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Yes it does. If you harm the social fabric of Australian society (which I have discussed in depth in previous posts) and I am a part of that society, then you are harming me (+everyone else in that society). No, the whole idea behind democracy (as opposed to anarchy) is that the majority gets...

I reckon this is a great budget. Best part is the new health database, meaning doctors will now have immediate access to patient medical histories from all interactions with all doctors (atm a history must be compiled on each new visit to hospital/a different doctor)

Umm its called etiquette... hundreds of rules, which we may or may not like, that hold our society together and which we have all made a conscious decision to follow. Those who don't are vigorously looked down upon, patronised and stereotyped to a point where such behaviour is very rare. We...

Clearly most people do

That's well and good, but these women are not recluses. They are participating in society, visiting shops and restaurants + using public spaces. My problem is with communication in situations where it is expected... these women seem to think it should be one way. As a waiter/shopkeeper/person...

Only 10% of communication is verbal - it is essentially a cone of silence E.g. we consider it damn rude to talk to someone with sunglasses on (if there's no bright sun)/to wear a hat inside

Only to the extent where your clothing doesn't compromise you as a functioning member of society, free, willing and with the desire to conduct open communication with your neighbours, colleagues, staff serving you, even people walking on the street

I don't think Muslims (men or women) perceive the burqa as a form of female restraint - it does seem to be a conscious choice. I don't think there is a proper argument from this angle. The problem is that we live in a society where our social capital is derived from the collective identities of...

Ohh , you didnt get what I was saying. $18bn/21m people = Gov spend of $857pp

Its a huge misconception that 100mbps is overkill Not only will hospitals be able to facilitate remote surgery, they will be able to stream full hd video from the bush in order to get expert advice from the city, and they'll be able to develop a database of patient history (one of the biggest...

Absolutely shit comeback dude Your reason for the NBN being bad was that we should spend the money elsewhere... (not not spend it at all)

If we're talking intangibles, look at the opportunity cost of not spending the $18bn, i.e. massive sacrifices in economic growth. I don't think you understand the potential of 100mbps internet in improving productivity and quality of life.

Thats $857 per person... I'll easily get $857 of value over my life from 100mbps+ internet

Av. return on a mining investment is irrelevant... point is, its the most profitable industry in Australia at the moment. Remember these companies are only taxed at 40% for ROIs over 11% - you haven't really disproven my point. Individuals can make huge losses (=personal debt) Individuals...

Why are you cycling? How dare you waste hours of your life riding your bike around when you could be working, paying taxes. You're the perfect example an unproductive citizen. Let's ban cycling. -- You've also managed to completely ignore the benefits from smoking. ~2million of Australians...

Taking companies as 'workers,' top level in one industry =/= top level in another. A top waiter will be in a different tax bracket to a top lawyer. What other industry is earning ROIs in excess of 11% as standard??? If another industry was to achieve this, I'd completely support the super...

Yet insufficient to provide sufficient disincentives to top level workers. Robbery or not, it works economically. Seriously?

*This is just a standard income transfer - from high profit industry to low profit industry. Think of it in terms of our progressive tax system... Is our 45% top bracket "suck[ing] them dry?" Any company with minimum returns of 10.5% is not "dry" by any definition. *This is replacing mineral...

This argument is false, and this has been reiterated many times. Smokers pay lots more in tax than the Gov expends on the marginal medical costs of allowing smoking (in fact they make substantial profits). The only valid arguments on whether smoking should be banned are: -Whether it is the...

Lol what is Wentworth?