Emu_Warrior

joined 1 year ago
[–] Emu_Warrior 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

You'd probably be one of those white guys in American saying the "negros" don't want equal rights or to be able to marry white women for the same reasons lol.

[–] Emu_Warrior 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

No voters are low-key racists, I 100% believe this- they hide behind some weak arguments to pretend they're progressive, but deep down they are just bigoted at heart. at worst this Yes vote does nothing, at best it changes for the people the well-being and future of indigenous australians. This whole throwing water on the fire instead of using a fire truck is just obfuscation, and they'd also find a reason to vote No for the fire truck as well.

[–] Emu_Warrior 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read the article and I still don't understand what a "salvo" is? The Greens are right though, this isn't going to benefit anyone except the developers.

[–] Emu_Warrior 2 points 1 year ago

Amazing, you explained it perfectly. Thank you

[–] Emu_Warrior 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Emu_Warrior 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a very friendly and helpful environment but there just isn't much content. Whirlpool forums are also pretty good for aussies, but not as friendly and a lot of right-wingers/Q-anon type people.

[–] Emu_Warrior 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't understand this point. Why would I wait for next years rate, won't it add on to this year's 7% when it goes into effect?

[–] Emu_Warrior 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks yeah, I haven't been in Aus in many many years, so haven't been following it. Do they release next years rate before it goes into effect? Like, would it be best to wait to see if the ~7% goes down and therefore it is better to pay back if it's predicted to go down the following year? Or does each year compound and can only go up in what I'll owe? And yes, I really don't understand how these things work very well.

[–] Emu_Warrior 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't all commonwealth games and Olympics create massive debt for the state and tax payers? I always wonder why they do it, just to put their name to an elite event so they are put down in history as enabling it, or what? does the Olympic committee pay them bribes?

 

I guess I'm stupid. I didn't realise they changes the interest rates on HECS. Is it true, you basically should pay it off ASAP because the interest now is massive (I think it says 7% on mygov). I always understood HECS was almost interest fee so I just left it for a long time. Now I'm desperately trying to pay it off quickly so I don't have the compounding debt.