An interesting petition

[donnashuggy]

It must be difficult to work out which items should attract a GST when you compare items, I have never given it much thought but when put like this I can see why some people may be upset.

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hack/stories/s4233413.htm

https://www.communityrun.org/petitions/stop-taxing-my-period

[cherry*135]

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@j*oono wrote:

Only slightly off topic but I could never really understand why laser surgery to fix eyesight is considered cosmetic.

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Because you can correct eyesight with glasses or contact lenses. Which don't cost anywhere near the price of eye laser surgery.

Contact lens (disposable) have dropped in price a lot in the last year or so (about 40%)

[cherry*135]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

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@j*oono wrote:

Only slightly off topic but I could never really understand why laser surgery to fix eyesight is considered cosmetic.

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I did not know that either, I guess it is because you can wear glasses. A lot of people actually wear glasses for fashion though?

Very strange

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My father wore glasses for as long as I can remember....he was wearing them when I was born.

if he had not had laser surgery in his 70s he would have gone blind.  So not a choice....laser surgery was a necessity as were the glasses.

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Laser surgery for what? Cataracts? some other eye disorder?

Which is different from a person (short-sighted or long sighted not a disease/disorder)  making a personal choice to have eye laser surgery just because they no longer want to wear glasses/contact lenses.

[gleee58]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

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My father wore glasses for as long as I can remember....he was wearing them when I was born.

if he had not had laser surgery in his 70s he would have gone blind.  So not a choice....laser surgery was a necessity as were the glasses.

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That's the same story as my mother.  

[alexander*beetle]

Same as me. I've had a number of eye surgeries and many eye laser surgeries as well. Hurts like hell too. But it is stopping me going blind so I have it when needed. I have a disease called Retinal Vasculitis and a couple of others thrown in for good measure so can't have the laser to correct my eyesight. Laser costs a fortune as apparently the medicare number for it only pays back a certain amount so I'm always $100's out of pocket when I have to have it done. I'll eventually go blind but it keeps me seeing for now.