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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Quote from: dodge – on
LP - the only way for my kids will be through inheritances that we will get in the next 10 years or so. I think the boat has sailed for those that aren't in such a fortunate position. I don't understand how people can repay $3k a fortnight ($1m loan) or $2.4k ($0.8m loan)
I agree, but much of the above debate descends into a bunch of old people defending their investments and tax breaks, they claim they are for the kids, but the actions and desires they declare betray a more selfish aspect.

They want cheap free health care, free discounted travel, low fuel prices, reduced tax on gains and dividends, low rates, etc., etc., all of which is funded by our children.

I'm not an economist, far from it, but even I can see this system is broken and the older generations are defending the wrong stuff.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Brian Cook - "Premiership Within The Next Five Years"
When Cook made that statement it was prior to teh AFL changing rules and interpretations.

FWIW, if I recall correctly around the time Cook arrived, we were being bullied by the AFL Media, mostly BT and Ch.7 CheatsFC TV, because we were accused of playing boring football nobody wanted to watch or commentate. They called for the AFL to bar us from prime time.

I recall a presser when Voss come out and stated his intention was specifically to get a more exciting brand.

Step forward to 2026, the AFL have basically ruled heavy lifting slow moving inside Mids like Cripps out of the game, redundant with the swipe of a pen! We are in fact now playing a drastically different more exciting game style, chaotic with wild swings in scoring both for and against, using a list that isn't really suited to that style. Yet we are again being told we aren't worth watching and they want us banned form prime time.

The only consistent claim from the AFL Media critics is the claim nobody wants to watch us, we are boring, and they want us banned form prime time coverage.

If we as a club do not push back against this rubbish it will never end because they are not really making a valid criticism, they are pushing an agenda described as criticism.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
It's interesting reading this debate, hardly anybody has made a genuine point or suggestion about the future of children of grandchildren, most of the serious talk is about getting around stuff to make more money now.

I thought the video was funny, but then I realised I was laughing at very damaging fake news in comedic format, fake news probably made by the wealthy kids with nothing else to do but protect mum and dad's investments, fake news that could see someone like Hanson win even more seats and nobody will be laughing then!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Quote from: kruddler – on
You need to increase the 1st home buyers grant to a point where it is significant in helping people get into the market.
It doesn't work though does it, because the people building or renovating the affordable homes know buyers in that segment qualify and just bump the price.

My Asian business associates send their kids to study here in Aus, while they are here the kids apply for permanent residency, then all the kids get a 1st home buyers grant. They end up owning multiple properties a few years out of uni.

It reminds me of the disability allowance, build or renovate a house and make it accessible, ramps, a lift, etc., etc., and all of a sudden you can have competing buyers who qualify for an allowance to secure or create a disability compliant dwelling. I don't know what it's worth now, but it was up to $300k. How do I know this, a good friend's daughter had spina bifida.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Geez, a lot of oldies getting cut up by the taxes changes, I don't understand it.

I don't understand why where I live I'm surrounded by properties kept vacant by retirees / semi-retired who own them as investments or holiday homes and refuse to rent them out. I don't get why they can't be put to use at least as rentals. Few even seem to have kids who visit the place.

I don't get why they want them when all they seem to do is roll up on weekends and spend 2 days cleaning and gardening only to feck off Sunday night back to their city apartment. And if they don't roll up they are paying some local gardener or handyman to do it for them.

When they do arrive down for the weekend, they spend 48hrs moaning that the local region has no amenities, it's the council's fault apparently, because the shops, cafes and restaurants can't survive on their weekly 48 hrs of patronage. Some of them don't even bring the patronage, they roll up with supplies brought with them from the weekday local favourites, and they still complain.

They complain about council plans to bring in parking fees, abhorrent, apparently owning the property means they have the right to park the Tesla freely wherever they like, after driving down the freeway without paying a cent towards the upkeep of the roads. Don't mention the fact that when they return they probably park in a spot leased of Wilson Parking, which the probably sub-let at weekends to the footy or cricket crowd.

All of this to save some tax, in fact anything to save some tax it seems, at least they'll die wealthy though!

It's a financial win but an existence loss, they might as well sell the property and get back the 28% of their time that they have lost, 28% of your life seems a cheap buy at the tax rate!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Quote from: kruddler – on
Wife keeps trying to diagnose me as well
Hopeless case???? :o :D

Quote from: kruddler – on
As for LCD etc, there is a big push for bringing a lot of that back as it has been well proven to 'fix' people in ways nothing has come close to since. Its a hard sell to the public/law makers and would be harder to regulate properly.
LSD microdosing is rampant in some business sectors, mostly IT(Programming / Coding) and Market Traders, the stereotype exists for a reason.

If the current research is accurate, low dose LSD has some serious benefits treating depression and anxiety. The main problem seems to be the effective dose varies widely from person to person, it's not so easy to administer given widely varying tolerances to the effects.

If it can get sufficient funding for the R&D, I'm sure they will get it to a point of being commercial.

The other thing I'd like to see is use of cannabis oils for treatment of insomnia and tinnitus in ageing / elderly patients. There have been some significant studies that show a huge benefit to the quality of living, without the side-effects of some more widely available commercial options. Part of the problem, the companies setup to cheaply make stuff like Panadol Forte and Nurofen / Ibuprofen do not want competition and they have huge political clout.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Some of there kicks are more than clean ball use, they are "Alien" with some of the stuff they do with the footy especially inside 50 (I highlighted one previously that Charlie Cameron did a few weeks ago against Coll)
They obsess over creating goals not kicking them, we are obsessed with kicking goals, some of our F50 are still beginners, it makes a huge difference, I think that is why we have a rushed low percentage hack and they widen the view and pass it backwards to someone on a better angle.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
I'd mentioned in another thread that our current game style is quite similar to Brisbane, and now having watched a replay it just strengthens that perception.

Really, in the first half the difference was finishing efficiency, we struggled to turn opportunities into goals and they were able to go at 50% or maybe even better. Otherwise it looked a pretty even battle all over the ground despite Draper being dominant, in the second half Draper remained dominant but the bulk of battles were still 50/50, but our ball use and decision making improved dramatically. It's almost like we learned what we were supposed to be doing off the opposition!

Brisbane's clean use of the footy would be the envy of every other AFL coach, they pick the eyes out of half a step of space.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Western Bulldogs at Marvel
I think this next game will be closer than everyone thinks, our weakness is our D50 but they are injury riddled which seems to be the dominant issue.

Bont could well play forward against us, he'll be wasted if he just has a head to head with Cripps and breaks even.

There will be opportunities for Harry and Kemp.

Can we play with the same intensity coming back from Brisbane?