I can’t disagree with this comment on The AIMN from Geoff of Epping:
The Coalition voters around Australia, are, mostly sane, hard working people who through no fault of their own have been cruelly duped by Abbott’s softly softly campaign, and will, in a very short time realise that they are not uppermost in Abbott’s mind. They were a means to an end, they have served their purpose.
But I might add that we told you so. We told you things would be bad.
We learn today that the government is coming under fire over its decision to scrap super payments for low-paid workers. Here’s the gist of it:
The Government is continuing to come under fire for its decision to scrap a superannuation payment for low-paid workers, after announcing yesterday it would also abolish a proposed tax on super earnings for the better-off.
The Coalition also wants to scrap the low-income super contribution, also introduced by the previous Labor government as part of its mining-tax package.
It gives up to $500 a year to help those earning $37,000 or less save for their retirement.
More than 500,000 sales assistants, checkout operators and food and hospitality workers will pay more tax under the Abbott Government’s plan to scrap the Low Income Superannuation Contribution which will mean 3.6 million low paid workers will lose a yearly tax refund of up to $500.
We told you this was going to happen in our post “Your vote might just be worth something after all”, where we wrote that:
If you’re a low income earner…
The Coalition would abolish the low income super contribution, which pays people who earn $37,000 or less per year up to $500 each financial year to help save for their retirement.
But to those Coalition voters around Australia, who are, mostly sane, hard working people who through no fault of their own have been cruelly duped by Abbott’s softly softly campaign, all I can say is . . .
… You voted for it.
We tried to tell you things would be bad.
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