Lobbyist – possibly the funniest profession in the world

This is one of the most amusing attempts at gathering sympathy that I’ve heard in a long time:

“The motor vehicle industry has slammed a budget plan to increase the tax on luxury cars, saying it will hurt families struggling with the higher cost of fuel and could force makers to drop safety features.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has confirmed that tomorrow’s budget will increase the tax on cars of more than $57,000 from 25% to 33% and will affect about 105,000 car purchases a year.

The plan is part of budget cuts aimed at the wealthy.

Mr Swan said the changes would mainly affect imported cars such the S-Type Jaguar, and increase its price by $2600.” (Source: The Age – Squeals over plan for luxury car tax)

Let me just be certain that I have this correct: an extra 2 and a half thousand on cars over $57,000 is going to “hurt families struggling with the higher cost of fuel”. If families are hurt by how much it costs to fill up with petrol, maybe they should be considering a slightly more affordable vehicle. It makes me sick; this deeply embedded sense of entitlement for excessively luxurious items that has been bred through this consumer culture of ours. Because that quote there my friends would make me vomit, if I wasn’t so busy laughing.