Society/Culture Can a purely socialist society exist?

[AvantGardener]

The problem you've got is that by using rhetoric like this:

... you signal an implied attitude that sits diametrically at odds with a desire to fund aspects of the education system.

My problem is entirely that you want to have your cake - ask why it's Gina's responsibility to fund the life of Dazza, Shazza et al - and eat it - believe in commonwealth, state sponsored tertiary education. Either drop the rhetoric and you're free to paint the situation as luridly as you like, or deal with the fact that your rhetoric doesn't match you supposed beliefs and you're going to get lynched over the inconsistency.

I can reconcile for the greater good it gets done. This does not mean it should be their responsibility or is fair, but it does fall to their hands. There is nothing inconsistent about it. You can believe in (or accept something needs to be done a certain way) but still see the negatives with that solution.

Train headed for 5 people on a track. You can divert to another track where only 1 person is.
Sure as shit aint fair on that 1 person but for the greater good I am rediverting.

 

[Malifice]

And who do you think is the parent company in control of Amazon Australia is? And where is that parent company from?

Whats your point exactly? You think its fair that Pty Ltd corporations incorporated in Australia should pay less than 1 percent tax like Amazon Australia Pty Ltd did?

It doesn't matter what somebody earns.

You literally said above that it totally matters what people earn because poor Australians (Shazza and Dazza) should not be able to rely on taxes paid by the wealthy (Pratt and Rhineheart).

Fairness is paying the same price for the same goods and services. You are buying the exact same product when buying goods with GST on them. Fairness is being treated equal rather than being treated with discrimination because your circumstances (income) is different. Imagine paying for someone elses dinner and instead of a thanks you get told you should have paid for even more peoples dinner.

By that logic it would be 'fair' if everyone in Australia was charged a flat amount annually for taxation, regardless of how much money they have.

Everyone pays a fixed sum of 25,000 per year, whether they can afford it or not, including You, Shazza, Dazza and Billionaires like Pratt. If you dont pay, its tax evasion, and you go to prison.

Does that sound fair to you? Everyone paying the exact same amount?

How does the above 'equality for everyone' rule affect you, Shazza and Dazza as opposed to Pratt and Rineheart?

 

[Malifice]

the greater good

Every shit thing done ever was done for the greater good.

Train headed for 5 people on a track. You can divert to another track where only 1 person is.

Yet here you are arguing a handful of billionaires shouldn't fund the welfare of thousands of poor people.

'Wont someone please think of the billionaires'.