@DropBear (2/2) I don't claim to have all the answers but I will continue to point out that the "control" we believe we have is an illusion which works remarkably well for those that have the actual control to keep us all in line.

Understanding of our reality is the first step towards changing that reality.

#auspol #TaxTheRich

@DropBear (1/2) Democracy is NOT the people and their so-called representatives being controlled by billionaires, which is the system we currently operate under.

In a perfect true democracy everyone should have a say. Almost everyone in this country has a smartphone, just saying.

#auspol #TaxTheRich

#auspol #energy
#climatechange
#taxtherich
Stop subsidies. They make huge profits.

Buried deep in the article.
“(#australia Resources Minister) King reassured the mining conference the government had no intention of cutting the diesel excise rebate that underpins the industry’s need for diesel for trucking & other crucial mine operations.
https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/not-in-the-dictionary-but-no-mistaking-envoy-s-meaning-20260325-p5x55s

https://archive.md/c0mmZ

Japanese ambassador Kazuhiro Suzuki’s colourful words on Middle East fuel crisis carry a serious message

Japan’s ambassador to Australia says any change to gas taxes will curtail investment and Australia’s reputation as a reliable energy partner.

Australian Financial Review
@annyhartmann @tagesschau
DHS - Deutschlands Heuchelei Siegel 😉😅✌️ #fckcducsu #TaxTheRich #nokings
@hart
Und mit ihm hoffentlich noch Zigtausende andere reiche Arschlöcher!!! 💪🎉😉 #TAXTHERICH #merzmussweg #fckcdu #fckafd #fcknz #NoKings #NoSUV
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief

Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

The Guardian
Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

The Guardian
Nicht. Zu. Fassen! Dieses verwahrloste Akademikerpack scheut die Vermögen- und Erbschaftsteuer wirklich wie der Teufel das Weihwasser. Lieber schauen, was man bei den Einkommensschwachen noch rausquetschen kann. #TaxTheRich www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/um-s...

Um Steuersenkungen zu finanzie...
Um Steuersenkungen zu finanzieren: Bund prüft offenbar Anhebung der Mehrwertsteuer auf 21 Prozent

Die Mehrwertsteuer könnte von derzeit 19 auf 21 Prozent angehoben werden. Das berichtet das „Handelsblatt“. Die Maßnahme soll Entlastungen an anderer Stelle für kleine und mittlere Einkommen ermöglichen.

Der Tagesspiegel
Familienmitversicherung

Ich zahle derzeit an der Beitragsbemessungsgrenze ca. 1100 € monatlich in die freiwillige gesetzliche Versicherung. Ja, da bin ich dann wohl reicher als ma...