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Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by the SethSpeaks site. I've got a lot of stuff going on right now, so I am going to hold off until tomorrow to post my Fantasy Perspectives article on the NL West hitters. But today, there are still a couple of topics that I would like to discuss briefly. Also, last night was the first elimination show of American Idol. They cut from 24 down to 20, eliminating two boys and two girls. Who was kicked off the show, and did I see it coming? Finally, we have some more of Dewey's Quick Hits. I would love to hear your thoughts on any of the topics, so please fee free to e-mail me.
Well, much of this site is dedicated to the Minnesota Twins, but i have said all along that I will talk about other topics, particularly other Minnesota sports teams. I think it is fair to say that the news that came out of Winter Park yesterday was fairly large to Minnesota sports fans!
Yesterday afternoon, Randy Moss's agent announced that the Vikings had agreed to trade Moss to the Oakland Raiders. In exchange, the Vikings would receive linebacker Napolean Harris, the Raiders 1st round pick (7th overall) and a late-round (probably a 7th rounder). The trade can not become official until March 2nd, when it is OK for teams to announce trades.
I am kind of disappointed in the trade. I have to say that I have no problem with the Vikings trading Moss. They have seemed to plateau and maybe a change will be good for the organization. That said, I think that they could have received more for the most dominant WR in football. More than an average (at best) linebacker and a couple of draft picks. I was hoping the team would be able to coax Phillip Buchanan from the Raiders. But that didn't happen.
Of course, Terrell Owens was traded from the 49ers to the Eagles a year ago for a 2nd round pick. So, maybe the Vikings and their fans should be happy with getting a starter on defense and a top draft pick. I don't know. I guess we'll see after the draft.
I never had a problem with Moss. I had no problem with him admitting that he occasionally takes plays off. I had zero problem with his "mooning" incident. The water bottle situation wasn't a big deal. Even walking off the field didn't bother me. From everything we hear and read, Moss was a good teammate, a good locker room guy. Sure, maybe off the field and away from the team, he did a few things to get into trouble. But, why does Moss get such a 'bad guy' label and Jamal Lewis is hardly talked about?
In other words, the Vikings will miss Moss, and I do think that it could affect attendance. That said, I think that the Vikings can use this trade to better themselves. The NFL's leading receiver, Derrick Mason, was let go by the Titans. Muhsin Muhammed is available. Maybe the team can sign one of them. They also need to get some help in the defensive backfield.
What are your thoughts on the trade, or what it will do to the team? E-mail me.
Before I get started on my American Idol Thoughts, I need to point those who are interested in the show to also check out The Baseball Savant. We both enjoy the show and analyzing who we think should be eliminated each week and who we like.
Now on to last night's elimination show. The producers decided to eliminate the lowest vote getting woman first, followed by the lowest vote-getting man. After they were eliminated, they sang their final song. Then they announced the two who were the second lowest vote-getters and they sang.
First up, Ryan Seacrest called out Janay Castine and Melinda Lira. Now, these are the two that I had ranked 11th and 12th. Melinda Lira was eliminated and I thought she was terrible. The look on her face was priceless. She looked legitimately shocked! Amazed! Astonished! Seacrest could tell, so he asked her what she was thinking and if she was surprised. She actually essentially blamed the show. She said that in the previous episodes, she didn't get as much air time as some that have become fan favorites. That is really an excellent and fair point. That said, she was awful.
Next up, Jared Yates and Travis Tucker were the two brought out. One of them was going to be the low-vote getter. I had Jared ranked 7th and Travis ranked 11th, so I assumed Travis would be eliminated. No! Yates was eliminated. He sang his song and actually slightly broke down as he was singing the words "Good Bye."
Next up, Seacrest announced the woman with the second fewest votes. Sarah Mathers was eliminated. She too looked incredibly disappointed. I had her ranked 9th, so I wasn't too far off on that one. It was interesting because the guys eliminated seemed to handle it fairly well, but the women looked upset and almost offended. It was like a high school thing.
And finally, Seacrest brought up six people and each of them got the OK, that they would advance to next week, and then he sprung it on Judd Harris that he was the one who was eliminated. That one really surprised me. I had him ranked 4th based on his Monday night performance. I'm not saying he was great, but he sang well AND he was fun and charismatic. That is why I was very surprised.
So, now we're down to 10 men and 10 women left in the competition. Next Monday and Tuesday we will hear performances, and then next Wednesday two more of each group will be eliminated.
Did you have any thoughts on who was eliminated? Maybe some thoughts on the format they used? If so, please e-mail me.
Dewey Moede sent in another group of his quick hits, some thoughts he has had of the Twins, and more baseball. As I did last week, I will respond briefly with my thoughts on a couple of them. If you have any thoughts on anything he's written, please e-mail me and I will forward thoughts to Dewey or respond to them myself.
-- I was sad to read that one of Terry Ryan's assistants has left.....Juanita Lagos-Benson who has spent the last 6 years as Terry's assistant in the office has left. She was always a pleasure to work with.
