Anyway, it wont be long before Joolia upsets a couple of independents and we'll have a hung parliament and another general election. lol.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Marcus Chantry < marcus.chan...@macquarie.com> wrote: > Also Joolia, in the press, has chosen to emphasise that this is a levy to > help Queensland rebuild. No mention of other areas affected (Vic, NSW, Tas > etc) and surely it is only a sheer coincidence that QLD is a Labour state > where Joolia and Swan came from? > > > > This sets a dangerous precedent for any future natural disaster but at the > end of the day the role of government is to manage these types of > situations, which should be catered for out of the normal taxes we already > pay (being amongst the highest in the world). It’s amazing how we can spend > $4b a year in foreign aid but can’t find anything in the kitty to support > our “mates”. > > > > > > *From:* nswolves@googlegroups.com [mailto:nswolves@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Jeremy Tonks > *Sent:* Friday, 28 January 2011 9:09 AM > *To:* nswolves@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [BTMO] Flood levy > > > > I was half hoping no one would raise this nasty. You’re right. And many of > them are uninsured because they live in flood prone areas and are, > therefore, by definition uninsurable. But what do you do when everything you > have, house and possessions, is destroyed. A $15,000 handout from the govt > won’t do a great deal… > > > > It must also be very frustrating for people who have been in isolated > pockets of flooding (6 to 20 homes effected – like in the Illawarra floods > in the late 90’s) over the last 20 years to see the amount of money flowing > in when they got very little to nothing. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* nswolves@googlegroups.com [mailto:nswolves@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *mark worrall > *Sent:* Friday, 28 January 2011 9:00 AM > *To:* nswolves@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [BTMO] Flood levy > > > > I guess the lesson is dont waste your money paying for insurance as the > council will pay through a relief fund, and the govt will levy money, from > those who did pay for insurance (and who paid higher premiums because of > those who took the risk and didnt get insurance and got burned). Same > happened with the NSW bushfires. > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Marcus Chantry < > marcus.chan...@macquarie.com> wrote: > > Had to laugh at this comment that someone put up on the SMH website about > the flood levy: > > > > *So.... swany and co blow the surplus on dodgy insulation schemes and > throwing $900 to dead people, non australians and bogans to buy a plasma > tele's, smokes and pokies and then demand everyone pay it back because > suddenly the kitty is bare for infrastructure rebuilding? Priceless economic > mismanagement by a group of labor hacks that have never even run a school > canteen* > > > > The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this > email in any way and should destroy any copies. Macquarie does not guarantee > the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions > expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of > Macquarie. > > > > -- > Boo! Thick Mick Out! > > > > -- > Boo! Thick Mick Out! > > -- > Boo! Thick Mick Out! > > -- > Boo! Thick Mick Out! > -- Boo! Thick Mick Out!
