Im sure this has been discussed before but christ!
An email I received today.
How does this work ?
THE TOP EIGHT COUNTRIES THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAVE YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO IN 2010-2011
Indonesia $458,700.00 million
Papua New Guinea $457,200,00 million
Solomon Islands $225,700.00 million
Afghanistan $123,100.00 million
Vietnam $119,800.00 million
Philippines $118,100.00 million
East Timor $102,700.00 million
Cambodia $64,200.00 million
TOTAL = $ 1,669,000,000.00 - given away in 52 weeks
..but wait there’s more.
• Australia provides approximately 150,000 tonnes of food aid every year—about $65 million—to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Chad
•
• In 2005 John Howard committed Australia to double Australian aid to about $4 billion a year by 2010
•
• In 2010-2011 the Australian Government plans to spend almost $4.4 billion on development assistance
•
• In 2008 the Australian community contributed $812.19million to non-government organisations
And now Gillard will give $500,000,000.00 for Indonesia’s Islamic schools
which are largely moderate in outlook but there have been pockets of radicalism that
have produced terrorists in Indonesia, most notably the cleric Abu Bakar Bashir’s school in Ngruki, central Java, where some of the Bali bombers studied.
SO….. Ask your local member how come 2010 Queensland flood victims get $1 million ?
When insurers, such as Allianz and CGU, provide cover for storm damage but exclude flood from their home and contents policies.
Annoying isnt it!
An email I received today.
How does this work ?
THE TOP EIGHT COUNTRIES THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAVE YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO IN 2010-2011
Indonesia $458,700.00 million
Papua New Guinea $457,200,00 million
Solomon Islands $225,700.00 million
Afghanistan $123,100.00 million
Vietnam $119,800.00 million
Philippines $118,100.00 million
East Timor $102,700.00 million
Cambodia $64,200.00 million
TOTAL = $ 1,669,000,000.00 - given away in 52 weeks
..but wait there’s more.
• Australia provides approximately 150,000 tonnes of food aid every year—about $65 million—to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Chad
•
• In 2005 John Howard committed Australia to double Australian aid to about $4 billion a year by 2010
•
• In 2010-2011 the Australian Government plans to spend almost $4.4 billion on development assistance
•
• In 2008 the Australian community contributed $812.19million to non-government organisations
And now Gillard will give $500,000,000.00 for Indonesia’s Islamic schools
which are largely moderate in outlook but there have been pockets of radicalism that
have produced terrorists in Indonesia, most notably the cleric Abu Bakar Bashir’s school in Ngruki, central Java, where some of the Bali bombers studied.
SO….. Ask your local member how come 2010 Queensland flood victims get $1 million ?
When insurers, such as Allianz and CGU, provide cover for storm damage but exclude flood from their home and contents policies.
Annoying isnt it!