-- Peter Gammons calls the Twins the best organization in the league! (Seth Thoughts - It is hard to disagree with him. If you look at the major league roster and success and couple it with the minor league prospects and development, the Twins are a model franchise.)
-- Can't Grant Balfour stay healthy???......remember last year coming out of spring training he did not tell the Twins he was hurting....now it is his forearm.......He opted not to have surgery on his shoulder over the winter...I hope this works out because he has tremendous talent. (Seth Thoughts - Balfour is incredible. We all saw that last fall against the Yankees. The forearm injury doesn't really concern me. If he was having shoulder problems, I would worry.)
-- Justin Morneau is another who has trouble staying healthy going into spring training.....I think this is his third in a row where he is not in tip top form. He's had everything from chicken pox to a lung infection this winter. (Seth's Thoughts - I hope he is OK. It does sound like he's had an awful offseason health-wise. The Twins need him to be strong in the middle of their order!)
-- Now we read where Jose Canseco is in trouble for unpaid taxes... why am I not surprised? (Seth's Thoughts - Me neither.)
-- Did you know that Jaret Wright of the Yanks, his Dad is former Angels pitcher and 20 game winner Clyde Wright? (Seth's Thoughts - I did know that. But my main question would be... why did the Yankees sign Wright, who had one good year after years of injuries, instead of keeping Jon Lieber for pretty much the same money?)
-- A couple of weeks ago I found an old clipping from the old Mpls Tribune, not the Startrib....it was the article on Cesar Tovar's death. I did not put a date on the article so I do not have it. Cesar died at 54 of a heart attack. The news service says that he was put into the hospital with renal problems. Pepe was one of my all-time favorites! Remember Pepe in one game played all 9 positions.
-- Did you notice that Denny Hocking is in the Royals camp and Pat Mahomes is with the Mets? (Seth's Thoughts - Yeah, there is nothing better than checking out the minor league free agents signings in the offseason. Next week, spring training games will start. As I did last year, I will discuss the Twins games as well as how former Twins perform.)
-- Wouldn't you love to have a mike on AJ when he catches against the Twins? (Seth's Thoughts - Now that is an excellent idea!)
-- Why did the Phillies sign Jose Offerman???......Did not they watch him play second base and first base for the Twins last year???? (Seth's Thoughts - If Offerman makes the team, as he likely will, it would only be as a pinch hitter. He would not play the field unless there is some catastrophic situation. The Phillies have Chase Utley starting at 2B and Placido Polanco as well.)
-- Dustin Mohr is set to be the Rockies right fielder....finally getting his chance for a full time gig..my guess is he will not cut it as a regular. (Seth's Thoughts - Check back tomorrow for my NL West fantasy preview. But, I would like to see Mohr do well in Colorado. I didn't like that he stole time from Michael Cuddyer and others. But the fact is, although his skills are limited, he played hard and that was something that we had to appreciate! Even if he does well, which I think he will do, it's not like the Twins will miss him.)
-- Terry Steinbach will be coaching the Twins catchers once again in spring training.
-- Rusty Greer who the Twins tried to sign to a minor League deal has retired........... (Seth's Thoughts - Greer was a very underrated player who hit .305 for his career. He was very good, with a sweet left-handed swing. Plus, he was fun to call "Gusty Rear"... Ha!)
-- How about that Phil Roof....Twins Triple AAA Manager... he will manage his 2,000 minor league game in the Red Wing's second game of this season. Roof is very underrated for his performance of Twins players going through the system. He could be the best minor league manager in Twins history!!! What do you think??? send Seth an email and let us know who your favorite all time minor league Twins Manager is........Cal Ermer??? Phil Roof????
And on that note, I wish you a good day!. If you have any questions or comments on anything you have read above, please e-mail me.


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How safe would the place feel with you?
Thanks Ned for the BA.
Ummm well as long as your not pulling out a wad of cash to buy some crack at 3am you should be ok....
With your accent, you would be eaten alive
It's very Safe Neddy , Everyone owns their own Gun .
In Canada we enjoy a great deal of personal security. That doesn't mean we don't have crime. There are places where you can get into trouble if you have a mind to. They are, however, easily avoided and usually well patrolled. So yes, you would be safe walking about where I live.
In Newfoundland, Canada we have little to no street crime because you know everyone who lives in your community and cannot drift into anonymity as you can in other places. So safe that when I visited Toronto for the first time when i was 11 I couldn't understand why people locked their doors :p
And THAT is why people from the rock are some of the best folk I have ever met.
Depends if you are allergic to Chavs or not.
Usually it's safe Ned, but there have been reports of a creepy looking guy driving a yellow van around the neighborhood, so be careful - this guy seems to be a real pervert!
Yes your main problem would b tripping over all the Police who have nothing to do but harass anyone out late. Guess we can't complain but I'm gonna anyway
I am in so it should be.
Yes...I go out walking at all hours of the night. The biggest threat is getting hit by a car, no sidewalks on these country roads.
