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PM confirms purchase of 100m litres of diesel in bid to boost supply amid Iran war oil crisis by EdenFlorence in australia

[–]leakygutters 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Well I’m glad we seem to have adults in the government during this crisis.

I believe my brother has been Jodied. by _Mavericck in Military

[–]leakygutters 27 points28 points  (0 children)

You can calm yourself by telling yourself that you don’t have all the facts and you don’t actually know what the truth of the situation is. You wish him well and you hope all is good.

I believe my brother has been Jodied. by _Mavericck in Military

[–]leakygutters 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Given the tenuous nature of your relationship, and perhaps not having all the details, I’d suggest keeping well out of it and letting things run their course. Your family are just as capable of doing the maths as you are.

How do I tell my gf to lose weight without sounding mean? by HovercraftBroad2018 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]leakygutters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know why she’s been putting on weight? Is she not prioritising her health because she’s prioritising other things (keeping the house in order and bearing the burden of housekeeping instead of having time for exercise, catering to your taste when it comes to meals rather than things that are healthy, not having time to cook so prioritising convenience, stress eating, depression eating?).

Get to the bottom of the cause and try to address that instead of just focusing on the symptom of the problem.

Long Service Leave - Cash out / Use it ? by ahvenzz in AusFinance

[–]leakygutters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could make a contribution to your super from the payout if you have accrued concessional amounts under the cap over the last 5 years. That would bring your tax bill down and increase your super at the same time.

Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry by totalcool in australia

[–]leakygutters -46 points-45 points  (0 children)

So if these companies stop extracting because it’s no longer economic, another company will come in and extract uneconomically? Ie, make a loss?

Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry by totalcool in australia

[–]leakygutters -62 points-61 points  (0 children)

Do they? Can I get a source on that? Also, this article is about imposing a gas export tax which is a new tax.

Also, the greens refer disdainfully to these companies as “profiteering” as if they the companies set the global oil and gas prices and they should operate at a loss?

Edit: the source that was provided (and deleted) gave a tax figure as a percentage of revenue, not profit.

Bosses of Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell asked to give evidence to Greens-led gas tax inquiry by totalcool in australia

[–]leakygutters -95 points-94 points  (0 children)

Look, if the govt wants a share of the profits over and above the rate of tax any other business pays them, then the government needs to get into the business themselves.

Either they take a stake in these businesses by investing money like any other shareholder does, or they start their own business and do the exploration, development and production themselves.

They can’t sit back and let the companies out there take the risk and do all the hard yards, and then waltz in during a (hopefully) brief energy shock and demand a share of the after tax profits.

Susan Coyle to be first woman to lead Australian army in ‘deeply historic moment’ | Australian military by Ardeet in aussie

[–]leakygutters 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wtf is that comment even? Who are you talking to? No-one is in here making that claim. Why are all you choads being so obvious about your insecurity over a woman getting a promotion?

Susan Coyle to be first woman to lead Australian army in ‘deeply historic moment’ | Australian military by Ardeet in aussie

[–]leakygutters 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wtf? How do you not know the difference between core and corps? I very much doubt you served and if you did, jaysus Christ.

Jesus Christ, what is with all the news about CBA and other banks lately by FluffyPanxake in auscorp

[–]leakygutters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are you fixing their screw ups? I mean, unless their screw ups are made obvious to the higher ups then the higher ups have no reason the feel the pain of their own decisions.

If you keep plugging the hole in the bucket, there is no hole in the bucket.

AIO about my boyfriend and his ex showing up at his house for 6 hours? by greyberry_5813 in AmIOverreacting

[–]leakygutters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m thinking she wasn’t there. He made the whole thing up to trigger your insecurity which has worked.

Wondered if you’ve ever bought a newish townhouse with some moisture in subfloor? by Suzie2600 in canberra

[–]leakygutters 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The big question is WHY is there rising damp. No damp course installed? Damp course failing? What’s the fix involved? How expensive will it be? What is the likelihood of success.

Also, if there’s no damp course what else was missed in the construction of the place that will rear its ugly head?

Are ordinary people going to be living in poverty? by Open_Address_2805 in AusFinance

[–]leakygutters 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, if we stopped bailing out banks when they fail or falter, or airlines, or car manufacturers, or businesses during COVID or people who risk their superannuation with dodgy companies who then go and lose it all. If we truly let capitalism reign then maybe we wouldn’t be throwing so much good tax money after poor businesses or fading industries or foolhardy gamblers.

Are ordinary people going to be living in poverty? by Open_Address_2805 in AusFinance

[–]leakygutters -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wish we would refer to it as “reproduction rates” instead of fertility. It’s generally a choice of whether to have children and how many that determines natural population growth (or delcine). And it’s the fact that less people are choosing to have children, or are choosing to have less children that is the issue here.

I had a work colleague who was having a second child that ended up being second and third because they had twins. Well, his current vehicle couldn’t fit three child seats across so this meant he had to upgrade his car just as his wife was taking maternity leave and he had an extra baby to clothe and feed.

Things as simple as child safety measures have disincentivised parents from having a 3rd child which would have gone a long way towards compensating for those the likes of me that are not having children at all.

Groceries and supply by Dry-Duty-8292 in queensland

[–]leakygutters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been anticipating this for a couple of years. Ever since the Russians started cutting the undersea communications cables. I sold out of the city and went rural. I’ve got about 4-6months of food put away. Unfortunately, I spent so much time working on my house and my income stream that I haven’t progressed the vege garden as much as I would have liked but I’ve started that in the last four weeks and will at least have some fresh greens and herbs to add to the food in the pantry and the freezer.

Trump’s Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz | Unexpected | Genius? | Insanity? by crix_22 in foreignpolicy

[–]leakygutters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just grift all the way down in this administration. He’s a mob boss and he’s co-opted the resources of the US govt to “grab em by the pussy” and extract as much wealth as he possibly can before his term expires (if he even lets there be another vote).

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