it’s literally called negative gearing cos you use it to gear your finances in favourable ways by getting negative income (ie a loss) on an asset that appreciates & whose equity can then be leveraged to purchase more assets that do the same so you can endlessly grow your wealth
I love how Malcolm Turnbull keeps getting away scott-free (pun intended) when he was ultimately responsible as PM for empowering the most corrupt individuals we’ve ever seen with huge influential portfolios. He knew there were sex pests & abusers. He knew about robodebt. He KNEW.
The Titanic sub billionaire rescue mission is entering final hours of hope to find survivors.
Meanwhile in Italy & Greece, search & rescue to save people at sea is criminalised.
Pia Klemp is among those facing jail for rescuing migrants #r4today#FreePia https://t.co/RD730mB8g4
the media's wall to wall coverage of #OceanGate during world refugee week speaks volumes about race, class + power. t'feh. the wilful indifference + disregard of the hundreds upon hundreds of people who drown at sea; people seeking freedom + a life beyond survival + destitution.
They can rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. They are not 12,500 feet deep. They are right there, floating & sinking
They don't want to rescue migrants. It would "encourage" migration so they let them die. They want to rescue billionaires
and we turn it all into hashtags
Honestly, I'm tired of UBI pilots. They've tried them in a bunch of countries, they've all worked. They've all increased economic activity, allowed people to make better choices for themselves, let people set up businesses or escape poverty or escape abuse. Can we just implement?
After a bad fall while horseriding I complained of numbness, pain, strange sensations in my legs, and tripping over an unusual amount. I was told I was exaggerating for attention. I actually had a fractured, displaced vertebrae with nerve damage/spinal cord impact #believekids
A new investigation found that nearly 2000 kids were molested by 450 Catholic priests in Illinois. Fox News spent a whole **22 seconds** covering this. Over the same period, they spent **2 hours 12 mins** ranting about Pride merchandise in Target endangering children.
@nervouswee@briar_rolfe It's not really. You get some storms but nothing crazy enough to cancel an outdoor event on a regular basis. Although with climate change who knows 🤷♀️
@briar_rolfe This is so fucking funny omg and also made respect to the twinks whom I'm assuming made this decision so they wouldn't have to shiver in their crop tops. As a queer woman who relishes any chance to wear a suit this never would have occurred to me
@hierobadge @briar_rolfe Definitive proof that Melbourne is not as European a city as it likes to think it is I guess! Kinda sad it's not on a significant date tho
@briar_rolfe I mean sure, the 78's, I get it for Sydney. But why Melbourne? Are you telling me the only reason Midsumma is not in June is because it's cold?? I moved here from Brisbane 9 years ago and no one has been able to explain it to me, is that seriously the reason