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      09-15-2008, 03:44 AM   #2
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An article out of Carsales today!

>> Luxury Car Tax redux
Were you surprised to learn that the federal government's bill to increase the LCT (Luxury Car Tax) from 25 to 33 per cent hasn't just died after being defeated in the Senate last week? We were.

An industry insider told us that it's uncommon for a defeated bill to be re-presented within three months.
"It shows the desperation of the government to impose an unpopular tax that does not enjoy wide support within the government, because it's the flag for the politics of envy," our source told us.
It's 'unpopular', according to the information received, because there has been a substantial body of press coverage of the LCT increase since it was announced back in May.
"Since this was announced, it has been in the mainstream press at least twice a week, since May," our confidential informant continued.
"In terms of [Australian-based] media coverage -- and including Internet here -- there are over a thousand news articles about this. This issue is now part of the government's media measuring, that's how 'front-of-mind' it has become for them."
The informant says that the issue is "political" and, when asked why this issue is being revisited so quickly, made the observation that "a dog always returns to its vomit".


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