You’re Nothing but a Bag of %$#^&, Barefoot

Scott,
 
Many people who earn a lot are miners. We sacrifice our lives without family and friends to make higher wages while giving tax cuts to people who choose to earn less but won’t make a sacrifice to earn more. And then they whinge to get more handouts! I’ve never been given a dollar from all the handouts and I’m over it. Australia is a joke. You think we like getting up at 4am and not getting back to our rooms till 7pm? I normally like your column, but if you think we should keep funding the bludgers you can go eat a bag of (DELETED).

Mark
 
Hi Mark
 
I had to severely edit your question for all the swearing, threats and insults – but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Seriously, getting chewed out by an angry miner was the highlight of my week!
 
You work bloody hard, and you get paid bloody well for it. You’re living the Australian dream.
 
Now look, you sound like a tough, stoic bloke. You don’t depend on anyone, and the Government thanks you for that. In fact, you should do what our politicians do: talk to your accountant and discuss shovelling your money into the last great (legal) tax dodge … super, and, because you’re a high income earner, funnel the rest into a family trust.
 
Don’t get angry, just work the system.