Thread: Do city people care about the conditions in the bush?

Originally Posted by Fourgearsticks

How many Cocky's do you know take their rubbish on the way to town only to dump it in some side road somewhere?.

To answer your question, none. Why would farmers be taking rubbish into town? That’s what old dams are for.

In areas I have worked some farmers have been on drought relief but the kids still go to the best private schools. They still drive around in a couple of year old Merc or top of the line Land Cruiser.

I grew up on a farm and I don’t know any farmers who had Mercs or any flash cars - maybe some really well off graziers but I’d suspect it would be pretty uncommon and that they’d have other sources of income. The rest of your allegations are defamatory and if you do know of someone who’s cheated on “drought relief” then I suggest you report it to the authorities.

who pays more tax?
city or rural?

Originally Posted by Eevo

who pays more tax?
city or rural?

Per capita or per acre?

Originally Posted by Eevo

who pays more tax?
city or rural?

Primary producers and self-employed don't pay income tax, or very little using the rorts and lurks available to them under the Income Tax Assessment Act. Wage and salary earners pay income tax and can not do too much to minimise it.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

To answer your question, none. Why would farmers be taking rubbish into town? That’s what old dams are for.

I ran a cattle property for a number of years and we always did a run into the tip in town 25km away to dump the households waste, as did most everyone else we knew.
You just did a few things at the same time, including a coffee stop at a cafe

No one dropped rubbish around, that was the travelers going through. Or kids from town dropping their Maccas rubbish.

Dumping in an old dam went out when I was a kid.

Originally Posted by rick130

I ran a cattle property for a number of years and we always did a run into the tip in town 25km away to dump the households waste, as did most everyone else we knew.
You just did a few things at the same time, including a coffee stop at a cafe

No one dropped rubbish around, that was the travelers going through. Or kids from town dropping their Maccas rubbish.

Dumping in an old dam went out when I was a kid.

Back when YouTube

All the farms and stations that I have worked on have had their own rubbish pits.
It was a rare occasion that a new pit had to be dug because verry little got thrown away and all the household rubbish was burnt (just like we all do when we go camping) before it went into the pit.
Farmers have to be by far Australias best recyclers.

Originally Posted by rick130

I ran a cattle property for a number of years and we always did a run into the tip in town 25km away to dump the households waste, as did most everyone else we knew.
You just did a few things at the same time, including a coffee stop at a cafe

No one dropped rubbish around, that was the travelers going through. Or kids from town dropping their Maccas rubbish.

Dumping in an old dam went out when I was a kid.

They did on this property as well now we have a nice little historical Midden to go through one day. From what I can see, there appears to be quite a lot of pottery objects but I'll bet there is nothing of any value in there.
The only reason I haven't yet looked is because they tossed it over into a creek & the bank is very steep & deep & I bet there is a lot of broken glass among it all, but I very much doubt if there is any old fine bone china. Then again,...............they may have overlooked the Gold Nuggets.

The thing that really ****es me off though, is the roadside waste of Polystyrene & plastics etc that blows out the back of Orchardist's utes. You can always tell when one has passed your way, just follow the Bouncing Polystyrene Ball.
I happened to mention this in passing to an Orchardist's wife a few years ago & the reaction was as though it was their God Given Right because they were producers.. It's all changed now & they ain't King of the Castle any more here, as grapes have taken their place.