She's very welcome here, what a great open spirit she has! I love her genuine interest in all things Australian instead of always hinting the us is better after every statement! I hope she is still here and doing well! Prices up! 👍
I just looked it up… Perth to Bali return is $267 with Indonesia AirAsia. Domestic flights are more expensive for us, although there are often cheap flights with them too.
The high tobacco taxes are for two reasons: to act as a deterrent, and as she mentions, based on the philosophy of user-pays. Your choice to smoke, but you need to pick up some of the tab for your future medical costs.
@@whocares5968 But they do, and the general taxes from smokers and non-smokers are needed to add to pay the cost of smoking-related diseases: cancers of the mouth, trachea, lungs, heart disease, COPD, even diabetes. If you take just the one most associated with smoking, lung cancer, the excises from tobacco products totalled $12.6 billion in 2023-4 financial year, but the health budget was over 10x that, $136.7 billion. Subsidising immunotherapy alone, at $1135,000 per patient per treatment, was $2.8 billion, then there's doctor, hospital, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, MRI/CT scans, pathology, ambulance, nicotine replacement aids. Over $345 million was spent on research, plus the establishment of multiple new lung cancer screening centres. There's the QUIT programs, QUIT call lines, and even resources for PDHPE teachers to assist with approaches and information for teaching about the dangers of smoking. Nine of ten men with lung cancer have a history of smoking, two of three women. Only fair that smokers pay a share ahead.
@@whocares5968 They absolutely do, and they have to be supplemented with millions more from taxpayers. That means ordinary people are doing it tougher just to subsidise health care for the self-inflicted diseases arising out of smokers' poor choices.
Day 41 of Asking You to Please Continue Reacting to These Niko Moon Songs! 🎉 1. Back Nine - Niko Moon ✅ 2. All That We Need - Niko Moon ✅ 3. Easy Tonight- Niko Moon 4. Paradise to Me - Niko Moon 5. Small Town State of Mind - Niko Moon 6. It’s A Great Day To Be Alive - Niko Moon
Does anyone buy cigarettes legally now? Why pay $40 when you can buy the same for $10 and have an extra $30 to put through a family buisness's til instead of politicians retirement superannuation fund?
No, don't salve your conscience with that lie. The money from tobacco excises doesn't go to politicians, it doesn't even come close to covering what the Australian taxpayers pay for the self-inflicted smoking-related diseases: cancers of the mouth, trachea, lungs, kidneys, liver, heart disease, COPD, diabetes. The excises from tobacco products totalled $12.6 billion in 2023-4 financial year, but that was around 2/3 the cost of lung cancer treatment alone. Subsidising immunotherapy, at $135,000 per patient per treatment, was $2.8 billion. Then there's costs for the GPs and specialists, hospital, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, MRI/CT scans, pathology, ambulance. Over $345 million was spent on lung cancer research, and from 2024 there's the cost of establishment of multiple new lung cancer screening centres. Nine of ten men with lung cancer have a history of smoking, two of three women. Only fair that smokers pay a share ahead, but you're happy to have others pay for your poor choices. You are ripping off fellow Aussies who are covering the money shortfall with taxes that could be directed to helping so many other areas of their lives. Oh, I'd be careful about bragging about buying illegal tobacco: it's a criminal conviction with a prison sentence of up to 5 years, or a fine between $66,000 and $330,000, or both.
@@FromTheGong And I'd rather not have my taxes pay for the health treatments smokers will need because of their deplorable life choices. Those businesses would be doing it far less tough if we weren't wasting money, and research time and effort on self-inflicted diseases, but could direct that to improving the lives of people who are not self-destructive.
You can't justify your illegal actions with that fallacy. The money from tobacco excises doesn't go to politicians, it doesn't even come close to covering what the Australian taxpayers pay for the self-inflicted smoking-related diseases: cancers of the mouth, trachea, bronchi, lungs, kidneys, liver, heart disease, COPD, diabetes. The excises from tobacco products totalled $12.6 billion in 2023-4 financial year, but that was around 2/3 the cost of just lung cancer treatment in Australia. Subsidising immunotherapy, at $135,000 per patient per treatment, was $2.8 billion. Then there were costs for the GPs and specialists, hospital, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, MRI/CT scans, pathology, ambulance. Over $345 million was spent on lung cancer research, and there's now the cost of multiple new lung cancer screening centres at $264 million over the next four years, then $101 million a year after that. Nine of ten men with lung cancer have a history of smoking, two of three women. Only fair that smokers pay a share ahead, but you're happy to have others pay for your poor choices. Illicit sales cost the government an estimated $2.7 billion, People engaging in this are funding criminal gangs and causing turf wars that put ordinary Australians in the crossfire. They are ripping off fellow Aussies who are covering the money shortfall with taxes that could be directed to helping so many other areas of their lives, especially in these times of global cost of living crises. Just a BTW. Purchasing illicit tobacco products is a criminal offence, with a prison sentence of up to 5 years, or a fine between $66,000 and $330,000, or both. And yes, they do have to catch you first.
