a flood levy will hit the heart of australia

To replace flood damaged infrastructure mainly in Queensland, $5Bn will be required. We need to fix it to keep going, fair enough - most accept this. To fund it the Federal Govt faces 3 choices

1. Go into Deficit
2. Reduce Spending, cut Govt Projects
3. Impose a Levy on Taxpayers

Going for a Levy as the Labor Govt wants will hit the working families that are the heart of this country;
With an average income of around $80 thou they are regarded as affluent by Labor, look at the Means Test imposed on flood victims by Queensland Labor to prove this.

They face with others rising costs of living on many fronts; now an incompetent Govt wants to further load them - Instead of cutting out those cherished big ticket Labor items, where the controversial NBN comes in as Number 1.

One reason Labor can get away with dodgy moves like the NBN and now this Tax Levy - is the state of Federal politics where we seem to have no effective Opposition. My opinion

Disclaimer: I own Telstra shares so would loose out if the NBN is cut or downgraded.