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0 pointsBLKNSLVR18h ago0 comments

You're breaking my heart.

To pay $89,000 in taxes you'd have to be earning in the range of $350k. Do you think you're hard done by? I'd be rather annoyed if you were eligible for family support allowance in that earning range? (partially because I'd be missing out on a decent chunk of government support myself)

What am I missing about your situation that makes it remotely sympathetic?

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shell0x17h ago

If you live in inner Sydney, the rent alone is $1350 pw and tax is ridiculous. I basically sold my stocks to have a down payment but then that got added on top of income. If i’d have stayed in HK, i’d have paid 0% for that.

I just treat it as paying for Australian citizenship to make me feel better and it still comes out cheaper than buying a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport. Australian passport also opens up the E3 visa to go to the USA

HDBaseT17h ago

You don't "have" to live in Sydney though. This is something immigrants like yourself fail to understand.

It's a privilege to come into this country, its a privilege to live in Sydney. If you don't like it, you can leave.

I make less (even before tax) than you PAID in tax, yet you still want handouts.

mgh9517h ago

> It's a privilege to come into this country, its a privilege to live in Sydney. If you don't like it, you can leave.

I hate to put it like this, but that's exactly what the poster is doing.

HerbManic17h ago

Alas for some people, their lifestyle will expand to fill their income. They could earn 10x as much, and it probably still wouldn't be enough.

N_Lens17h ago

He doesn't like and he does say he will leave, after getting the Australian passport first for opening doors.

tedk-4217h ago

they are greedy and don't want to pay their fair share.

people that count their tax dollars are usually very selfish to begin with.

i generally think the gov can do better with how money is spent though.

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