Comments on: The public warms to tax cuts http://andrewnorton.info/2008/05/the-public-warms-to-tax-cuts/ Observations from Carlton's Lone Classical Liberal Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:11:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily http://andrewnorton.info/2008/05/the-public-warms-to-tax-cuts/#comment-19920 Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:57:45 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=481#comment-19920 [...] Norton reports that Australians are beginning to prefer tax cuts despite possible inflationary [...] [...] Norton reports that Australians are beginning to prefer tax cuts despite possible inflationary [...]

]]> By: Pete from Perth http://andrewnorton.info/2008/05/the-public-warms-to-tax-cuts/#comment-14291 Pete from Perth Sat, 24 May 2008 20:38:41 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=481#comment-14291 "Labor may now start to realise that by relentlessly droning on about ‘working families’ other households may start to feel like losers." As a working single, it certainly gets right up my nose. Pay for your snotty-nosed kids yourself, or learn how to use contraception properly, you bludgers! ;) “Labor may now start to realise that by relentlessly droning on about ‘working families’ other households may start to feel like losers.”

As a working single, it certainly gets right up my nose. Pay for your snotty-nosed kids yourself, or learn how to use contraception properly, you bludgers! ;)

]]> By: Andrew Norton http://andrewnorton.info/2008/05/the-public-warms-to-tax-cuts/#comment-14034 Andrew Norton Wed, 21 May 2008 02:04:11 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=481#comment-14034 Fred - These are the problems you get when you create new distortions to patch up old distortions. As a classical liberal I don't support being pressured by the tax system to buy a particular product; but that means I also don't support being taxed to pay for public health services that I don't want. But whether the policy change is good or bad, the reality is that relatively health people will drop private health insurance and force up premiums for those who remain. Roxon won't reject changes based on real cost increases. The only question is by how much rates will increase. Fred - These are the problems you get when you create new distortions to patch up old distortions. As a classical liberal I don’t support being pressured by the tax system to buy a particular product; but that means I also don’t support being taxed to pay for public health services that I don’t want.

But whether the policy change is good or bad, the reality is that relatively health people will drop private health insurance and force up premiums for those who remain. Roxon won’t reject changes based on real cost increases. The only question is by how much rates will increase.

]]> By: Fred Argy http://andrewnorton.info/2008/05/the-public-warms-to-tax-cuts/#comment-14028 Fred Argy Wed, 21 May 2008 01:09:59 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=481#comment-14028 Andrew, I agree that the Government needs to review its rhetoric on 'working familiea" but you may be overdoing the bit about "hefty health insurance premium increases" in the pipeline. Remember that there is still a big inducement to insure given that the premium rises as one ages and there is a 30% rebate. Moreover the ultimate decision on premiums rests with Roxon. Remember that most of the whining is coming from vested interests. As a classical liberal, do you approve of penalising people who fail to buy a particular product on the market? There surely needs to be a strong public interest case for it. I agree with the ACA that the funds will now have to get off their backsides and sell their services much better, like everyone else in the market place. This is not to deny that the increase in the penalty threshold was excessive and may cause some unnecessary disruption. Andrew, I agree that the Government needs to review its rhetoric on ‘working familiea” but you may be overdoing the bit about “hefty health insurance premium increases” in the pipeline. Remember that there is still a big inducement to insure given that the premium rises as one ages and there is a 30% rebate. Moreover the ultimate decision on premiums rests with Roxon.

Remember that most of the whining is coming from vested interests. As a classical liberal, do you approve of penalising people who fail to buy a particular product on the market? There surely needs to be a strong public interest case for it. I agree with the ACA that the funds will now have to get off their backsides and sell their services much better, like everyone else in the market place.

This is not to deny that the increase in the penalty threshold was excessive and may cause some unnecessary disruption.

]]> By: Mitch http://andrewnorton.info/2008/05/the-public-warms-to-tax-cuts/#comment-13942 Mitch Mon, 19 May 2008 14:05:21 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/?p=481#comment-13942 Too bad there's no one in the Opposition competent enough to capitalise on this shift. Too bad there’s no one in the Opposition competent enough to capitalise on this shift.

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