Archive for 'Poor'
Fuel tax increases – the unity ticket of Liberals, Labor and the Greens against workers and the poor
Posted by John, June 23rd, 2015 - under Poor, Workers, Working class.
Tags: Fuel excise
Comments: none
The Abbott government has been joined by Labor and the Greens in a rotten unity ticket on fuel excise indexation to attack workers and the poor.
This should not surprise us because what unites them – capitalism – is greater than any of their differences over aspects of how to manage it. Lie all parties of capital they make workers and the poor pay for the crises of capitalism and the fuel tax is just one small example, a portent of things to come.
Advertisement
Amanda Vanstone: more expensive whines
Posted by John, October 14th, 2014 - under Poor, Rich, The rich, Trickle down.
Tags: Amanda Vanstone
Comments: 6
Wake up Australia. Life is tough at the top – but top sorts aren’t being paid their due, writes Ben Hillier, tongue firmly in cheek, in Red Flag. The rich need a champion, not ever more detractors stoking class envy and making the nation uncomfortable.