I definitely agree with most of what has been said, and yes there is almost a sheeple type of mentality that seems to be growing. For e.g., Gillard saying there will be no carbon tax, now it is going through, she has not been held accountable?? Now petrol prices are going up and what's happening, nothing? Electricity prices are skyrocketing and what's being done? Nothing. I mean there has to come appoint where we as a society have to band together and just say No more!!!! But will that happen? The majority of people are more interested in Tiger woods having an affair. How is that world breaking News? If we all as a society banded together a boycotted the petrol stations and didn't fill up our cars for, say, 3 days. I mean everyone. Even 1 million people. Imagine how that would hurt the big guys, no revenue for 3 days, we're talking a lot of dollars, enough to actually hurt, would it make a difference? probably not, would they take notice? Damn straight they would take notice. Peaceful protest. No one hurt, no riots, just loss of money for the fat cats.
Wow:confused: where did all that come from??? Must've been building up.
Anyway Rant over, carry on, nothing to see hear!!
I was actually going to have a rant of my own in a separate thread but it will fit just as well here:
Its not just electricity and petrol - its EVERYWHERE!!
For the last 6 yrs, I have had dealings with: the ACCC, the Police Commission, Child Welfare, Tax Dept., RTA, Tenants Advocacy, Education QLD, the Police, Family Law and not ONE of those departments acted to solve my problem - its either "oh, that's not OUR dept." or its "no, actually we can't do anything about it, sorry"
Examples: my children were and are being physically assaulted and emotionally abused by their "step-mother" (father's girlfriend). I wont go into it because it extends over 6 yrs, is still going on and its 5:30am and I have a long day ahead already. But I have told the Police, neighbors and family have told the police and Child Welfare and I even had a police officer (who was covering up the violence reports) investigated by the Police Commission.
Nothing got done. I was treated by all dept's as if
I was the criminal.
A while back a very dodgey employer was claiming he was paying super into my work fund. He wasn't - the fund didn't exist. After 2 yrs arguing with the Tax dept, nothing got done - they couldnt act and were actually rude to
me for keeping on about it.
My childrens private school, which I did
not enroll them in and which I was not even consulted when they were enrolled, began, last year, sending me school fee accounts. My ex husband's g/f had taken a copy of the final orders (which it had taken me 5 YEARS to acquire because of the fucked up legal system and after ALL that, I only see my kids every 3rd wkend) and given them a copy. Being school teachers, not lawyers, they took the "50% responsibility" to mean financially and so set up an account in my name and began billing me......when I owe nothing because a) thats not what "responsibility" means and b) I also pay my ex child support. Ive reported their actions to the ACCC, Ed Qld and others and NO ONE can do anything about it.
And just last week, my real estate agent rang and said "did I get my vacate notice?" I hadn't. They'd sent it 31/01 -
they claim. The only paperwork I'd received relating to my tenancy was a lease to renew tenancy dated 06/02. My neighbor didn't get his either. And why would you send a lease after a vacate notice? Clearly they didn't send it. Rang the RTA and Tenants Advocacy. Nothing they can do, sorry. Its 2 months from the date on the notice , sorry. Well whats stopping them from backdating it 2 months and telling people to get out tomorrow? Oh they're not allowed to
backdate!! Ok, but whats stopping them? Clearly not
you clowns!!
Again and again, I've come up against "The System" and found there's no "system" - its just a net of arbitrary rules that overlap dept's and if you get mixed up in it, you find you're strung up by so much red tape, its better to just hang yourself with it rather than try to untangle it. That's what they'd prefer you to do because then your problem and questions will go away and stop showing them up to be toothless tigers and pointless. Rules and legislation dont stop the bastards who want to screw you over. There is always a loophole for them to slither through.
And when I tell people about the issues I've had, they say "oh, ring the RTA or Child Welfare" (or whatever dept alleges to deal with it) and I realise they're members of the Sheeple Herd and have no idea that the groups that they fondly imagine to be "in charge" are not and that bastards can get away with anything.
I am at the point where I don't believe in "the rules" anymore and can well understand why people take the law into their own hands. I am fed up with being made to feel like scum because I am calling on these dept's to help and they can't. It's like a child with inadequate parents who dont step up for them - s/he learns to deal with it themself because the Big People In Charge are fucking useless.
The govt. doesnt
want people learning to deal with issues themselves. Makes 'em dangerous. So they keep up the facade of being there to help. If people realised these Depts have no purpose at all, they might start asking what exactly we pay taxes for- other than as a worker colony, there to pay their wages, that is. People who
think ask questions. Govts dont like questions. Or people who ask them.
Enough from me. I gotta go to work so I can earn enough money to help me find somewhere I can afford to live by the 31/03 and pay some useless, pointless govt dept. their wages.
*isnt very cheerful today*