Yes. Even at night. In my neighbourhood especially.
safe enough for you, i suppose, though i don't know how safe *WE* would be.
Very. That's why it's boring.
Well a mad chipmunk or squirrel may get ya if you get to far out the door
For the most part.
Yes it is. The local police barracks is a block away from where I live, and they're always patrolling the area. And if they're not, the State Troopers are.
Absolutely :D Just don't expose yer gadgets!
Yes it is
...absolutely...however...can't imagine anyone walking about where I live...it's on the edge of a mountain...very isolated....
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NHS Lothian is committed to maintaining Edinburgh's reputation as a world-class centre for medicine. Our project to re-provide services from the RHSC, CAMHS and DCN at Little France will help us to provide the people of Lothian, and Scotland, with facilities and services that ensure they receive the highest possible standards of care.
Plans to build a replacement for the current RHSC (incorporating CAMHS) and DCN have been in the making for several years. This project will see a combined building constructed next to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, bringing paediatric care, specialist neonatal care, neurosciences and adult and children's emergency departments together on one site to create a centre of excellence.
There are significant benefits of having children's, maternity and adult services on the same site and the proximity to the University of Edinburgh Medical school and the BioQuarter will improve opportunities for partnership working and bring research to the bedside.
It was announced as part of the Scottish Government's budget for 2011/12 that the re-provision of RHSC and DCN would be funded using the Non Profit Distributing (NPD) Model, with support from the Scottish Futures Trust.
Since then the RHSC and DCN project team has been working closely with the Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust to progress the project. The Outline Business Case was approved by the Scottish Government in September 2012.
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Paranoid Penguin - Security Features in Debian 3.1
If you want a hypervisor-based virtual machine environment, such as Xen for Debian, you need to obtain and compile source code, though that's not too huge of a barrier. Debian has no Xen packages. Debian does include, however, binary packages for two other general-purpose virtual machine environments: user-mode Linux (UML) and Bochs. (It also includes Wine, but this is more of a shim for running specific Windows applications than a virtual machine per se.)
Of Debian's two officially supported virtual machines, user-mode Linux is probably the most viable option for using virtual hosts to segregate different application environments, for example, Apache on one virtual machine and BIND9 on another. This is because of performance limitations in Bochs: Bochs emulates every single x86 CPU instruction and all PC devices. Bochs therefore would appear to be more suited to single guest-system applications, such as running Windows applications on your Linux desktop system. The Bochs Project home page (see Resources) includes official documentation and links to mailing lists, discussion boards and so forth. Debian's bochs-doc package also contains Bochs documentation.
User-mode Linux doesn't support Windows guest systems, but it is much faster than Bochs and has the added advantage of running all guest systems' kernels as nonprivileged users (that is, not as root, like the underlying "host" kernel). See Debian's user-mode-linux-doc package for more information. If you run a Debian guest on an underlying Debian host, you may need to install the user-mode-linux package (on the guest) from Debian's unstable release—the stable version is unavailable for some reason.
I must add a disclaimer at this point: I've never used UML myself, being a VMware user of long standing (see my review of VMware Desktop 5.5 on page 56). Therefore, I can't tell you firsthand how to use UML or even how well it works in Debian.
Several packages in Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 enhance local access controls. The trustees package lets you define multiple sets of permissions on a single file/directory/device object by associating a trustee object with it. For example, you can give members of the users group read-only access to the file foo.txt, and give members of the foomasters group write privileges to the same file.
A much more comprehensive set of controls is provided by SELinux, the US National Security Agency's type-enforcement and role-based access control system for the Linux kernel. SELinux makes it possible to manage users, groups and system resources with a very high level of granularity, even to the extent of making it possible to restrict root's own privileges.
The trade-off is complexity. Creating and managing SELinux policies that don't impair needed functionality can be involved. Luckily, besides its standard selinux-utils package, Debian includes checkpolicy, an SELinux policy compiler, and setools, a group of utilities for analyzing SELinux policies and managing users.
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Two Debian packages that address this problem are rssh, which allows users to use scp, rdist, rsync, cvs or sftp over SSH without actual shell access, and scponly, which allows scp without allowing remote shells.
The last category of security tools I highlight here is filesystem encryption. These are different from more general-purpose encryption tools, such as gnupg and bcrypt, which are used to encrypt individual files. Filesystem encryption tools let you encrypt entire volumes (directory structures), for example, on USB drives and other removable media.
Three Debian packages that provide filesystem encryption are cryptsetup, which manages loopback-device encryption via the Linux 2.6 kernel's dm-crypt functionality; encfs, which doesn't require use of loopback devices; and lufs-cryptofs, an encryption module for the Linux Userland Filesystem (lufs). Of the three, cryptsetup offers the best performance, because it operates at the kernel level. The user-space filesystems, encfs and lufs, work at a higher layer of abstraction than the kernel—that is, they're less efficient. They're also, however, more useful for networked filesystems.
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As a big Doctor Who fan, and after watching the 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship' episode, I couldn't not incorporate it into a design.
