Still with their snouts in the trough

[Bob38S]

Heard on the news last night that Amanda V has shares in a piggery.

ROFL

Quote "Oh, Umh, but I'm not involved the the running of it."

more LOL

Oh Dear, shades of Paul K and his piggery woes.

Just goes to show that the more things change -- the more they stay the same

Bob

[Zed]

yeah, i peesed meself too...

what do they say about people looking like thier pets ???

[martrix]

Speaking of snouts in the trough, did you know that the Federal Government get 50 cents from every litre of petrol you buy?
A quick calculation off the top of my head..

1 Petrol Station say 100 people buy 30 litres of fuel in a normal day= $1500 to the government.

Multiply that x say 200 Petrol stations across Victoria= $300,000

Multiply that x say 7 States across Australia= $2.1 million, and dont forget to add on top the good old tax on a tax, 10%GST

that is all
PER DAY!

[RETIRED]

It gets more than 50 cents.

You are way out in your figures for the petrol purchased too.

[Lignum]

Poor `ol Amanda Twelve Stone, she keeps on coppin it big time

[martrix]

It gets more than 50 cents.

You are way out in your figures for the petrol purchased too.

should those figures be higher? if so, how much?

it was just stab in the dark...

[RETIRED]

should those figures be higher? if so, how much?

it was just stab in the dark...

Try about 70% in tax and excise. The average city service station serves about 700-1000 cars per day during a normal work day (7-6).

If you average it out that every car takes about 40 Litres of fuel, the mind boggles.

Mobil (only one of about 6 Players) has about 340 service stations in NSW.

[Iain]

Poor `ol Amanda Twelve Stone, she keeps on coppin it big time

:confused: :confused: :confused:

[Felder]

She only had three courses for lunch today, Iain.

[Gumby]

I'm not jumping to her defense by any means but any poly having an interest in a piggery, clock company, chook farm or anything else, is NOT a snout in the trough. That's a business interest and whether there's a conflict of interest is a different matter. Snouts in the trough are those sucking money from the public purse which we contribute to in the form of many various taxes. If you want to look at snouts in the trough, try starting with arts council grants. People getting paid $40,000 to paint trees blue for example. That pisses me off more than an interest in a piggery.

[Felder]

People getting paid $40,000 to paint trees blue for example.

:eek::eek::eek:
And I've been doing it for free all these years!

Gotta keep the Blue Mountains looking their blue-est for the tourists.

[Andy Mac]

Gumby, I object!! I've had the odd arts grant, not $40,000 by any means. Snouts in trough it ain't. Called survival.

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Back to arts grants for a sec, this country as whole does not appreciate the arts. Very few, and I mean very few artists, like count them on one hand, are able to support themselves fulltime with return from their practice. Nothing like Europe or the US, and I've heard it first hand the disgust these people express when hearing of the cr*p artists here have to bend to. Even paying to enter a competition, might seem measly at $20 a pop, but no one does that in the US. If the govt. here deems it fit to chuck some coins towards arts, it's only to keep some semblence of creative endeavour alive, so we all don't give it up and work in McDonald's. I can't be stuffed, but go and have a look at the budget for Australia Council/Arts Council and compare it to, say. keeping unwanted troops in another country's backyard. Pittance. The fact that some projects are odd, or marginal, isn't the issue....at least its something that wouldn't otherwise be attempted.

Cheers for now!!

[Gumby]

Sorry mate but I disagree completely. If my business fails then I go under. I don't get or expect to get any Govt assistance at all. If the arts can't support itself by either selling it's products, getting the paying public in to view them or filling theatres for plays, then tuff. They go.
I don't see why my taxes should support them. All govt funding of this stuff does is help perpetuate mediocrity.

[echnidna]

so is a woodie able to get an arts grant??

[Zed]

so is a woodie able to get an arts grant??

sure if tyou can convince the govt its art.... they do call home woodies "cottage craft industries".... at least that swhat little johnnie did when he was sputing about the tas forests recently...