Archive for 'Inheritance tax'
Why won’t Labor tax the rich?
Posted by John, August 16th, 2009 - under Inheritance tax, Wayne Swann, Wealth tax.
Tags: ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Capital gains, capital gains tax, Carbon tax, Classes, Climate change, Henry tax review, Housing
Comments: 2
Soak the rich till their pips squeak. Labor won’t tax the rich because it believes in the primacy of profit and the lie of the trickle down theory – what’s good for the rich is supposedly good for the rest of us.
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Health care: reform or revolution?
Posted by Leonie, July 28th, 2009 - under Inheritance tax, Kevin Rudd, Rudd Government, Rudd Labor, Wealth tax.
Tags: Australian politics, Health care, Health reform
Comments: 1
Neo-liberalism, not need, drives health care reform. Let’s tax the rich to pay for universal health care as part of a move to a just and equitable society.
Real tax reform: a love letter to Ken Henry
Posted by Leonie, April 26th, 2009 - under Inheritance tax, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Reformism, Socialism, Tax.
Tags: Australian politics, Big business, Bosses pay, Capital gains, Capitalism, Carbon tax, Class struggle, Classes, Democracy, Economic crisis, Economics, Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS, Henry tax review
Comments: 8
We should look at taxation through the eyes of the working class. Tax labour lightly and capital heavily.