DEAR News Of The Area,
IS it any wonder voters are turning increasingly towards Independent candidates?
The pathetic, desperate bribes being offered last week by both sides of government presented an embarrassing spectacle.
I fail to understand why taxation is a dirty word.
We pay or have paid taxes in our working lives to have the services we all take for granted and to expect the services without paying for them is unrealistic to say the least.
The tax cuts in the latest offer will mean money withdrawn from less sexy existing services with the hope that we won’t notice or care.
I wait for a government which looks beyond the next electoral cycle.
Regards,
Margaret ENGLAND,
Toormina.
Dear Margaret,
You’ve absolutely nailed it.
Voters are turning towards Independents and minor parties like the Legalise Cannabis Party because we are tired of watching both major parties treat taxpayers like fools.
Taxation itself isn’t the problem, it’s how irresponsibly governments spend it. Instead of endless corporate handouts and election-year bribes, we should be investing properly in healthcare, housing, aged care, disability services, education, and climate solutions that actually serve the people paying the bills.
We agree: we need a government that plans for the next generation, not just the next election.
That’s exactly why we stand for genuine economic reform, fairer taxation, responsible investment, and for rebuilding trust in public service delivery, not stripping it back to the bare bones.
Thanks for speaking up, Margaret. Australia deserves better than political circus acts and short-term thinking.
Sincerely,
Tihema (Tia) Elliston
Legalise Cannabis NSW Senate Candidate #3
Look for the leaf.