Ausfailian nanny state strikes again.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/03/07/australia-alcohol-tax_n_9405532.html
Say goodbye to your goon bags.
>no right to free speech, hate speech laws
>downright draconian gun laws
>need a license for fucking air rifles
>airsoft is banned
>LASER pointers are banned
>fucking YO YO WATERBALLS are banned
>novelty toy-like lighters are banned
>smokeless tobacco is banned
>toys containing beads are banned
>need a helmet to ride a fucking bicycle
>plain packaging on cigarettes
>absurdly high taxation on alcohol and cigarettes, most cuckfailians have to drink shitty goonbags because it's all they can afford
>many violent games and movies banned
>video games are expensive as shit
>no self defense allowed
>lockout laws
>>57655043
>huff post
>>57655043
there will be riots in the streets
>goon bags
it's called a goon you retard
>>57655043
>m-muh kinder eggs
>seriously thinks that ausfailia isn't the biggest nanny state in the western world
You government continues and will always treat you like retarded children, Autistralians.
Yeah, we ban kinder eggs but you will always take the gold, silver and bronze medals for living in an authortarian nanny cuckhole.
This is the real reason Australia shitposts.
They make up memes and bully others to cover up the pathetic state of their own country
>>57655163
>we ban kinder eggs
I keep forgetting about this top kek
>>57655043
What is that thing between the smiley face and the dude vomiting in the toilet?
>>57655076
>absurdly high taxation on alcohol and cigarettes, even goon is set to be taxed to shit
Fixed
>>57655163
>we ban kinder eggs
>>57655200
really mate?
>>57655200
please watch our sport
>>57655043
>Checks.
>Non profit group against alcohol claiming some study shit.
Yeah nah mate.
>>57655192
Yo-yo waterballs :^)
>australians have to shitpost online because it's the only thrill they have left living in a nanny state
Lel. Meanwhile I have legal weed and I can even smoke indoors in bars in my state
>>57655163
>Yeah, we ban kinder eggs
>>57655284
>muh yo-yo waterballs
>>57655284
what's a yo-yo waterball? sounds dangerous 2bh, I'm glad we australians aren't allowed them
>>57655043
alcohol already costs a shitload here
Fucking government can't manage a budget so they tax the absolute fuck out of whatever they can while pushing for lower high-income tax.
>>57655192
>>57655217
>bans yo yo waterballs
>bans novelty lighters that look like toys
>bans toys containing beads
>bans laser pointers
>even his precious goon isn't safe anymore
>>57655317
These things that you can buy at any the warehouse shop
>>57655344
>>57655076
this poster again
>>57655347
TOP LEL
>ausfailia
>>57655347
they're not banned
http://mashable.com/2016/01/05/hoverboard-ban-australia/
>WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY YOU WANT
>JUST BAN MY SHIT UP REAL GOOD FAMALAM
>>57655411
They're banned in a lot of the US too.
>>57655388
Yes they are.
https://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/970715
>A permanent ban on yo-yo water balls was declared on 1 February 2011. This page includes information on hazards and how to comply with the ban.
>>57655472
http://dangersofwateryoyos.weebly.com/water-yo-yo-scare-stories.html
Here's a load of yanks trying to ban them
>>57655441
Proofs. Califailia and Jew York are not the vast majority of US states.
>>57655472
i can buy them though
>>57655503
They're banned in a fuckton of colleges and in your most populous regions, I guess you're a nanny state too.
>>57655535
just called the cops
>>57655535
And you can find kinder eggs at mexican grocers.
Nice try m8
>>57655676
but im not talking about dodgy shops
i can just buy them from any $2 store. even $2 store chains like 'the reject shop'
>>57655558
>colleges
Private property. They can ban whatever they want.
>populous regions
Still not a federal ban unlike autistralia.
>>57655692
But they are de-facto illegal.
Again, you can find kinder eggs at mexican and asian supermarkets here.
