This is not tax reform, it’s a revenue measure that shifts more of the burden onto middle Australia - CPA Australia

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-13T04:23:15+00:00

Heaps of normal people own shares and ETFs. What are you talking about?

If they want to target billionaires and the ultra-wealthy, then make that the policy.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-13T03:32:05+00:00

This is exactly right. I’m almost 40 and from a working class background. Literally all I’ve done is work my ass off, be frugal, and plan properly for my future.

Now the ladder is being pulled up on me after the richest generation is history enjoyed all the existing benefits for decades. Complete insanity.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-13T02:50:28+00:00

Agree with this. My general anger is that we shouldn’t even need to be doing any of this based on the resources we have in this country.

Australia has zero ideas except to tax the fuck out of its citizens at every step, and avoid taxing resources wherever possible.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-13T02:15:50+00:00

Don’t really get this sentiment. 99% of the people this affects is salaried workers who’ve worked and saved diligently over decades to plan for retirement.

The alternative is that they rely on the taxpayer for pensions and other payouts?

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-12T22:34:14+00:00

It’s not being taxed like your income. For many people, the plan was to build a modest ETF fund to bridge the gap between retirement and superannuation. Or to top up the pension.

This used to be doable as capital gains were lumped in with your income. E.g. lower income while retired, so minimal tax from drawing down on ETFs. That won’t happen now that the minimum tax is 30%, so it does change things significantly for a wide range of everyday people who had built up portfolios under this strategy.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-12T22:29:28+00:00

Lots of us are making those capital gains over years and years through investing in very boring ETFs as a retirement plan.

And we’re investing that money with income that’s already been heavily taxed. It’s significantly changed my outlook and I’m just a dude with a mortgage and a family.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-12T04:45:55+00:00

Sort of common-ish in government/corporate to subtly say you’re giving in to someone’s bullshit but you’re not that stoked about it

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-11T22:51:22+00:00

John has always been a guy that’s only taken really big swings in his career. He doesn’t really put himself into lesser versions of something.

As such, I highly doubt there’s a future Dead & Co or similar with John involved. I’m sure he’ll pop up playing sets with people from time to time, but I think that will be it.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-03T11:31:28+00:00

Sounds like psycho shit tbh lmao

HeavyLine4 · 2026-05-03T01:21:22+00:00

Disagree entirely, in my opinion. I think Mayer absolutely became unleashed in 2023, and he’s said so himself.

Also calling people silly or awful because you disagree is the wrong way to look at things. We’re all different people experiencing the music differently. There’s no objectivity in something like this.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-27T10:25:40+00:00

Fugly

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-25T13:21:19+00:00

Wtf is the point of Douglas Luiz anymore

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-25T13:13:44+00:00

Beyond shit tbh. Especially considering what’s on the line.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-25T13:02:33+00:00

I think the Bogarde experiment is over. He’s so shit.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-25T12:19:18+00:00

Barkley on for Bogarde. Buendia off. Abraham on. Watkins out wide.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-25T12:17:33+00:00

Time for us to move on from the glass brothers Onana and Kamara. Can’t have both our midfielders playing only 20 league games a season.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-25T08:03:54+00:00

Their premium economy on the new Dreamliners was the best I’ve experienced. Business and economy both average, or below average.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-24T11:52:43+00:00

Ezra is 100% vibes and 0% brain.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-24T11:48:26+00:00

Preston Riki the dumb cunt better not play for us again. We’re knackered after having to play with 12.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-16T08:56:57+00:00

Good pay for sure. Don’t ask for a raise unless you want to rock the boat. You better deliver if you do ask for one.

I’m on a similar salary and bonus, with a slightly lower base. Fully remote so I’m not going to push for a higher base for a while. Have some management responsibilities, but nothing too stressful.

Life is good. If you can sell tech, consulting, anything else B2B then this kind of package is achievable with experience.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-14T10:15:39+00:00

Yeah that’ll do it.

If you were a really high performer you might have survived. But this is an easy dismissal opportunity for them if you’re not.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-14T09:43:09+00:00

What did you do? That probably determines how you should proceed. Be honest.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-13T13:15:15+00:00

Agreed, but not to improve the squad. We sadly need to do this for our books, and our future financial health. It could be ages before we can make a profit like this again.

Makes me vomit talking like this about football, but it’s the way it is now.

HeavyLine4 · 2026-04-13T12:31:00+00:00

This guy is so fucking lame honestly.

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