bz847; thanks for that response, it's refreshing to interact with reasoned argument rather than the arrogant and blunt regurgitation of opinion preferred by some posters on this forum.
Such is human nature that we will never resolve issues such as tax avoidance, corporate theft, insider trading, dole bludging, workplace discrimination etc.
But we have to strive to do exactly those things so we avoid the excesses which stretch beyond breaking point our tolerance of exploitation of democratic freedoms and 'a fair go for all' and watch as our country degenerates into the next Argentina, Venezuela or Zimbabwe. That is the proper role of government and one which is currently failing Australians as never before:
"... The facts in this instance are twofold.
First, yes, inequality in Australia is as bad as it’s been in 75 years. The promise of Australian egalitarianism has withered under the blanket of stagnant wage growth, smothered by this government’s unprecedented structural favouritism to the rich. When the ACTU agreed to wage restraint back in the days of the Prices and Incomes Accord, it was in return for universal healthcare, a mass expansion of education and training, superannuation and award wages. But successive governments have hacked at Medicare, privatised training, allowed the wealthy to arbitrage superannuation and idled by as 40% of the workforce has found themselves casualised… all while real wages have not gone up.
Instead, Malcolm Turnbull has thrown not only wads of cash, but cheaper and even free labour, at the profit-making corporations who need help the least. ..."