Such a poignant, peaceful scene – and something I'd definitely take up in-between adventures with The Doctor! :)
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View Full ProfileTerrific design ~ great-looking tee .. dark blue is a good choice … I loved that part in the episode ~ wouldn't it be fantastic to sit there with a cuppa and see our world that way :)
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Yeah. Have a nice cup of tea before seeing a beautiful, vast galaxy in another universe [then to Adventure + Running]! :D
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Rarely do governments have an opportunity to close a tax loophole and keep people happy at the same time. They're almost as rare as chicken's teeth.
That's why when business groups come together to argue for a change to the tax system, which will raise more revenue, a smart government ought to seize the opportunity.
In recent weeks we've heard an emerging chorus of business leaders call on the Gillard Government to close a growing tax loophole which allows foreign online retailers to avoid collecting the GST when selling goods worth less than $1000 over the Internet.
Against a backdrop of declining state government balance sheets, state Treasurers have also come out in support of this reform. As a matter of fact, they just met to talk about changes to the tax system.
And there are some very strong, compelling arguments why the Gillard Government must force foreign online retail giants like Amazon, eBay and Macy's to collect the same GST and duties that locals are obliged to collect.
1. According to the Gillard Government's own GST review, it stands to recoup an estimated $4.2 billion in tax revenue by making foreign online retailers play by the same rules as everyone else.
The Gillard Government and its state counterparts are currently having a tough time finding the money needed to get their budgets in order and fund the services most people expect – services like education, health and law and order.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is currently staring down a $43.7 billion hole in his budget bottom line and his state colleagues face similar fiscal challenges.
2. A tax free zone for foreign online retailers is bad news for Aussie businesses and jobs.
Ask almost any industry commentator and they will tell you that online is a big part of the future of retail.
And Australian retailers agree. That's why they are investing heavily in online platforms to meet the changing demands of customers.
Companies like David Jones, Myer and others have invested more than $600 million in making it easier to shop with them on the net.
But the reality is, when the Gillard Government's tax system creates an effective tax free zone for foreign online retailers, it undermines the ability of Australian companies to compete.
The Australian retail industry is currently one of the country's largest employers, supporting the jobs of more than one million Australians.
But there is little hope of that being sustained if foreign online retailers continue to get a free ride.
In fact a report by Ernst and Young, which was commissioned by the National Retail Association earlier this year, found that a failure to address the tax imbalance between local retailers and their foreign online counterparts could cost the sector 33,400 jobs by 2015.
It's been one of the great myths of this debate that this is an argument between bricks-and-mortar retail and the new online, a sort of high stakes battle between the past and the future.
This is not true. Regardless of whether a retailer is of the traditional variety or online, or a combination of both, so long as they are based in Australia they are at a competitive disadvantage compared to companies based on foreign shores.
It's particularly soul destroying for the thousands of small Australian retailers and innovators out there who want to make a go of it selling their wares on the web. Our tax system is stacked against them in favour of foreign, online giants. And that ought to be corrected.
3. Many Australian businesses feel they've had a rough trot with the Gillard Government.
Some complain bitterly that changing government regulations have tied their businesses in knots, making it harder to turn a profit and to employ more people.
Here the Gillard Government has an opportunity to build some goodwill and help businesses do what they do best: create economic opportunities and jobs.
All it would take is a small but meaningful change to the tax system.
4. Unlike past battles over tax, this time business is on the government's side.
The Gillard Government can rest assured that this debate won't be like the row over its mining or carbon taxes.
Those were debates where businesses had some serious and legitimate concerns and every right to make their voices heard.
In this tax debate, the Gillard Government has the support of business in delivering change because it makes good business, economic and social sense.
So, let's draw up a chair to the negotiating table and get this tax problem sorted in the interests of everyone concerned. It's an opportunity too rare to pass up.
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acotrel says:
This is about transferring more money from the pockets of Australian consumers and into the bank accounts of opportunists like Gerry Harvey. For years importers have fleeced us with markups which double and treble the retail price compared with that available overseas . Sorry, the game is over, we now have other options, and applying GST won't change that much. In fact it will make people more determined than ever to always buy on the web. Even with GST, it would still be cheaper - most of the markups have been obscene.. Tax and be damned !
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As a retailer, I can tell you that competition from on-line traders hurts and has done so for a few years now. And when I pay my BAS every quarter, it hurts even more to know that the competition isn't making this payment. I can't understand why Swan won't take the opportunity to prop up his shaky budget. What is he afraid of?
TimB says:
First things first, let's start with the presumption that the playing field isn't level purely because of the GST. This implies that the price difference between goods bought online from overseas and those bought here is a mere 10%. I think you'll find that this is not the case and the GST issue is not even close to being the real reason why the Australian retail sector is being hammered.
Two, let's for arguments sake pretend that you are right. That it is the GST, that people are shopping overseas just to avoid paying this tax. That's the critical point you're overlooking and the one that undermines the premise of your entire article. It's the Australian consumers who are avoiding the tax. Not the retailers. They just collect it on behalf of the government.