>>57655757
>de facto illegal
wew
>>57655757
>de-facto illegal.
haha raleigh?
>>57655043
>> no smoking
>>no smoking in jail
>> no smoking
>> no smoking (again)
>> no burgers and soda
>> no vomiting
>> no cricket
>> no black people
>> no dogs
>> no whatever the fuck that animal is
well now.
>>57655721
I'd much prefer them be banned and make an autist angry than have something dangerous as fuck be able to be used by retards.
>>57655824
>no smoking
>no smoking in jail
>no smoking
>no smoking
>no food
>no puking
>no cricket
>no being black
>no dogs
>no smoking dogs
>>57655757
>de-facto illegal.
>>57655886
And I'd rather have the freedom m8. To each to his own.
Nanny state?
>>57655886
How the fuck are hoverboards dangerous?
>the knock off chink ones use shitty quality batteries that can catch on fire
Then don't buy the shitty knock-offs. Get a model from Swagway or IO Hawk that uses very high quality batteries and has never had issues.
Banning them completely because some people have had their chink models catch on fire is like banning bicycles because of shitty knockoff bikes that break apart easily when you ride them. It's not like they banned the knock-off counterfeit ones, they banned ALL models.
The Australian ban is stupid as fuck and it illustrates the fact that their government considers them retarded bogan cunts who can't do their research and buy a model that isn't from fucking China.
>>57655076
>>LASER pointers are banned
I just got one yesterday lmao, and guess what. (what?) Its in the shape of a bullet.
>>57656918
high powered ones are banned, not those shitty red ones
>>57656918
It was probably under 1mw kek. Those are the only models legal in Australia so basically you only have access to weak as fuck laser pointers.
>>57656867
It's not just the knock off versions that are dangerous, lithium batteries are dangerous as fuck, if you use a bad charger or if the conditions aren't right they fucking explode.
>>57655886
>muh scary segway
faggot
>>57655886
sounds a bit like damage control
>>57657051
I've seen a lithium battery explode that's half the size of a hoverboard battery, they're dangerous as fuck.
>>57656985
>lithium batteries are dangerous as fuck
Bullshit. The ones that are not knock-offs are extremely safe. There's no epidemic of exploding or combusting Samsungs or Iphones you fucking tool. Hundreds of millions of people use those devices daily and battery failures to the point where it catches on fire or explodes are extremely rare.
The ban is stupid as fuck and you're an idiot for defending it. Should smart phones be banned because of chink knockoffs that use shitty batteries? Of course not.
>>57657171
There's a reason every single RC enthusiast has special bags to charge their batteries in, it's dangerous as fuck not to.
>>57655900
Raleigh is shit city
>>57657218
Because he's a paranoid moron or probably owns a shitty knock-off from Malaysia.
Don't buy batteries made in some Chinese sweatshop and you won't have an issue.
>>57655163
>Yeah, we ban kinder eggs
>>57657337
It's not just the cheap ones that are dangerous though, they're all dangerous.
>>57657465
Yeah, nah.
http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i6/Assessing-Safety-Lithium-Ion-Batteries.html
>one in ten million failure rate
That's extremely and exceptionally safe.
>>57657613
He doesn't even say what type of lithium ion battery though, they're not all the same.
>>57655163
DELET THIS
>>57657849
Provide link indicating that ion batteries that isn't knock off chinese shit posing any substantial risk or fuck off.
>>57656966
>let me tell you about your country
>>57659116
Just look at the millions of batteries that have been recalled senpai
>>57655163
>Yeah, we ban kinder eggs
>>57655163
>Yeah, we ban kinder eggs
>>57659157
Because they were bad batches and the risk was greater relatively speaking (still extremely low on an absolute rate) The risk was 1 in 200,000 instead of 1 in ten million which triggered the recall.
