Government bending us over

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After a few thoughts recently, i decided to have a decent look at the sort of money the government makes from us hard working aussies.

I mean, were paying taxes, GST, Fuel excise ... the list goes on and on.

Pay - My last paycheck - $1788 (fortnightly). Of this, $406 gets taxed.

Fuel - I average about 60-65 litres of fuel in the car per week ... With the governments excise being approx 55c per litre, the thieves take another $35 from my wallet, so $70 a fortnight

GST - Everything we buy anywhere, whether it be a chocolate bar, a pack of condoms or some toilet paper we also get taxed 10% on. So lets work on $100 spent per week ... $10 a week, so $20 a fornight.

Registration - I pay $178 every 3 months. Not to mention the actual registration fee is only $40, and the rest is CTP insurance (which I dont need having full comp) and admin fees!

Not to mention Speeding fines and other infringements that may accidentally occur with 0% lenience from the enforcers.

Im getting sick of it ... I know everyone pays it, but still I'm rapidly growing tired of it! I'll probably see sweet FA back from that too ... So much for working more to get ahead.

I keep hearing of "tax cuts, tax cuts" and seems people in my bracket save about $12 bucks a week, with higher earners saving $120?! Little Johnnie Howard doesnt mind though, in his cheauferred Statesman, with his free tax funded meals, his free tickets to sporting events and his massive mansion all probably paid for via tax-payers. And i wont even start on his IR laws that now make my 2 year stable job seem somewhat un-stable!

Anyone else?