I find it very hard not to feel angry about the unfairness, and intransigence of the wealthy in this country.

Why should I work so hard, to get so little, when these people have a leg up on everything. And I don’t count myself as that bad off, in fact I’m, overall, goin pretty well.

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    13 hours ago

    their ~150k package

    Mate, that’s twice what the average Australian makes. The LLM-replaceables can take a minor hit so the Rheinharts give a bit more to hopefully the most needy. None of the people who will be hit by this will eat less or go less on holiday.

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      Mate, that’s twice what the average Australian makes.

      It’s 50% more than what the average full time employee makes and these jobs often involve significant hours, personal sacrifices and have high skill requirements.

      The LLM-replaceables can take a minor hit

      Take that line to an election and lose. Go on.

      There is a way to structure taxation so that the ultra wealthy, and multi-national corporations pay a fair share, without needing to fuck over working class Australians solely because they’re an insignificant amount ahead in income.

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        Not to mention due to vesting requirements, you can lose years of shares when you’re fired or quit, effectively reducing your pay by like a third for the last few years

        Anh those shares have huge tax implications too

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        9 hours ago

        There is a way

        In theory yes. But seeing how that’s the guys who own the guys who are coming up with the legislation, those are also the guys who made is so that a percentage of the working class is included, just so that we would not all be in agreement and the bill has a good chance of either failing or being repealed later. This is what any head bully does, make sure you have strong lieutenants in the community who protect your interests for them. Playbook as old as time.

        And why would I take that to an election? https://lemmy.world/comment/23658769

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          Nah you’re anti-worker, ready to pull down anyone else like a crab in the bucket if they get ahead even slightly.

          That and your both sides are the same trash.

          I genuinely hope you find yourself replaced by an AI, robot, or other form of automation.