Conspiracy Theories - The new Utterly Ridiculous Thread or is it?

A news report about a betting site odds for a Noble Price had me chuckling. I was laughing even more when AUSGOV blocked access to the site :)

"Poly markets Nobel peace prize" search gave me
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I laughed even more when they failed to block the same site via another link

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 | Polymarket Analytics

The conspiracy theory heaven I felt [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]
PS I do not bet![bigwhistle][bigwhistle][bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

They're not Vogons are they? Think of all the paperwork we'll have to do!

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I'm not worried about them and even less so Klingons, as I believe they can only be found on side of toilet bowls.

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

They're not Vogons are they? Think of all the paperwork we'll have to do!

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Nope, 'Jadoons' ... - Consult 'The Doctor' for complete explanation....

Species 8472. Not even The Borg can save us from them....

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Originally Posted by Tins

Species 8472. Not even The Borg can save us from them....

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I understand each individual word and number. It's the combination of numbers and the proper noun that I don't comprehend.

Really wealthy people used to pay the top tax brackets.

Now most average wage earners do.

This is a win for many average people in the future

"The government has made two key concessions that were criticisms of the bill: first, the threshold at which higher tax rates will kick in will now be indexed to inflation, and the proposal will no longer apply to unrealised capital gains.
Alongside the $3-million threshold at which the tax rate on earnings had been doubled, a new threshold of $10m will also be created at which a 40 per cent tax rate will be applied.
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But those thresholds will now be indexed, meaning it will no longer capture more people over time due to bracket creep.

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