Taxes, no taxes and no services

June 30, 2025

The divisive nature of politics has led us to this point and under this system there always has to be someone to blame.

It has become the norm for the cost of services and government projects to always be reported as a cost, not a benefit eg when was the last time Medicare, PBS, aged care or the NDIS were reported as the benefits provided? It is always the cost to the taxpayer.

We hear about the price of upgrading the electrical supply system, NBN, highways etc forgetting that for many years private suppliers have benefitted from the privatisation of public utilities that were well constructed and maintained by past governments Eg private Telstra is still benefitting from the removal of copper wire installed when it was unusual for middle-class suburbs to have a telephone in most houses.

As long as each election is based on who will tax the most, not who will benefit the most, the blame game will continue. The service continue the downward trend and those that complain loudest about paying taxes will complain loudest about the response when affected by a disaster.