Larissa Waters
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And so, yes, it's good that they changed it.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
So they're getting the benefit now of people thinking they've fixed it when actually they've just baked in all of that inequality.
Well, we're going to wait to see what they actually write in the legislation because we've seen some of the high level messages.
And yes, it is good that going forwards there won't be new property investor tax perks.
But what a missed opportunity to actually get rid of the existing inequality.
we looked at the figures and they're keeping 95% of those property investor tax perks, like 60 billion odd dollars still going into the pockets of people that really don't need the help.
And yet the cost of living measure that they announced last night for ordinary people, $4.81 a week that you don't get for two years time.
But 60 billion to the property investors.
So I really think they've been masters of spin here because the newspapers are like, ah, they're communists.
when in fact they haven't really changed a lot.
It's delivered for the 1% and the big corporations.
We have always been concerned about social justice and peace and democracy.
So we were pigeonholed.
We're breaking out of that pigeonhole that we're like, we've actually been like this the whole time, but carry on.
I know the answer to that question.
Unfortunately, I've got bad news for anyone who would like to stay living on a planet that can support human life.
Okay.
They've cut $4 billion out of climate.