So, on the recent topics of: How retirees rort the pension http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-31373-how-retirees-rort-the-pension.html and Australian wallets stuffed with cash http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-31328-australian-wallets-stuffed-with-cash.html Comes another venture into the 'cash economy': (I bolded some parts for emphasis) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-26/one-in-four-young-people-working
shadow economy will keep growing i reckon as more and more taxes get introduced; small bussiness can only survive that way in todays times
What I find interesting is that cash had been attacked in the MSM three times in a week. Doesn't matter if unions sponsored it - it's looking like there is an agenda. Whose agenda, and to what end though? Or is it just coincidence?
Very much agree. I expect to see a crackdown on it, but, moving to cashless had major drawbacks for some small businesses I think. It'll just make the big guys have more market with less competition. Taxation hey... what a great idea.
if the regime removes cash then i can see barter picking up speed. the regime can then try to tightly control barter - they already do by the way - but they may as well try to tax me servicing my wife :lol:
Don't give them any ideas! I can see it now, the campaign entailing sex being the main cause of STD's so now we have to give that up too. slowly increasing the taxes on birth control plain packaging.... haha
Maybe the only agenda is the MSM just following each others tail as they often have few in the way of original ideas - much like ACA & Today Tonight often have similar stories (for lack of a better word) on their shows at the same time. So not a coincidence but not the agenda you are suggesting. No idea if correct just a thought.
The boss would be taking a risk wouldn't he if a cash worker received a serious injury, wouldn't he? Suppose he would put you on the books and say he just started this morning! With no tax payable under $18k, you could work 20 hrs a week at $15 per hour and pay no tax so it would be easy for the boss to have two set of books, Regards Errol 43
"The areas where we know these jobs are being used are less likely to be unionised, they're less likely to have Occupational Health and Safety representation and these jobs mean people are getting underpaid," I think this highlights the order of importance considering who commissioned it. They can't just say it is about wanting everyone in a union - who really cares about that. They have to throw some "society responsible" comments in there as well. What better way of forcing the government to do their work for them. Throw out a few comments about how dangerous it is, and that they are avoiding tax and bam the government spends OUR money to clean up the problem and "to the unions go the spoils" by way of union fees and control. Sick of the government and other industries trying this crap on. They have the gall to think that we can't see through it as well!
take the greeks for example, they have local economies where trading and bartering are the currency, theres only so much a society will take
I admire those in the Greek society who have said enough is enough!! i say they're bluddy heroes for standing up to big government...
Safety has always been a major concern for unions because lots of people die or are seriously injured at work. The two main objectives of unions right from the very beginning was to improve pay and conditions for the workers. That's why they came into existence in the first place. If you re-read the article, the union rep doesn't actually talk about tax dodging at all. Now obviously it's in the unions' interests to have more workers being members of unions so the research is more than a bit self-serving, but they don't actually have to put any spin on it either: by-and-large, you're more likely to get screwed somehow if you're working cash in hand.
^^^ Not to mention extortion and blackmail. Why else did most unions originate in industries (shearing, building, transportation etc) where there were time sensitive jobs. (Oh and a dash of violence against any "scabbers" who are wanting to work while the true blue union workers are on strike.)
certainly the talk about controlling or removing larger denomination cash bills is very alarming. That sort of thing smells very much like North Korea or Uzbekistan or similar -------------------- if true, politics has slipped several notches and I believe if the thinking continues then Australia is on a very dangerous slippery slope. If this gets any traction - our forefathers would turn in their graves. have a great day gazzahere