>A one-in-200,000 failure rate triggered a recall of almost six million lithium-ion packs used in laptops manufactured by Dell and Apple
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/lithium_ion_safety_concerns
>>57659464
Your government bans you from yo yo waterballs that has literally never been associated with a death unlike kinder eggs which you can atleast associate four deaths with.
You are retarded mongs in the eyes of your government who need to be shielded from every harm possible no matter how miniscule it is. No wonder why so many Aussies move to countries like Thailand or the Philippines seeking to escape the nanny state.
You aren't "sick cunts" or fearless and you have never been for a long time, m8. Shitposting on online imageboards is the most dangerous thing you are still allowed to do in your country.
>>57659658
>Shitposting on online imageboards is the most dangerous thing you are still allowed to do in your country.
#ETERNALBTFO
Inb4 they eventually censor 4chins as well
>>57659658
>>57659715
>america is such a nanny state they can't collect rainwater
can't make this shit up
>>57659152
http://www.ozlasers.com/australian-laser-laws
Anything over 1mw is banned.
You are only allowed to own the weak as fuck cucked pointers that you would find in a Mcdonald's happy meal.
memes aside I'm legit outraged about this
who do I write an angry letter to
>>57659739
>he needs to pay a tv license to avoid her majesty's secret service from paying him a visit
>his country is such an orwellian caricature at this point that police regularly arrest people over tweets that offend muslims
No matter what dumb law our country has, the UK is 50x worse in terms of negative liberties lad m8
>>57659763
Why did I buy one from a shop that I can see show up on mountains near my house? Why is Americas only insults about Australia talking about toys? Why are Americans so sad? Why are Americans 60% white?
>>57659895
>he needs to pay a tv license to avoid her majesty's secret service from paying him a visit
You don't even need to pay it though and it's good value anyway.
>his country is such an orwellian caricature at this point that police regularly arrest people over tweets that offend muslims
ok
At least I don't live in a country where random retards can bribe government officials to prevent things from happening or being passed, have fun doing your own taxes when in Europe the government does it for you.
>>57659739
Also the rainwater collection laws vary by state. It's only illegal to collect rainwater in 11 states out of 50.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/rainwater-harvesting.aspx#az
So our dumb nanny laws (aside from the alcohol age limit) is on a state basis the great majority of the time.
This is not the case in the UK or Australia where your nanny laws on a country-wide basis the vast majority of the time.
>>57660068
>shitting on other countries when it's illegal to collect rainwater in a fifth of your country because some pilgrims bought water rights
shaking my head
>>57659998
Holy fuck learn to read.
Laser pointers over 1mw are banned in Australia effectively banning most types of laser pointers.
You are still allowed to own low-powered ones which are 1mw and under.
>>57660011
>you don't have to pay for it
Not unless I want to watch TV. Fucks sake you have to prove to the police that the TV set you own won't be used to watch programming and just for purposes such as gaming or whatnot. Fucking laughable.
>
At least I don't live in a country where random retards can bribe government officials to prevent things from happening or being passed,
What the fuck does this even mean? You are retarded.
>>57660068
In your country it is literally common place for American politicians to accept bribes in order to pass or halt legislation, you have a corrupt system that you accept as normal
>>57660119
>state bans apply to the whole country
You are fucking stupid. 11 out of 50 isn't even close to being a majority.
>>57660210
Accepting bribes is a crime, idiot. Provide citations for your claims or fuck off.
>>57660196
I don't know what you mean by low powered retard but I bought one and it has a distance of many kilometres, so it's proved that you're retarded or lying
>>57660196
>What the fuck does this even mean? You are retarded.
>>57660262
>Accepting bribes is a crime, idiot. Provide citations for your claims or fuck off.
Are you two so retarded you don't know your country is corrupt as fuck? I guess knowing water yoyos are illegal in Australia is a lot more important.
>>57660262
>Provide citations for your claims or fuck off
Ah hello mr congressman I'd like you to pass this bill giving 1 billion dollars in federal grants to my company Boeing, you're retiring in 3 months and this can be your last big thing, then come work for us!
