suffocation ~ a poem-prose written by martin eden 30may2008

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May 302008
 

Current mood: angsty

suffocation
(a poem-prose written by martin eden 30may2008)

what nails the enchanted soul
to the palate of the unkind
but jealousy, scant meaning
derisory levelling

hail martyr, be crucified
it calls in unison mediocrity
harmed doing harming
destroying you

run to and through the arbour
for want of the company of fantasy
but somehow it too was taken away
systemic cancer

cry foul, enchanted soul
your dream dies soon
mendacity is filling the air
suffocating you

? martin eden

One Dark Moment ~ A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden 26&27May2008

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May 272008
 

Current mood: tired

One Dark Moment
(A Poem-Prose written by Martin Eden 26&27May2008)

One dark moment
Came with the memory of someone close
Closer than most
It welled up inside with such force, surprise
After countless sleepless nights
And many an indoored sunny day

It voiced its tiredness of the fight
There followed by only the end times
The feeling dwelt longer than thought was used to
Fueled by seemingly unmatchable past achievements, non-dream
And the stillness of a solitary life
Kept relentlessly busy for far too long

Hey, one dark moment!

? Martin Eden

Australian Budget (2008/9) In A Nutshell

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May 162008
 

Current mood: voluminous
Australian Budget (2008/9) In A Nutshell
(Sorry about the parochialism…)

Exports-led Revenue windfall (no mention of ‘Chinese Human Rights’ trade-off, pardon the pun)
– cost of well-overdue infrastructure investment
– cost of well-overdue investment in pre-skilling the needed workforce
+ convenient youth alcohol bingeing tax windfall
+/- paper-tiger petrol price controls
+/- laborious & excessive use of the word ‘family’ to satisfy a minority party Senator involved in the balance-of-power in the so-called ‘Upper’ House of Parliament
+/- tokenism to ‘stall’ the other one-issue balance-of-power Senator, ‘Mr Pokies!’
+/- Second Term ‘steady-as-she-goes’ ground work

… Oh well …

Here’s some suggestions …
. abolish State & Territory Governments altogether
. abolish the Senate
. abolish the offices of Governor-General and State Governors
. amalgamate and rationalize Local Governments into Regional Administrations
. amalgamate and extensively rationalize all public services/servants across the previous Local, State & Federal boundaries
. comprehensively crackdown on Business tax evasion of any flavour, and especially on the use of expert legal and professional accounting to counter tax
. make Business Managers and Directors liable for business failures

Several things will happen as a consequence of the above …
. We’ll save Trillions, which can be used, in part, to pay Australia’s almost ‘Third-World-Country-Proportionate’ Debt in full
. With vigilance we can reap great rewards of economies of scale
. We can buy back our assets and control over the use and distribution of our resources from foreign control
. Business, both domestic & foreign based, will no longer be able to play the various State & Territory Governments off against each other
. We can set up national energy, especially Solar, and water re-distribution grids across Australia
. We can invest in accommodating Australians with adequate Housing options and long-term planning and provision, as well as effective decentralization across Australia

Martin Eden
Friday, 16 May 2008

? Martin Eden

Business Tax Evasion

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May 062008
 

Current mood: vexed

Business Tax Evasion

3 forms of Business Tax Evasion …

1. Hide the income altogether (Owner pulls a shonky!)

2. Hide the income in accounts (Owner hires/instructs then blames Accountant!)

3. Hire Lawyers & Accountants to hide the income (The Pontius Pilate method: Owner purpose hires/instructs then denies all knowledge and/or asserts his/her right to minimize tax!)

The penalties, if any, are different for each category, why??

? Martin Eden