@@Bellas1717 WFT - Who are you to judge people. I’m sure you’re not perfect. Do you have a glass of wine at dinner or a drink after work. I had a double stroke when i was 32yrs old Due to my drug abuse in my 20’s. Was I supposed to die, not get treatment due to a choice I made. I haven’t used for years by then, still I have strokes. I’m sure your family is not perfect so who are you to judge others and tell them they can’t get treatment because of your Taxable Income going towards people who smoke or drink or questionable choices. They could’ve be going through something really difficult in their life like Domestic abuse. That’s so selfish, that’s showed no Empathy or heart from you. I was a qualified chef before my strokes, Sick all my Adult life, still to work though until 2000.
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She's very welcome here, what a great open spirit she has! I love her genuine interest in all things Australian instead of always hinting the us is better after every statement! I hope she is still here and doing well! Prices up! 👍
23:00 She is right in adding a O in slang like servo as in ( gas station) but NOOOO its Maccas , she is wrong on that
Outlet switches also prevent electrocution so switches on outlets are not just cost effective but it also prevents fires or electrocutions
I just looked it up… Perth to Bali return is $267 with Indonesia AirAsia. Domestic flights are more expensive for us, although there are often cheap flights with them too.
We back in the Dream Team
I live in a 3 bedroom house 1300 a month.i have a house mate and cats,in Melbourne.😢😢
We pay 25 cents for paper bags now. But I get plastic bags from China for 1 cent each with free postage ( lots of 500 for $50 )
A packet of 20's is $42 for the cheapest brand of cigarettes in Australia
Australian Public Transport ??
If the 12 o'clock train turns up at 12 o'clock, you know it's 24 hours late.
smokes in Australia is now $75 AUD / $48 USD for a pack of 40
she is in perth about 7 years ago things have changed
could have explained the difference between USD and AUD..yes she is a nice optimistic girl
It is not FREE if the government pays for it. It is paid for with our taxes.
The high tobacco taxes are for two reasons: to act as a deterrent, and as she mentions, based on the philosophy of user-pays. Your choice to smoke, but you need to pick up some of the tab for your future medical costs.
Problem is the taxes don't go to where they were supposed to.
@@whocares5968 But they do, and the general taxes from smokers and non-smokers are needed to add to pay the cost of smoking-related diseases: cancers of the mouth, trachea, lungs, heart disease, COPD, even diabetes.
If you take just the one most associated with smoking, lung cancer, the excises from tobacco products totalled $12.6 billion in 2023-4 financial year, but the health budget was over 10x that, $136.7 billion.
Subsidising immunotherapy alone, at $1135,000 per patient per treatment, was $2.8 billion, then there's doctor, hospital, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, MRI/CT scans, pathology, ambulance, nicotine replacement aids. Over $345 million was spent on research, plus the establishment of multiple new lung cancer screening centres.
There's the QUIT programs, QUIT call lines, and even resources for PDHPE teachers to assist with approaches and information for teaching about the dangers of smoking. Nine of ten men with lung cancer have a history of smoking, two of three women. Only fair that smokers pay a share ahead.
@@whocares5968 They absolutely do, and they have to be supplemented with millions more from taxpayers. That means ordinary people are doing it tougher just to subsidise health care for the self-inflicted diseases arising out of smokers' poor choices.
@@Bellas1717 No they don't, a recent report for federal and state expenditure confirmed this AGAIN only last week.
