Wow, some of you people don't just allow the government to rip us off, you commend them on it? No wonder they are gradually increasing the tax creep (and control they have on us) each and every year.
Taxation creep is a real and invasive threat to our society. Do you realize how much of your pay packet (in real terms) goes to the government? Think about all the state/government/excise/GST/CGT you are paying.