So when you sit there and claim that 'Unlike past battles over tax, this time business is on the government's side.', you ignore the critical component. The voting public. The same public who you claim are going out of their way to avoid this tax. The same public whom the government will need to convince that this is a good idea.
Do you see your problem yet?
...And of course the third point is the argument that the cost of red tape and compliance to the government to make sure that this revenue is being captured will far outweigh the revenue being brought in. Now I don't know how accurate this is, I haven't seen the figures to support it. But for you article to make no mention of it at all…
Methinks you've got a few issues to address before you start portraying this as a no-brainer decision.
Craig says:
The attempt to add GST to foreign purchases is simply a vain hope by local retailers to stymie the tide of online shoppers choosing service, range and convenience over the childish online shopping efforts of Australian companies.
Sure add the GST, no worries. It will help the tax base, but it won't save local retailers who stubbornly refused to provide a quality and professional online shopping experience.
BTW it is important to point out who Trevor Evans is - "CEO of the NRA, Trevor leads a national organisation that provides a range of professional services to industry and represents the interests of the retail sector (Australia's largest employer) to governments, the media and the wider community."
In other words - he's an apologist for local retailers, who prefer to lobby than deliver service.
Sync says:
"That's why when business groups come together to argue for a change to the tax system, which will raise more revenue, a SMART government ought to seize the opportunity."
Note the key word - SMART.
Unfortunately, time and against the current (Gillard) government has proven it ain't so smart.
Macca says:
GST on imports ? Okay, but drop the Customs "fees" which more than double gov't charges in many cases. Example, I purchased a camera from o'seas for $1100. Had to pay GST of $110 , and a Customs Dept inspection fee of about $150. Never happens on goods below $1000.
Gavin Mc says:
You forgot point 5. Simple arithmetic. On line price, approx 45% of retail price. Plus GST, makes it 49.5% of retail. I couldn't give a fat rat's freckle if I have to pay GST because our retailers still can't compete on price, but I'm smart enough to know that the cost of collection will far out weigh the nett benefit. I shop on line to save money, not to avoid the GST and I'm sure most others do the same. Still, I like it when someone thinks that they have a simple solution to a complex problem. Or even better, an answer to a problem that doesn't exist.
dale says:
"According to the Gillard Government's own GST review, it stands to recoup an estimated $4.2 billion in tax revenue by making foreign online retailers play by the same rules as everyone else."
You forgot how it will cost more to recoup this money then what they will collect.
You also forgot that we pay an "australia tax" to australian retail where items are marked up by over 50%. if you think charging 10% on these prices will stop people buying online you are a fool.
Rosie says:
Oh no, it might end up like the mining tax, introduce a tax but later finds out later that it is a tax in name only because it doesn't collect any revenue.
Can we please get an expert to show Wayne Swan how it is done before the fanfare announcement followed by another 'white paper thingy' as proof that we should wait and not be disheartened for it will be done while Labor is in Govt.
George New says:
Yeah, nah. Why do we continue to have these style articles promoting the continuing rip off of Australian consumers. Shipping individual items from OS costs more than the gst cost on locally sourced goods, but the savings are often more than 30-50%. The difference is in retailers with high overheads and distributors who charge high markups. Until we lose this idea that everyone in the food chain can go on making big money forever then overseas markets will always be attractive.
A case in point are some companies who are offering their products at the same or cheaper prices than overseas - and they are still making good profits. These include electronics, cameras etc and show it can be done. Now we need the rest of the retail industry to wake up to the reality that they need to change!
mick says:
in regards to the imposition of GST on overseas purchases,do retailers really think it will favour them??.Add 10% to the cost of importing most goods and you still save a heap on the over the top prices we are asked to pay in the so called lucky country.
L. says:
Wasn't the cost to collect this $4.2 Bill in tax costed at being more than the $4.2 Bill??
Maybe we should have an investigation into 'sole provider' contracts which severely limit price competition and contribute hugely to Australian retail prices being +/- 80% more than the overseas retail price.
Take a look at cars for example. The only people able to sell new BMW's in Australia is BMW. That, by any measure is a monopoly.
TimB says:
*sigh* another eaten post. Take 2.
First things first, let's start with the presumption that the playing field isn't level purely because of the GST. This implies that the price difference between goods bought online from overseas and those bought here is a mere 10%. I think you'll find that this is not the case and the GST issue is not even close to being the real reason why the Australian retail sector is being hammered.
Two, let's for arguments sake pretend that you are right. That it is the GST, that people are shopping overseas just to avoid paying this tax. That's the critical point you're overlooking and the one that undermines the premise of your entire article. It's the Australian consumers who are avoiding the tax. Not the retailers. They just collect it on behalf of the government.
So when you sit there and claim that 'Unlike past battles over tax, this time business is on the government's side.', you ignore the critical component. The voting public. The same public who you claim are going out of their way to avoid this tax. The same public whom the government will need to convince that this is a good idea.
Do you see your problem yet?
