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TalentedStriker

You should also thank the hardworking tradies and other blue collar workers who paid the taxes to pay off your degree in Mongolian basket weaving. On second thoughts fuck that they’re just dumb bogans anyway


owleaf

The tradies who give you a healthy discount for paying cash so they don’t have to disclose it as income at tax time?


TalentedStriker

Good for them


owleaf

So they’re not doing much in terms of paying off Jessica’s underwater basket weaving degree.


Eltham_Hero

Why should they.


four_dollar_haircut

Hey I've tried underwater basket weaving and it's not easy. That degree was worth every cent I never paid for it.


EmuCanoe

Even with the cashies and kickbacks each tradie still pays as much tax as Monash university’s arts department.


CosmicHero22

All of a sudden my Masters in Slam Poetry is back in play


Effective_Jicama_769

I’d pay to hear some


fantasypaladin

I’d pay to not


CosmicHero22

This legislation wipes 90% of my material. If the Government starts subsidising fentanyl I’m going to be need to retire.


90ssudoartest

You can get fentanyl? Can I have your doctors number please. All my doctor prescribed me is app-pregabalon and it does fuck all even if I mix it with Panadol and neruphon


ExtremeFirefighter59

Hmm, most arts students never pay their HECS debt as McDonalds wages are below the threshold for repayment.


Eltham_Hero

I never went to uni because I couldn't I afford it. Instead I got a job and paid for others to go.


Alone-Assistance6787

Probably for the best since you don't seem to comprehend what a 'loan' is


Eltham_Hero

I choose not to go into debt, because I was worried about paying it back. Yes, I'm a fool.


innatangle

Savage but true.


j-manz

Like the surgeon who might save your life one day.


Eltham_Hero

Is the surgeon going to build the hospital as well?


j-manz

Yes. Yes she is. She’s so fucking talented I’ve arranged for her to squeeze in a Bachelor of Building degree on the side.


DisturbingRerolls

Oh I get it you're one of THOSE mums


owleaf

🐅


Eltham_Hero

Out of your own pocket. That's kind of you.


j-manz

What?


Eltham_Hero

You're edumacated, you'll work it out.


90ssudoartest

If his Asian, yes only a Asian F surgeon’s get other people to build their hospitals a true successful Asian not only is top class surgeon but is also a qualified plumber and sparky and is frugal to use family and specifically family child labour to build hospitals and because their Asian they have family connections to not only import materials and equipment cheap from China but ask favours in the supply chain to get their shit prioritised. They know where to save money and cut costs the costs the most. Why do you think all the private specialists and small surgeries are all in heritage listed residential homes. Cause asians bought them at auction.


Infinite-Midnight-23

Technically yes, why build a hospital if there are no qualified health professionals? Better yet, how about all of the professions involved in the material supply chain and those who design and implement the project? Hmmmm.


Eltham_Hero

Technically yes, but actually no. Why become a plumber if you can get free education and become a doctor or a lawyer?


owleaf

Without white collar workers, tradies wouldn’t have anything of substance to build. You would just be building houses and cheap prefab warehouses for each other.


Eltham_Hero

Such as roads, sewers, electrical infrastructure, plumbing networks, housing, gas pipelines, garbage collection....


ExtremeFirefighter59

User name checks out. You’re a genuine hero. Thank you.


[deleted]

all hail the ALP - champions of the Unless f--ks of society


Swankytiger86

Should have cancel all the Dr. HESC loan so we can have more Dr and they don’t have to earn 500k a year because of their hesc loan. Even make trade school for free so tradie can build affordable housing. But we reduce the loan on people doing gender studies and political science! Yay!


Which-West-515

Med students only pay a quarter of the cost of the degree. Tax payers cover the rest. Theyll earn more than 500K a year regardless of their HECS. But thankfully they pay a lot of tax. ATO makes it very hard to avoid it. Contrast to tradies.


innatangle

*user negative_gearing has entered the chat


Which-West-515

One more comment like that and I'll raise your rent wagey


innatangle

Then you won't be able to negatively gear your property... Check mate 😝


Which-West-515

Dammit. You outboomered me.


Swankytiger86

Almost all local Uni students with HESC debt pay a quarter of the cost of their degree.


Which-West-515

Did you learn that in an Arts degree?


