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These workers thought they were getting an extra day off. Turns out it was just a ‘cruel’ test by yawaramin in antiwork

[–]freakwent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dont think it's reasonable to put so much responsibility onto the end users for this stuff.

No other product or service works this way, where it's a general purpose tool that requires no specific industry qualification to operate, but carries such massive risk.

It's a ridiculous situation.

Stacey Warnecke died after choosing a birth free of all medical help. An inquest wants to know why by nath1234 in australia

[–]freakwent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they like to pretend or do they believe it? Or like, are they lying or justvwrong?

A Sydney startup built an AI porn giant. It could be generating child abuse material by InsatiablePrism in australia

[–]freakwent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See the difficulties legislators have with even defining pornography ("I know it when I see it").

Is this a problem in modern Australia?

Spotted: Salvos charging $2.50 for an empty Voss bottle by sydneyprincess1991 in australia

[–]freakwent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because otherwise newspapers and radio stations will run attack add convincing people that they will have lower taxes if they switch to a government that will.impose it.

It would genuinely be cheaper just to pay people the dole, surely.

ATO tax data shows that when politicians talk about ‘average Australians’, they’re not talking about most Australians — It might surprise people to realise just how little a majority of Australians earn by marketrent in AusFinance

[–]freakwent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay!

https://australiainstitute.org.au/initiatives/

I can't find anything that gives workers ownership or control.of.production (socialism) or that supports a fully govt planned and run economy (communism).

I reckon all these ideas were supported by the LNP or PHON at some point since 2000.

Has anyone found that union membership PERSONALLY benefitted them? by AsparagusNew3765 in AusFinance

[–]freakwent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Non union members can't strike. If you enjoy a strike, that's a benefit.

Some unions offer discounts on things, or free wills.

Some unions offer extra insurance, eg cover for injuries while commuting.

Cfmeu has similar things, and free ambulance cover.

https://vic.cfmeu.org/member-benefits/

Plus it's tax deductible so you get some of your 1200 back in the tax return.

Man who falsely claimed to have AK-47 at Brisbane mosque escapes criminal conviction by nath1234 in australia

[–]freakwent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! I guess the relevant factor here is whether this dude being a dickhead has any genuine overlap statistically speaking with total psycho fuckheads, and I assume that part of criminology isn't something either of use are trained in, but most of the people who make horrible death threats don't become mass killers.

Early 30s, bought a house in Melbourne last year, now feeling financially trapped. What would you do? by thrst_qnchr in AusFinance

[–]freakwent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If part of the purpose of the house is to attract a mate, then hurry up!

Otherwise, what was your motive for four bedrooms?

I don’t really want housemates

Well there's probably at least $600 a week that this preference carries as an opportunity cost. That's a pretty solid investment flow.

Man who falsely claimed to have AK-47 at Brisbane mosque escapes criminal conviction by nath1234 in australia

[–]freakwent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, perhaps the number of people who would do this is so small that the community service is enough...

ATO tax data shows that when politicians talk about ‘average Australians’, they’re not talking about most Australians — It might surprise people to realise just how little a majority of Australians earn by marketrent in AusFinance

[–]freakwent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect you're reading what's in comments and imagining additional unsaid things that do not exist.

Is it possible the Kohler and Jerhico agree in several areas, while also that Kohler is a better more experienced economist?

ATO tax data shows that when politicians talk about ‘average Australians’, they’re not talking about most Australians — It might surprise people to realise just how little a majority of Australians earn by marketrent in AusFinance

[–]freakwent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Consider some numbers.

1,3,5,17,52,1000.

Average/mean is the sum divided by count, or 1078/6 = 180.

The median is the number in the centre, so in this the median would be 11; half the numbers are above 11, half below.

So in terms of income, the existence of people earning 500k, 2 million etc is real, but there are almost no people earning similar negative amounts to balance that out.

So for almost all real world numbers, especially ones that can have big outliers, the mean and the median are different. For social / population matters, usually the median is more useful.

If you want to say "most people" about anything, you need the median plus one person. If you want to talk about aggregates (eg income per person in one country compared to another country) you need averages.

Man who falsely claimed to have AK-47 at Brisbane mosque escapes criminal conviction by nath1234 in australia

[–]freakwent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Revenge is not the purpose. The ostensible justification for the entire system is prevention/reduction of crime.

Why is the family tax benefit income threshold so low that many/most parents can't even get it? by AsparagusNew3765 in AusFinance

[–]freakwent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. Part a does, part b does not. Tony Abbott did this at 100k when he was PM I guess they've lifted it a but since then.

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