Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺

Veteran. Deployed 07–08.
Slightly grumpy.
I notice how things behave under pressure.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

A lot of Australians aren’t expecting to become rich.

They just want to feel like working hard, saving money and planning ahead still means something.

That’s why budgets hit differently now.

People can handle pressure.

What wears them down is feeling like the rules keep changing while everyday life gets harder anyway.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@TheRedPiranha The longer a government is in office, the harder it becomes to explain every problem as someone else's fault.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@FinancialReview Housing policy gets complicated when today's affordability problem is also someone else's life savings.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@AnonymousFrypan Every year politicians celebrate wage growth.

Every year bracket creep quietly takes its cut.

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@TaxPawspective The uncomfortable question is why a retiree living off investment income should lose access to tax thresholds that remain available to someone earning the same amount from wages.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@OneNationAus The nation asked some Australians to accept a risk most citizens will never face.

Up to and including their life.

Supporting veterans afterwards shouldn't be a budget debate.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@Ryandally08 @AlboMP It sounds abstract until you remember every government dollar comes from the same taxpayers being told there's no money for everything else.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@Kate3015 I sent a submission today.

For something that could affect retirement planning, investing and family finances for decades, two days of scrutiny doesn’t feel like enough.

If you have concerns, put them on the record.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@Rrockstar10 @DavidShoebridge Being against things is easy.

Voters eventually ask what you're actually for.

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@jake_pahor Super still works.

The question is whether Australians trust that today's rules will still be today's rules in 20 years.

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@AusPoll6 The interesting part isn't that One Nation voters support this.

It's that nearly half of Coalition voters do too.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@australian People rarely abandon the major parties all at once.

They drift away one disappointment at a time.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@Nostre_damus Interesting data point.

Not remotely enough information to justify selling.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@PaulineHansonOz We seem to find billions whenever a new priority appears.

Veterans shouldn't have to compete for attention every budget cycle.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

Funny how there's never a shortage of money for the next government program.

The people who wore the uniform always seem to be told to wait.

[Pauline Hanson 🇦🇺 @PaulineHansonOz]

We've asked our Defence Force veterans to put their life on the line for this country, now the government wants to cap the amount of healthcare they receive in return.

While NDIS fraudsters are running out of control, the government is cutting nearly a billion dollars in healthcare funding from our veterans.

This is Labor's Budget.

Senate Estimates June 2026.

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

@DrCameronMurray That works if you're a large business with capital.

A lot of small businesses respond by raising prices, cutting hours or hiring fewer people.

That's economics too.

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@SkyNewsAust Trust arrives slowly.

It tends to leave all at once.

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@Vivek4real_ Everyone wants a reason.

Sometimes the reason is simply that prices went up faster than conviction did.

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@jasonpizzino Everyone likes a pay rise.

The difficult part is making sure it represents more output, not just higher costs.

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@MenachemV @AlboMP Australians spent decades being told their home was their biggest asset.

Suddenly we're supposed to celebrate when it becomes less valuable.

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@David_McMahon75 A lot of Australians spent decades being encouraged to save and invest for the future.

Now many seem surprised those same Australians are paying attention.