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^^^There are definitely thousands, possibly millions, who can say definitively that they are worse off with GST. It's not an issue of the money so much as the implementation. Every person who has to do a BAS statement. It turned us into a nation of tax gatherers!! So many small mum and dad businesses went under because they simply either couldn't afford an accountant or couldn't manage the paper work themselves, or just didn't have the extra time to do it. Apparently in my area alone there was at one stage, 250,000 people who were behind on their GST obligations. Of course most of them are now out of business
Just because you are a great eye for antiques or collectables doesn't mean you are any good at bookwork, this off course applies to all professions or trades.
The others that missed out were the one and a half million people who fitted between welfare and a decent wage that Andrew Murray identified for us, still voted for it though.
I do have to say though if I had your candidate I would be putting Labor last. What were they thinking when they preselected her??? 
Btw The GST is not distributed on an equitable basis . Victoria gets way less back than we pay, and I think I recall your premier bitching about the same issue.
This article touches on most of the stuff from Light The Fuse's post but does it better. Sorry Jules http://www.theage.com.au/news/opini...4766588117.html
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