...And of course the third point is the argument that the cost of red tape and compliance to the government to make sure that this revenue is being captured will far outweigh the revenue being brought in. Now I don't know how accurate this is, I haven't seen the figures to support it. But for you article to make no mention of it at all…
Methinks you've got a few issues to address before you start portraying this as a no-brainer decision.
Haxton Waag says:
How in the wide world do you think this is going to "keep the people happy"? I am already annoyed. Also, how are you going to tax companies that have no physical presence in Australia?
Knemon says:
Total rubbish, we can't force a foreign company to collect GST on our behalf, plus it would cost more to administer than what they would collect. Even if the GST free status was cut back to zero on imported goods it would still cost more to administer than what is collected, there is a reason for the $1000 limit and it relates to our high administrative costs, remember, this is Australia not Fiji. Mind you, customs brokers would have a field day if the $1000 limit was dropped to zero. I would suggest cutting the mark back to $500, even then I would say the costs associated with collecting the GST would far outweigh the revenue collected.
Matt says:
How does this rubbish get published? The Productivity Commission looked and this and found that the cost of administration was more than would be recovered by the tax…
Joel B1 says:
If Australian companies can't make a profit being geographically closer to their market then that's their problem.
pissed off says:
another pro retailer opinion that is a load of s…!
1. if gst is added it will not be hindering the overseas sellers at all, with gst added, prices will still be over 20% cheaper and up to 200% cheaper depending on what it is and where you shop (200% is the truth, i do it every week)
2. Retailers have been ripping off consumers for ever in this country, im sure they were exited about globalisation increasing their market, well you got lazy and left behind didnt you. retailers think they can buy a business and put their price on it and its a sure ticket for retirement, well not so.
3. retailers are buying goods from overseas and selling them at greater markups than what they used to so what are they complaining about
4. 90% of the time, price is not the reason for buying offshore. it is the absolute lack of quality customer service in this country, very rarely do you find a place that serves you well in this country, when you do you hold on to them and support them as much as you can, even if it means paying extra.
an example that happened last week, products purchased from sydney sent to gold coast, parts show up wrong parts, phone call, new parts show up, wrong parts, phone call, finally correct parts show up. net result is this took over 2 weeks, i end up providing crap service for my customer, and it cost me twice what it would have if i had of brought over seas, and took 3 times as long. ALL becasue i thought i would give the australian another go, and this was the third time, and the last.5. What business does the CEO of national retailers association have in writing a story that is pro his cause, i thought the journalist were supposed to be unbiased, yet another example of the punches journos, writing articles pro their view
Steve says:
Trevor Evans,
did you notice that there is only one comment that is agreeing with this article, and low and behold it is a retailer that thinks, the gst is to blame, i hope your ears are burning and you actually listen, if you want to help your retailers, then you should listen to George. i totally agree with his point about middlemen. This is the root cause of YOUR problem, teach the people that pay you to be CEO how to avoid the middlemen, the net result will be each retailer will create a new purchasing job, your prices can come down drastically and you can compete. THEN we can all buy off Australian retailers and we want to but you dont give us a choice at the moment
Anubis says:
This is a prime example of Australian Markups. The Nikon D510 DSLR camera. At HArvey Normans this camera is $779. To buy it from Walmart in the US it is $579. Add GST makes it $636.90. Walmart offers free delivery, provides free shipping back to them should the camera require warranty repairs. Additionally Walmart provides a bonus 16Gb SD card and a camera holster bag (neither of which is provided by Harvey Norman).
Quite frankly, even with GST added I would still buy from Walmart.
K2 says:
How about we stop this nany state bullshoot, and let a "free market" decide the price rather than all this regulation? The problem has been inherent since inception.
Keating introduces luxury tax and import tax. Price of imported goods literally double. Local retailers see that people are still prepared to pay escalated price for imported goods anyway, and increase their price to match imported goods. As a result, prices sky-rocket almost instantly. Government is happy, they get even more tax revenue from the outcome. Business is happy, both local and foreign are making money regardless, local is of course making more. The net result - Australians get ripped off, but hey, business thrives (as does inflation) and government reaps massive tax gains.
daniel says:
The argument that local retailers are at a competitive disadvantage due to the GST threshold goes down the drain when there's significant geographic price discrimination through online content services (e.g., iTunes, Steam). In addition, the fact that it's mostly cheaper to buy items such as computer parts in Australia than from overseas online retailers suggests that the a failure to collect GST from online purchases less than $1,000 isn't the problem. I think the real problem is a lack of courage from business leaders and business groups to push for significant workplace reform.
Rose says:
If the government stupidly caved into this demand, then what would retailers blame when their sales didn't improve? I bet most would blame the cost of wages or rent etc and still not look at their own business practice for the answers.
Here's a tip for retailers, if you want me to shop in your stores start offering a bigger range, when I walk in the shop why not try offering customer service? When you price your stock, look at whatever formula it is that you use, I won't buy if you've priced yourself too high. In other words, sort yourselves out and make it worth my while to shop in your store, you need me more than I need you!!!
