaths and wasted billions of dollars. We are now struggling to overcome
the legacies of this ineffectiveness, and future generations will bare
significant economic and opportunity costs.Examples of what a Royal Commission should examine
are:Defence weaknesses in strategy, and procurement; Covid lockdowns and payments; Turning abundant supply into a gas crisis;Losing our energy competitive advantage;Infrastructure and housing shortages; NDIS inefficiency and runaway costs
