Daniel Andrews wastes more than $420m on no East West Link.

Daniel Andrews has wasted $420m compensating the East West Link consortium for NOT building the East West Link toll road. But what about the $480m that the Liberal Party claim has already been spent on the project. That blows out the cost to $900m with nothing to show for it. 

To put that in perspective, 

"The St Vincent de Paul Society has 547 people on its waiting list for housing in inner and north-west Melbourne. That number is growing by 30 people every month." - The Age July 28 2014.

$420m would buy each of the homeless people on on the St Vincent de Paul Society waiting list a $768k house.  

Based on the $900m that the Liberal Party claims has now been spent on the cancelled project, the government could build another brand new children's hospital. It could build almost two Etihad Stadiums. Or give every man, woman and child in Victoria $155.00. 

If the Victorian government has enough money to waste $420m or $900m, depending on who you believe, on building NOTHING, the government can never again claim there is not enough money in the budget to give our teachers, nurses, police, firemen, paramedics or any other essential public servants the pay increases they deserve. The governments financial waste and mismanagement has to stop. 

How the elite stay in power.

This video breaks down in simple terms a very complex game that is happening behind the scenes that we do not notice. A complex game played by the very few against everyone else.

How companies like Ikea avoid paying tax.

That's a tax rate of about 3 percent. 

Treasurer Joe Hockey has discussed an increasing the GST as well as broadening it to include basic food items, medical, education and childcare. Meanwhile large corporations such as IKEA exploit every tax loophole and pay as little as 1 percent tax. 

If the government wants to bring the federal budget back into balance it should target those who can afford it. The company tax rate in Australia is 30 percent. That's what companies should pay, no more, no less. 

The government tries to increase taxes and cut funding to education, health and welfare while proposing tax cuts for companies and allowing them to exploit these tax loopholes to maximise their profits.