Calls for tax cuts to go to stolen generation

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

now,thats a good idea,not.

Posted by: max wheeler, gladstone

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

"Here we go, here we go, here we go". Don't "tax cuts" go to people who work and EARN money? Rudd will never learn

Posted by: Gazza Benson, Blacktown

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

This is such a joke! Tax cuts should go to those who worked and paid tax - it is just a simple common sense. Any tax cuts going to unproductive populations is not equitable as they did not contributed in the first place. Oh well, now we know why they said that there will not be any compensation required - they want tax cuts instead.

Posted by: W O, Turramurra

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

There is no stolen generation so there is no need to discuss compensation for them or to give them the savings made by the workers of this country to a group of people who are lazy and in the majority don't work for the good of the country just for the good of themselves and the activists. Get real Mr Rudd and stop trying to be a hero because you are just alineating the majority of those who try hard to make this country a great place in which to live.

Posted by: Valerie Hambrook, Collaroy Plateau

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Boy, so it's the GREEDISGOODITES who oppose the saying of Sorry, and I thought it was the RACISTS. Maybe it's just everyone without a soul. And some of these people have been saying that Labor shouldn't be making ME TOO tax cut's. WOWO and Benson, you keep running away from this question; What LAW did David Hicks Break? Come on, give us the answer this time instead of running and changing the subject.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

If there was evidence that money already being spent on indiginous affairs was effective I may consider this, but as of now, no way.

Posted by: bob elsbrook, Perth

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Interesting situation for Kev to "negotiate". He OK'd the NT "intervention", now the Aboriginal people are "demanding" it stop. "Intervention" could result in the next "apology". So "sorry" now may mean "sorry" again? Same indigeneous groups "demanding" recompense for the last "stealing". Now if we were all honest..we would agree that the past governments that "intervened" or "stole" did it for good reasons. Which is precisely what we are doing now with "intervention". Think about it?

Posted by: Geoffrey Bolton, Lane Cove

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

brilliant idea. normally i see noel pearson as abit of a coconut, but this is a brilliant idea of his!

Posted by: pixi kill, melbourne

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

The compensation should be put towards infrastructure such as schools and hostpitals. Any direct payouts should be done conditionally on parents sending their kids to school. Education of young indigenous people is key and educated children will persue their heritage with understanding and without the age old fear, superstition and fatlalism that so often leads to substance abuse in a white mans world.

Posted by: Jeff Johns, Sydney

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

I read what Noel Pearson wrote in the paper yesterday - I think what he said about compensation has been taken out of context - I don't actually think he was supporting giving the tax cuts to the "Stolen Generation" as compensation....but hey, it makes a much more sensational headline to say that he does. Perhaps reading the whole of his article rather than randomly selecting a line or two out of context would be a better idea....

Posted by: Mark Benson, Sydney