Modern Primitive says:
Of course, the government would never look at trying to streamline all the red tape the buisness has to comply with to actually make running a business cheaper. No, just whack another tax on. When will we get a government that seriously wants to look at reforming things?
What about the cost of living? Everything is going up, more taxes are levied and the price of houses keeps a nation impoverished to lenders and we wonder why retail is struggling?
And then there's business itself putting ridiculous markups on their products, or importers setting an unrealistic price for goods coming into Australia, forcing retailers to have high prices to cover the cost of doing business.
Will we look at any of these things? No, slap a tax on that'll cost more to administer than it'll bring in, and still won't change buying habits.
We could be the greatest country in the world, but we're run by fools and idiots.
Kev says:
If retailers are in trouble because they've been too lazy or too inept to deal with the growth of online shopping then that's their problem and the government shouldn't be expected to solve it for them.
Don't bleat about the existence of an inequitable playing field due to a lack of GST for online purchases because we all know that when the playing field was slanted in your favour, you all made a killing due to Australian's geographic isolation and the lack of competition. It's about time you all earned your sales again.
old fart says:
I dont see how they can collect a tax for a transaction that occured outside Australia no matter which way you look at it. The ATO does not have jurisdiction outside Australia. As far as I am aware, no country has or is able to lay territorial claim to the actual internet. If you have a transaction overseas ie Europe otr the US as an Australain you are exempt from tax collection. If you have a tranasction with an australian company you pay GST as an australian citizen but not as a foreigner. Will foreigners be expected to pay our GST as well, I dont think so
So I cant see the Australian Govt. wanting to upset the status quo with other governments. Apart from that I dont think any government would risk pissing off several million voters when compared to a few opportunists like Gerry Harvey. If Australain retailers want increased sales tell them to lift their game.
I'm sure the overseas retailers might have a thing to say about the collection o ftax as well. While we are at it, what about duty free shopping will that be the next thing Harvey will whinge about?
TimR says:
A book that is $50 in a shop is $15 online. A pair of shoes that are $180 in a shop are $100 in the USA. $150 jeans are $60 in the USA. That's why you're going broke. Don't blame the GST for your own incompetence.
You deserve to go broke.
Garry Ullous says:
This won't be an issue when the speculators move out of the A$, the Central banks move back to the US$ and the world realises that we are heading for cumulative deficits of enormous sums.
Of course the retailers may be gone by then and we will be ransomed by the Great Debtor
Steve of QBN says:
** looks my first post got munched ** take 2.
Lets look at why people shop online from overseas websites.
1. Cost. The majority of people shop overseas because there are massive savings to be made. I recently bought a pair of large motorcycle boots from the USA. After purchase, currency conversion (lowered the price due to +ive ratio) and shipping, I saved $300 (almost 50%) over buying the same boots locally. Also, the boots were not available in Canberra or Sydney at the time I was looking to buy. Where the price difference is small, I usually buy locally but I cannot say "no" to a 50% saving.
2. Range of goods. Sometimes the item you want is not imported into Australia or is out of stock so online is your only hope. I have shopped locally, ordered through a local supplier for an offshore item and waited 4 months for it to arrive. After that, I went straight to the supplier, bought the item for less money than via the local supplier and had it on my doorstep in 10 day. If you are into restoring old cars, motorcycles etc, sometimes the only parts you have access to are overseas. Why should I be forced to pay a GST on items that cannot be found here? That are not sold here? That have no distributor here?
Avoiding the GST is usually not a consideration because the savings is still greater even if a GST was applied and the item might not be available in Australia so purchasing off shore is the only option.
But then there is "Taxation without representation". Sales taxes are point of sale taxes which are no applied to off shore sales. Why? Because sales taxes cannot be levied against non-residents. If you travel overseas, you are advised that if you buy items over a certain value and a sales tax applies, you can claim that tax back as you leave the country. Likewise, if you buy from an offshore web site in the UK, EU or US, you don't pay VAT or state sales taxes because you are not a resident and the tax does not apply. This also applies to overseas buyers on Australian web sites, they do not pay GST on their purchases and they do not pay the local sales tax equivalent because the purchase was not made locally.
If Australia does decide to impose the GST on foreign purchases, would this encourage foreign governments to impose the same on Australian wed sites? Would our online sellers become tax agents for the US IRS, the UK Tax Office just as the Government is demanding that Amazon, eBay etc become tax agents for the ATO? And would the cost of meeting this requirement be passed onto the buyer? And if passed on, it will impact on local web site sales because their pricing might be the difference between that overseas buyer purchasing here or at home.
Finally, would the imposition of Australia's GST on foreign sales be contrary to the Free Trade Agreements we have signed?
SAm says:
Gotta love these retail groups…
1) How in the world will our government enforce a tax on EVERY online retailer worldwide just to shut a few bumbling incompetant and uncompetitive CEO's up? We arent paying VAT, or american Sales tax on goods bought from the EU or America (unlike Australia, tax is charged seperately, it is not included in the items price).
