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May. 10th, 2009 04:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Note to Kat: stay away from any news site Murdoch related. The breath-taking ignorance and bigotry just makes you mad.
Honestly, if I see one more idiot type, "if you're earning less than $100k, than you're a drain on society and not trying hard enough,", I'm going to explode and make a mess.
I can't find recent income distribution tables, but considering the mean income was ~$55k last time I heard, and the median is below that, just what %age of the population is earning over $100k??? Not very large.
And considering the poor spelling and punctuation of the majority of posts, and their complete inability to understand how even income tax works, I'd like to know how they're earning that much.
Honestly, if I see one more idiot type, "if you're earning less than $100k, than you're a drain on society and not trying hard enough,", I'm going to explode and make a mess.
I can't find recent income distribution tables, but considering the mean income was ~$55k last time I heard, and the median is below that, just what %age of the population is earning over $100k??? Not very large.
And considering the poor spelling and punctuation of the majority of posts, and their complete inability to understand how even income tax works, I'd like to know how they're earning that much.
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Date: 2009-05-10 02:41 pm (UTC)Honestly, these people seem to think that a huge number of people are earning over $100K and are supporting us dole bludgers. They also think that they're paying 48% of their income in tax.
I got so mad on Friday over the mean testing of the 30% health rebate. It should have always been means tested. I'm earning ~$14000 a year, I have private health insurance, as do my parents who are on ~$44k. Yet an individual earning over $74K can't afford an extra $100-200 a year? A couple on over $250K can't afford an extra $1000 or so a year? They should really try budgeting if they can't.
But the Coalition wanted to continue making those earning $55-74K (?) pay the surcharge...what hypocrisy. There isn't going to be a mass exit from private health, the surcharge is still probably going to be more than what the insurance costs them.