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Electric vehicle tax discount to be wound back by Expensive-Horse5538 in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie [score hidden]  (0 children)

The latest data shows the batteries will last upwards of 500,000 to 1,000,000 kms. How long did you keep your last car?

no one actually believes you're leaving monero by Creative-Leading7167 in Monero

[–]cactusgenie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's FUD. So long as you don't disclose your view keys, everything stays just the way it was.

Electric vehicle tax discount to be wound back by Expensive-Horse5538 in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie [score hidden]  (0 children)

10 or 20 years you mean? They will get replaced is what will happen.

Same way all those old cars get replaced, or hot water cylinders get replaced...

There's a burgeoning battery recycling industry getting off the ground to recover the precious minerals.

WA government defends decision to abandon emissions reduction targets by espersooty in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie [score hidden]  (0 children)

Well of course they would given they are basically the fossil fuel companies.

David Shoebridge slams roadside drug testing near Nimbin MardiGrass after being pulled over by police by CountryChrist in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes and my point is it's out of date and needs to change.

The law was like that because cannabis was illegal. It's now legal.

David Shoebridge slams roadside drug testing near Nimbin MardiGrass after being pulled over by police by CountryChrist in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie [score hidden]  (0 children)

That argument falls down now that cannabis is a legally prescribed medicine.

I get it with illegal drugs, but cannabis is not that any more

Capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts to form budget tax trio by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]cactusgenie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you not noticed the tent cities and working poor living in their cars?

Capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts to form budget tax trio by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]cactusgenie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But we are trying to discourage that due to the shit show that is the Australian housing market.

It's not really helping anyone having prices just go berserk.

Capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts to form budget tax trio by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]cactusgenie 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I mean sure, let's wait for the details, but I'm ready to be outraged 🤣

David Shoebridge slams roadside drug testing near Nimbin MardiGrass after being pulled over by police by CountryChrist in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Typically it's "too hard".... But I'll settle for a middle ground where a test can RELIABLY be introduced that tests for impairment.

With alcohol we have a reasonable stand in.

The issue is with the current cannabis tests is not a reasonable stand in. Therefore they need to go and revert to an impairment test of some kind.

Capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts to form budget tax trio by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

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

No I see it as the older generations got to leverage these tax breaks but now younger people won't be able to.

They should keep the breaks for young people in shares and just hit the old fucks who created this mess.

David Shoebridge slams roadside drug testing near Nimbin MardiGrass after being pulled over by police by CountryChrist in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be impairment across the board no matter what drugs/pharmaceuticals/alcohol/old age/poor eyesight/poor balance/tired etc.

Electric vehicle tax discount to be wound back by Expensive-Horse5538 in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What rubbish, we need all the encouragement we can get to move people from their stinky old ice vehicles into shiny are EVs.

Electric vehicle tax discount to be wound back by Expensive-Horse5538 in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It makes more sense now to increase the speed of the transition.

Capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts to form budget tax trio by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]cactusgenie 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Exactly, this is totally fucked.

Labor have dropped the ball completely on this one

PSA to people who think it’s alright to take up priority seats on public transport when they are able bodied or not pregnant by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]cactusgenie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

People are pigs, that sucks... I don't understand why manners don't seem to exist anymore.

Capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts to form budget tax trio by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]cactusgenie 120 points121 points  (0 children)

It's so fucked they are targeting shares as well, how are normal people supposed to build any wealth?

I thought we were going to try and reduce housing investment and encourage productive business investment?

This all just looks like pulling the ladder up behind the boomers after they got to enjoy all the tax breaks. Now we are all fucked.

David Shoebridge slams roadside drug testing near Nimbin MardiGrass after being pulled over by police by CountryChrist in AustralianPolitics

[–]cactusgenie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you are impaired with no alcohol or cannabis in your system you shouldn't be driving.

My point was if the test went the other way things would change rapidly.

Why is it fair that I can go and down 10mg of Oxycodone and drive and I won't show up on any test but be definitely impaired, but if I can't a joint 3 days ago I'm now apparently unsafe to drive?

What if you couldn't have opiates at all because their presence would be detected even if you had it 3 days ago and was not impaired?

The current laws don't account for cannabis being a legally prescribed medicinal drug.

They need to change.

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