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Sarah Short's avatar

Ah, that Charlie Brooker report is a classic. His prescience on Black Mirror is frightening.

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Jasmine's avatar

Ah the penalties for the poor. They’re everywhere once you know where to look. Late payment fees, collection fees, higher interest rates for borrowing, lower interest rates for savings …

Meanwhile, here are some tax write offs for businesses, landlords’ tax back and untouched cappy gains, and extra cash for asset-rich private schools.

Trickle-down economics, aye?

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Quentin McDonald's avatar

When I first heard about the "Boots" theory (not that long ago) my mind was blown. Just one of the many ways it's good to be rich - add in AirPoints and Prompt Payment Discounts and Discounts for Cash (even, as we found out for orthodontics) and paying off one's mortgage promptly to save tens of thousands in interest. Once you have money to hand the benefits just seems to cascade. It's almost as if the world was set up for the rich. But no, surely not?

All the same, I'm less convinced it applies to cars as much as other things. I think a bottom of the range Toyota will continue to give as affordable motoring as any other car and for likely longer than many luxury cars. My parents imported a fancy BMW cheap from Hong Kong (where my brother was living) at the time of the Asian Economic Crisis (remember that?). Sure it was fine for a couple of years but they were soon into $500 window wiper blades and all sorts of other stupid shit that needed fixing. Meanwhile their ancient Toyota Corona just kept on going.

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Ana Samways's avatar

The Euto rip off is a lesson I've finally learnt. Also, if you can afford the initial outlay of a hybrid you save heaps on gas and can get years and years on a warranty. When you can fo that, you know you've made it. AMIRITE??

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Rob C's avatar

I saw a painting on the wall in a primary school class about 10 years ago signed by Metallikah

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Grant's avatar

I'm sure I've heard off a kid being called Sativa for the very reason it is banned. Maybe the authorities got onto that one too late

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