THEY HATE CHILDREN DOWN UNDER

WATCH OUT KIDZ, YOUZ NEXT

Hi,

So, I'm a little behind on my reading, but I came across this yesterday: http://bit.ly/atuUxU

It says that Australia (what I called "Down Under" before) is thinking of taxing miners up to 40%. That seems like a lot of money.

I think this is a bad idea. Kids don't make much money. They might make some from a lemonade stand, though Down Under it might be a beer stand.

I don't understand how the Down Under government think they are going to make money from this. Unless they are going to tax the allowance parents give their kids, or the money parents spend for their kids. If that's the case, they are just going to encourage people not to have children. Now, not having kids might make things better in the short term, but I don't think it's going to be good for the long term viability of Down Under. I mean, who's going to drink all the beer?

Now, in the United States, we have a Child Tax Credit . Meaning, we give you money to have kids. I really don't have an opinion on this because

1. I don't have kids
2. I'm neutered, so I'm not really interested in having kids
3. if I had kids, they'd be kittens, and kittens don't count
4. I don't pay taxes.

The economists are always talking about how we're creating more debt that our children will have to pay off. Maybe the Down Underers are just starting now?

Thanks,
Manny

O HAI,

SO, IZ A LITTEL BEHINDZ ON MAI REEDING, BUT I CAMEZ ACROSSEZ THIS YESTERDAI: http://bit.ly/atuUxU

IT SEZ THAT AUSTRALIA (WHUT I CALLED "DOWN UNDER" BEFOER) IZ THINIKING OV TAXING MINERS UP TO 40%. THAT SEEMZ LIEK A LOTZ OV MUNNY.

I THINKZ THIS IZ BAD IDEE. KIDZ DUZNT MAKEZ MUCH MUNNY. THEY MIGHT MAKEZ SUM FRUM A LEMONAID STAND, THOUGH DOWN UNDER IT MIGHTZ BE A BE-YAH STAND.

I DUZNT UNDERSTANDZ HAO TEH DOWN UNDER GUBBERMENT THINKZ THEY ARE GOIN TO MAKEZ MUNNY FRUM THIS. UNLESS THEY ARE GOING TO TAX ALLOWANCEZ, OR TEH MUNNY PARENTZ SPEND FOR THIER KIDZ. IF THATZ TEH CASE, THEYZ JUST GOING TO ENCURAGE PEEPLE NOTZ TO HAZ CHILDREN. NAO, NOT HAZ-ING KIDZ MITE MAKEZ THINGZ BETTER IN TEH SHORT TERM, BUT I DUZNT THINKZ IZ GOING TO BE GUD FOR TEH LONG TERM VIABILITEE OV DOWN UNDER. I MEANZ, WHOZ GOING TO DRINKZ ALL TEH BEER?

NAO, IN TEH UNITED STATEZ, WE HAZ A CHILD TAX CREDIT. MEENINGZ WE GIVEZ YOU MUNNY TO HAZ KIDS. I REELY DUZNT HAZ OPINION ON THIS, BECAUZ

1. I DUZNT HAZ KIDZ
2. IZ NUETERD, SO IZ NOT REELY INTERESTED IN HAZ-ING KIDZ
3. IF I HAZ KIDZ, THEYD BE KITTENZ, AND KITTENZ DUZNT COUNT
4. I DUZNT PAI TAXEZ ANYWAIZ.

TEH ECONOMISTZ IZ ALWAIZ TALKING ABOUT HAO WE'Z CREATING MOAR DEBT THAT OUR CHILDRENZ WILL HAZ TO PAI OFF. MAYBE TEH DOWN UNDERERZ ARE JUS STARTING NAO?

K THX BAI,
MANNIE

I THINKZ TEH GUBBERMENT DOWN UNDER DRINKZ THIZ TOO MUCH.