Thread by @PaulHenry524

A depressing day all round. Not the least of which is the appalling spectacle of the electronic media allowing Morrison to throw slander and libel at the States. He portrayed states Health Mins (a signed statement by all states/territories) as mafia figures attempting to ... 1/n

.. 'shake down' theFedGov. He used the word 'extortion' in reference specifically to QLD.
Bear in mind a few things:
-the FedGov is the monopoly issuer of the AU$. Along with this go monopoly taxing rights, and the ability to enforce lawful taxation payts. in that currency ...2/n

... and *only that currency. If you have had a tax assessment for x$s, and you don't/can't pay it, you are liable for further payts. in fines, or the clink.
The FedGov (in Australia, and other sovereign fiat issuers) issues the $ into existence. Ultimately keystrokes. 3/n

So we have that FedGov existing, purportedly, to provision the country, (including the States). States can only achieve their own funding, (other than direct, routine, and agreed-upon allocations from Cwealth), by imposts, fines, Stamp Duty and the like. These are essentially_4/n

...transfer payts. between *users of the $. States and working grunts alike. So what Morrison is doing is pretending (a kind interpretation) that States and Territories have equal status vis-à-vis the AU$. They don't. Morrison attempted to portray the request for more funding_5/n

... in the context of a pandemic as an unreasonable request b/c of said pandemic. They are requesting it exactly for that reason; they need additional support in the inevitable coming waves. Even old Uncle Brendan Murphy admits this is a likely scenario.
So, once again ... 6/n

Morrison spins black from white
He has zero sense of being the head of the prime provisioner of the means for public good and benefit.
The pirates have taken over the ship, and are plundering it as they see fit, and steering it in a direction that most haven't yet woken up to_n/n

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