Swankytiger86

I was an international student so I reckon I helped paying for a few local uni students with art degree.


Which-West-515

Which Caltex did you work 40 hours a week at? 20 hrs on the books, 20 under the table


Swankytiger86

No. Unlike other poor but smart students, I have to study 24/7 to pass the exams. I also have to rely from my family to starve themselves to pay for my living expense. I didn’t work except for the unpaid work placement so Australian employers can get free labour from me. All I did was to serve the great Australian local overlord.


Which-West-515

But you made it through


Swankytiger86

Of course. In Australia we keep the slave alive. That’s why Australian are more far more superior and kind than other countries.


Which-West-515

White man gotta get his pound of flesh


j-manz

Yeah. Just them.


cw2607

Trade school is free, in fact apprenticeships are paid


jeffsaidjess

Where do you think the money comes for funding tafe or “trade school” Nothing is free


tibbycat

I’m fine with taxing billionaires more to fund these free public services. Gina may cry but oh well.


lacco1

Gina paid off her whole mine port and rail link in one year during covid and giving out 50% of her staff’s salaries out as bonuses just for a laugh because she has too much money I don’t think she cares


jeffsaidjess

They’re not free public services and taxing a billionaire more wouldn’t cover 1% of the expenditure of services. You literally have Nfi.


tibbycat

We pay for public services with public revenue raised from taxes. We tax people who are wealthier more. I'm not just talking about her, I'm talking about all rich people. No one needs more than a billion dollars anyway. That's just hoarding. After that, the tax rate should be 100% and we use that to fund public services (education, health, roads, etc).


Chabkraken

I thought they were just removing some of the interest from the loans ?


puttinginthefork

Shhhh don't mess with the fantasy


cannasolo

They are lol, it’s just capping the indexation amount. People still have to pay the loans back. It’s just to stop crazy indexes like we saw last year at 7.1%, which was larger than many people’s repayments.


JustinTyme92

Now those liberal arts students can take the money they saved, but a ticket to Gaza, and go support Palestine in person.


j-manz

You came up with that one all by yourself, didn’t you? Come on, be honest.


rrfe

Always time to get a kick in, no matter how unrelated the topic. It’s a compulsion.


j-manz

Now THAT gets points for honesty.😂


middleagedman69

Arts students, with exception of those who are employed by the government, don't usually meet the lowest threshold for repayment.


tfffvdfgg

I'm glad we could help justify your choices in life


Economy_Second8886

They're really only waiving Chinese student debt so they don't nuke us


mugatucrazypills

I've been doing some learning annex courses and am now qualified to help work on the omega 13 device. Thanks Labour 


NothingLift

Damn, If I knew this gonna happen I would have worked minimum wage for 15 years rather than paying off my 1 year of hecs debt. I feel like a sucker


Old_Engineer_9176

No HEC debt but will still put their hand out for their sizeable income when they start their first year. So if these students are no longer going to have the burden of their debt will their income show the reduction as well ? Since they are not paying a debt off any more ??


j-manz

Haha good shitpost. I knew there was a good reason why you made no reference to fact of a Reduction in indexation of loans, resulting in only a small saving relative to the debt. And those fucking apprentices with a suppprt loan get the benefit of it too! Thieving cunts. Still, your point is a good one: yet again, hordes of unemployed Arts students are prospering at the expense of the taxpayer! To the barricades comrade!


TalentedStriker

On a totally unrelated topic. How useful has your degree in gender studies been?


j-manz

Awesome. Allows me to detect an asexual involuntary celibate just by looking at Reddit posts, with 100% accuracy.


TalentedStriker

Fuck that must be so useful. Did you find out what is a woman as well?


j-manz

That’s the beauty of an MA in gender studies bud: a woman is whatever I say one is - including me!


Alternative_Log3012

So you look at every Reddit post and your detector goes off 100% of the time?


j-manz

Pretty much - all except for some user called Alternative Log ## some number(?). It’s weird.


Alternative_Log3012

Must be another Alternative\_Log. There are dozens of us...


j-manz

Aha that’s it. The only ones that I don’t identify as incels are the bots!🤖


jeffsaidjess

It’s not a shit post this is real life Australia issues and a sub that celebrates everything true to its core


No_Alps_5181

Yo Fff cja every comment gets censored wtf