2) It will cost far more to administer than it ever will collect. The very definition of a stupid tax
3) It will not acheive what this idiot thinks it will (ie if avoiding GST is such a great ambition of us online shoppers, how exactly will we suddenly go 'wow i might go buy in a shop and pay GST anyway!)
4) Sure a few retailers (as in owners, CEO's) might want it. How many is that versus how many millions of us simply try to get the best deal?
5) What value is added in someone else importing the good, whacking it on a shelf and taking your money? I can find it in seconds for half the price with better service
6) Just bugger off. Seriously. Quit your whining and bugger off. Cant stand hearing these loonies. Simple easy win-win solution!
Gertrude says:
Is the same Trevor who worked as a Junior Adviser for the Coalition's Peter Dutton and has never worked in the retail sector now running errands for the Queensland Retail Association whose President was a LNP Vice President? Wouldn't have anything to do with his approach to the government on this would it?
the moor says:
There should be no tax free threshold either. The GST should be levied on all goods and services bought overseas. I know the argument will be that the cost of compliance will be high but in this era of electronic payment that is nonsense. Make it apply to everything with absolutely no exemptions and legislate to make the banks collect it and remit it to the Tax Department. If it is bought overseas with a Credit Card or Bank Transfer then apply the GST. If it is a payment to PayPal or the like then apply the GST.
Whilst they are at it the government should also apply a realistic tax to 'business services' charged from overseas so that companies which use this loophole as a way to lower their Australian profits and therefore can no longer do it.
GST lawyer says:
I am a tax lawyer specialising in GST and thought it would be helpful to clarify the mechanics of lowering the $1,000 threshold. There are 2 taxing points where GST is potentially levied on importations - it can, and often is, both:
(a) what can be called "sale GST" levied on the sale itself and payable to the Govt by the retailer, which usually increases the price accordingly - we see that every day in domestic transactions. These foreign transactions fall outside this as the sale does not have the necessary connection with Australia.
(b) what can be called "importation GST" - payable by you as the importer in order to get the goods out of Customs (either directly or via Aust Post). You pay this directly rather than having it included in the price paid to the retailer.
The $1,000 limit simply says that (b) importation GST will not be levied on customers where the goods are below that level. Lower the threshold (eg to $100) and more of you will need to pay importation GST direct to the Govt to get your hands on the stuff you order online.
In theory anyway - Govt still needs to inspect consignments to determine value and assess tax (ie the collection costs referred to by many that could outweigh the GST collected directly form consumers). The Howard Govt increased the limit to $1,00 partly because of the low collections and high costs of the previous limit ($50 I think), but at that stage our dollar was low so there was a natural disincentive to import direct so not much tax was at stake.
So let's stop talking about foreign retailers being dragged into the Australian tax net. They won't be and in fact the Govt has accepted a whole raft of recommendations to take foreigners out of our GST system.
Phillip says:
This lot are infamous for attacking QLD Labor and have deep LNP connections. Their ex head is now at the state government's QIRC and the new guy was picked to try and pick up the profile which is dominated by national groups. This doesn't surprise me in the least. For so long they have been union bashing and now consumers are having their revenge. I'd never heard of this Trevor Evans guy until now, having a look online he seems to only have worked for a Howard backbencher and a government department.
expat says:
Best of luck to the ATO enforcing this, foreign companies in a foreign jurisdiction trading via a free trade platform.
Unfortunately for the government they need to wake up and see that they now have to offer competitive taxes across the board, globalisation allows us to do business in any country of the world, it also allows us to set up companies in the most business friendly environment.
Retail is just the start, service providers will follow and soon all that will remain is the hard to move sectors like mining.Some of us have been doing this for years, but I have noticed that it is starting to catch onto mainstream business as well.
bananabender says:
There is a much simpler solution. Make parcels wait for 6-8 weeks for a customs clearance. If you want a fast clearance you pay a $50 fee.
Hendo says:
I don't want to pay any more tax. Screw the government's greedy grab at my money. Enough is enough. The current helpless mentality of those who want is to tax those who have is wearing very thin.
Another cynical attempt of wealth redistribution by the parasitic left portrayed in the guise of a level playing field.
Made in USSR says:
So far I have bought nothing from overseas (mostly USA and Hong Kong) solely because of the price - but because the local shops had no intention to provide the goods I was looking for, and the list has been long and wide. My point is: with even less competition the local retailers (mostly distributing Chinese imports for a quadrupled price anyway) will probably begin to spit customers in a face instead of delivering the goods - and why not?
Pat says:
Wasn't there some other guy who used to beat up on Government all the time from the Queensland retailers? I've never heard of Trevor Evans and there are that many Queensland based retail groups it's impossible to keep track. They have clearly not done a very effective job, the only ones I ever hear of are Margy Osmond and Russell Zimmerman – this lot sound like another ginger group pushing quirky QLD right wing issues. And really, after reading your profile Mr Evans, no business experience at all.
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