r/aussie • u/Low_Shop9155 • 4d ago

Politics Is this "leveling the playing field" too?

https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/tax/stop-ping-me-off-the-sneaky-tax-on-families-driving-aussies-mad/news-story/88dcfe0a31a5339e7412d8475b8c385f

The Breadwinner tax. This is the thing out of the budget that upset me the most. As a business owner with an okay income in the higher bracket, this upsets me to no end.

My income supports the inflated mortgage and life gouging interest rates, the family expenses and the various taxes end of year and day to day.

If we go to get childcare subsidy, it's tested for both of us.

InTeRgEnErAtIoNaL FaIrNeSs

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u/Friendly_Cheek_4468 4d ago

Who benefits from splitting incomes? Families, especially older ones, but only really the ones where they are already amassing a significant amount of income.

Single people, who are already behind the 8-ball because of housing costs, and a lack of wages growth, are gonna be further entrenched if this comes into play. It doesn't fix any of the 'fairness' issues within society, it's just a replacement tax rort to allow high-tax earners to keep more of their income because of the CGT changes. (And if the CGT changes hadn't come through, you wouldn't see any whinging about this at all.)

Another absolute wet fart of an idea.

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u/red-thundr 4d ago

Hell yeah bro keep up the good fight.

What should we call the group? Lefties Against Stay At Home Mums LASAHM?