>>>>”Australia’s Prohibition on cigarettes is bound to fail...”
It is as usual about REVENUE for Gov’t(s).
GST was a major one (John Howard’s gov’t introduced that one soon after it got elected in mid 1990’s).
Australia had a surplus after John Howard bowed out, but not much investment in much needed essential infrastructure in Australia.
Kevin Rudd, on the other hand, spent so much to *apparently* keep us out of Recession during the recent Global Financial Crisis. Then, some infrastructure which we are yet to see the benefits of! Of course we have to pay for the (careless) Spend!
Money doesn’t grow on trees, labor or liberal (In U.S. terminology Dems or Republicans). It has to be sourced from somewhere.
Now, in an election year in OZ, people will have to start coughing up to make up for our deficit incurred by Rudd’s gov’t in yrs to come. It will remain regardless of who will be elected later this year in Australia.
ETS (tax) for so-called “Climate Change” wasn’t to be & got shelved. So, we got the one for Cigarettes, Gamblers on “poker machines” to come, and perhaps a few more taxes targetted at specific sections of the society to generate Revenue for the Gov’t.
Talk about really bad overall management & Stay Tuned for the next episode!
Hey, someöne has to pay for the Gubmint to take the insulation out of houses.