Dishonest Union Ads in NSW Election.

[ladydeburg]

I have been watching for a few weeks now and was deeply concerned that the ads  being run by unions is completely dishonest. Is it legal to do this? I asked a political scientist and he said that the ads being run by unions NSW were bordering on the worst advertising he had ever seen in an election.

I was relieved when I saw the interview on channel 9 last night and Luke Foley trying to explain away the unions campaign.   was disturbed that Luke Foley saw nothing wrong in the campaign being run by unions NSW, the union that is bankrolling the Labor campaign.

All I can say is thank goodness somebody finally shone a light on it.  

http://www.9news.com.au/sitecore/content/news/news/national/2015/03/03/19/48/luke-foley-tells-peter-...

[cherry*135]

The   - 'Abbott Factor' in NSW State election should concern Liberals more ( than the ads).

[donnashuggy]

And this too http://sallymcmanus.net/abbotts-wreckage/

[i-need-a-martini]

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@vicr3000 wrote:

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I think you are a bit one eyed there.

Big business fund Labor just as much.

And the Unions have their own interest at heart first before yours.

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Of course they do.

Is this funding some major revelation for some? Did the OP not realise that funding comes from groups and organisations who want something from their politicians?? Or perhaps everyone thought the money came from people like Baird/ Foley selling cookies out the front of their houses?

But you miss the point of course (and apparently I am one eyed lol...) 

[saveonlineshopping]

Hear hear.

Unions may not be perfect, but better them holding the government by the purse than property developers & big business.

It's like people forget who fought for their worker's rights, and what is happening now precisely because unions are being weakened.

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[vicr3000]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

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That is financially impossible.

You mean the one's that pay the MAJORITY of tax in this country ?

Unlike the Majority of tax payers who don't pay ANY or little tax and take more than they put in.

[saveonlineshopping]

Oh Please! The wealthy elite of this country pay embarassingly small proportions of tax compared to the rest of us (for what they make). 

Same goes for the multinationals who are happy to set up shop here and hire teenagers on minimum wage, but don't pay more than 1% tax. 

If we closed the tax loopholes that the wealthy take advantage of, we would be in surplus overnight.

[vicr3000]

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I suggest you check your facts on who pays what in this country.

[vicr3000]

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@saveonlineshopping wrote:

Oh Please! The wealthy elite of this country pay embarassingly small proportions of tax compared to the rest of us (for what they make). 

Same goes for the multinationals who are happy to set up shop here and hire teenagers on minimum wage, but don't pay more than 1% tax. 

If we closed the tax loopholes that the wealthy take advantage of, we would be in surplus overnight.

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They are NOT tax loopholes, that is the law. And open to anyone to use. A deduction is a deduction.

Households in the top quintile receive only 2 cents in government support payments for every $1 of income and

consumption taxes paid.

Those in the bottom quintile receive $2.50 for every $1 in income and consumption taxes paid.

You mean the 45 per cent of those filing a tax return paid less than 4 per cent of all income tax.

a 6th of all individuals filing income tax returns paid nearly two-thirds of all income tax.

Significantly, the taxable income threshold to fall within that two-thirds was $80,000

2 per cent of individuals paid about 26 per cent of all income tax

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