@@Bellas1717That is a fact regretfully.
minimum wage is $24.10 AUD
i havnt paid $115 since 1982 lol
Day 41 of Asking You to Please Continue Reacting to These Niko Moon Songs! 🎉
1. Back Nine - Niko Moon ✅
2. All That We Need - Niko Moon ✅
3. Easy Tonight- Niko Moon
4. Paradise to Me - Niko Moon
5. Small Town State of Mind - Niko Moon
6. It’s A Great Day To Be Alive - Niko Moon
Does anyone buy cigarettes legally now? Why pay $40 when you can buy the same for $10 and have an extra $30 to put through a family buisness's til instead of politicians retirement superannuation fund?
No, don't salve your conscience with that lie. The money from tobacco excises doesn't go to politicians, it doesn't even come close to covering what the Australian taxpayers pay for the self-inflicted smoking-related diseases: cancers of the mouth, trachea, lungs, kidneys, liver, heart disease, COPD, diabetes.
The excises from tobacco products totalled $12.6 billion in 2023-4 financial year, but that was around 2/3 the cost of lung cancer treatment alone. Subsidising immunotherapy, at $135,000 per patient per treatment, was $2.8 billion. Then there's costs for the GPs and specialists, hospital, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, MRI/CT scans, pathology, ambulance. Over $345 million was spent on lung cancer research, and from 2024 there's the cost of establishment of multiple new lung cancer screening centres.
Nine of ten men with lung cancer have a history of smoking, two of three women. Only fair that smokers pay a share ahead, but you're happy to have others pay for your poor choices. You are ripping off fellow Aussies who are covering the money shortfall with taxes that could be directed to helping so many other areas of their lives.
Oh, I'd be careful about bragging about buying illegal tobacco: it's a criminal conviction with a prison sentence of up to 5 years, or a fine between $66,000 and $330,000, or both.
Um, nope. Can't remember the last legal pack I bought. Stuff that, rather some family business doing it tough get my savings also.
@@FromTheGong And I'd rather not have my taxes pay for the health treatments smokers will need because of their deplorable life choices. Those businesses would be doing it far less tough if we weren't wasting money, and research time and effort on self-inflicted diseases, but could direct that to improving the lives of people who are not self-destructive.
You can't justify your illegal actions with that fallacy. The money from tobacco excises doesn't go to politicians, it doesn't even come close to covering what the Australian taxpayers pay for the self-inflicted smoking-related diseases: cancers of the mouth, trachea, bronchi, lungs, kidneys, liver, heart disease, COPD, diabetes.
The excises from tobacco products totalled $12.6 billion in 2023-4 financial year, but that was around 2/3 the cost of just lung cancer treatment in Australia. Subsidising immunotherapy, at $135,000 per patient per treatment, was $2.8 billion. Then there were costs for the GPs and specialists, hospital, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, MRI/CT scans, pathology, ambulance. Over $345 million was spent on lung cancer research, and there's now the cost of multiple new lung cancer screening centres at $264 million over the next four years, then $101 million a year after that.
Nine of ten men with lung cancer have a history of smoking, two of three women. Only fair that smokers pay a share ahead, but you're happy to have others pay for your poor choices. Illicit sales cost the government an estimated $2.7 billion, People engaging in this are funding criminal gangs and causing turf wars that put ordinary Australians in the crossfire. They are ripping off fellow Aussies who are covering the money shortfall with taxes that could be directed to helping so many other areas of their lives, especially in these times of global cost of living crises.
Just a BTW. Purchasing illicit tobacco products is a criminal offence, with a prison sentence of up to 5 years, or a fine between $66,000 and $330,000, or both. And yes, they do have to catch you first.
@@Bellas1717 WFT - Who are you to judge people. I’m sure you’re not perfect. Do you have a glass of wine at dinner or a drink after work. I had a double stroke when i was 32yrs old Due to my drug abuse in my 20’s. Was I supposed to die, not get treatment due to a choice I made. I haven’t used for years by then, still I have strokes. I’m sure your family is not perfect so who are you to judge others and tell them they can’t get treatment because of your Taxable Income going towards people who smoke or drink or questionable choices. They could’ve be going through something really difficult in their life like Domestic abuse. That’s so selfish, that’s showed no Empathy or heart from you. I was a qualified chef before my strokes, Sick all my Adult life, still to work though until 2000.
Australia pays a living wage and that's why we don't ti.
Australia has good TV shows and we don't have 6 children.
Bro smokes are higher try 40_$50 pack of 25
She’s wrong about the tipping in the price of the food it’s not because we get better wages so we go to need tipping.