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Eternally optimistic pragmatic pessimist.

There is going to be a LOT of bullshit about trusts. So let's keep our eye on the ball. Bugger all people use them. But millionaires do and they get a LOT of income through them And they do that because they can avoid paying tax.

Chart showing percent of people who use trusts by total income range:

Total income or loss range	Percent with trusts
$1 - $50,000	10.7%
$50,000 - $100,000	10.4%
$100,000 - $150,000	16.5%
$150,000 - $250,000	26.7%
$250,000 - $500,000	34%
$500,000 - $1m	45.8%
$1m+	56.4%

Chart showing average income from trusts by total income range:

Total income or loss range	Average trust income
$1 - $50,000	$9,822
$50,000 - $100,000	$19,598
$100,000 - $150,000	$30,687
$150,000 - $250,000	$57,094
$250,000 - $500,000	$97,473
$500,000 - $1m	$248,530
$1m+	$1,125,429

While Trump's assertion that "a whole civilization will die tonight" represents a discrete threat of genocide against Iran, the fact that it comes from a U.S. president, while Congress does nothing, actually represents a broader civilizational collapse — whether he follows through or not.

The NACC has been an utter waste of public money. Its sole achievement so far is to further persuade everyone that consequence-free corruption and bastardry are fixed features of government in this country.

Seems like pretty big news that the biggest Republican donor in 2024 — who helped elect Trump & Vance — repeatedly made plans to visit Epstein's island. Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.

Elon Musk Asked Jeffrey Epstein to Invite Him to the ‘Wildest Party’ on His Island

The Tesla and Twitter boss lied about his relationship with the pedophile financier, according to new emails released by the Department of Justice.

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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…

Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.

I totally agree with the Jewish Council here. I will continually speak out against the Netanyahu Govt’s killing of 20,000 innocent children in Gaza. That appalling action has caused so much anti-semitism around the world.

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Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO… As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...

If the Government's top priority is productivity, slashing the CSIRO budget does not make sense

Research and development is one of the major drivers of productivity and the CSIRO has a long track record of making productivity enhancing breakthroughs.

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The person Americans elected to represent them spoke at the UN yesterday. He essentially told us we’re all a bit shit and that the USA despises us. It’s time for the rest of the world to grasp this reality and begin building relationships and systems that sidestep the US. Fuck ‘em.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

ASIC Chair Joe Longo explains why ASIC didn’t punish fmr ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott “In Aus we don’t lightly ban ppl from their employment, we don’t lightly send them to jail, we don’t lightly impose penalties on them or ruin their reputation” Unless you’re a whistleblower, then you’re screwed

This is the front page of The Australian Jewish News right now. Someone called Erin Molan, and Jacinta Price rolled out to “Praise Israel”. Not one word on the United Nations finding Israel guilty of literal Genocide. This publication is clearly foreign propaganda/interference.

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The UN commission today made clear that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza We know what the Albanese Government must do, the UN have made it crystal clear, stop the two-way arms trade with Israel, and sanction the Israeli Government.

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I've seen ABC refer to the Nazi rallies as "anti mass immigration rallies" over and over, exactly what Nazis want labelled as, legitimising them. In contrast, not once have I heard the Palestine rallies called anti-genocide or anti-colonial. I wonder what that's about 🙄

Day two of Jillian Segal - the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia - being silent on the actions of a political cult that executed the Holocaust, protesting in the streets of Australia and attacking First Nations people. Apparently first they came for mob, but I was very busy.