How the fuck do you not know about the revolving door of congress
>>57660011
>he trusts the government to do his taxes fairly
LOL
>>57660271
And what the milliwatt output, retard? It is illegal to own laser pointers exceeding 1mw in cuckfailia unless you have a license for it. You effecticely prohibit most models from being sold aside from the cucked low-powered ones. Read my link retard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_pointer#Australia
>>57660343
>an american can't calculate his taxed income by simplying multiplying his salary by his tax salary bracket
>THE GOVERNMENT'S OUT TO GET YOU BOY!
>>57660309
>>57660338
>america is corrupt as fuck
Love this meme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
>>57660347
I just told you I bought a high powered one from the shop retard, honestly why do you care so much about toys you cuck when your country is down to 60% white
>>57660397
>literally 1 place above hong kong
>b-b-but we're not corrupt!
This is why I laugh when there's a mass shooting in America.
>>57660397
If you don't think America is incredibly corrupt read up on lobbyists and their relationship with senators and congress, I thought this was common knowledge but seems you're all to occupied with the latest McDonald's ads
>>57660397
They don't factor in this type of corruption.
>>57660415
We aren't even close to being the most corrupted country amongst the developed world faggot. Ireland, Hong Kong, France, South Korea, and Japan have us beat.
Regardless
>brings up something irrelevant like corruption when his authortarian nanny state is made fun of
>>57660412
>high powered one from the shop
Prove it. Post milliwatt specifications right now. Possessing a laser pointer greater than 1mw is a federal crime in cuckfailia.
>>57660423
And I laugh when your government continues to treat you like a mongoloid and keeps continuing to ban things.
>>57660483
DUDE WHY WOULD I CARE ABOUT MY COUNTRY'S CORRUPTION? WATER YOYOS ARE BANNED IN AUSTRALIA!!
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP
>>57660519
Fair trade.
>>57660520
>prove his country is an unfree nanny state
>y-yeah but america ranks slightly higher on the corruption index
Fucking lmao
>>57660549
You can't collect rain water in a fifth of you country because it was bought out, how isn't your country corrupt as fuck? These indexes just don't factor in the kind of corruption in your country.
>>57660492
Why would I keep a fucking laser pointer, I bought it to mess around with it and then threw it away because it's just a toy you cuck
>MUH TOYS
>MUH GUNS
>MUH MINORITIES
you people really are a pathetic country
>>57660581
No it's to prevent the water from being sold as potable.
Mass surveillance is worse in the UK than us.
>Privacy International's 2007 survey, covering 47 countries, indicated that there had been an increase in surveillance and a decline in the performance of privacy safeguards, compared to the previous year. Balancing these factors, eight countries were rated as being 'endemic surveillance societies'. Of these eight, China, Malaysia and Russia scored lowest, followed jointly by Singapore and the United Kingdom, then jointly by Taiwan, Thailand and the United States. The best ranking was given to Greece, which was judged to have 'adequate safeguards against abuse'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance#By_country
Even Snowden says GCHQ spying is much worse than the NSA.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/edward-snowden-charge-gchq-nsa-prism-whistleblower-481941
Orwell is rolling in his grave ladm8
>>57660595
>called out to provide proofs
>activates full damage control
>y-yeah it's a fucking toy it doesn't matter d-dumb american
My fucking sides.
>>57660631
Oh no! Surveillance in public? How will I have my privacy in public now?
>No it's to prevent the water from being sold as potable.
I'm pretty sure it's because pilgrims bought the water rights.
>>57660678
Why would you even care to know the miliwatt specifications of a toy? I'm starting to think you're either extremely retarded or autistic
>>57660679
No. Not really.
>The story led many to believe that all rainwater collection in Oregon was illegal, but that’s not the case. The state requires a water rights permit to use public water (including rainfall), but there are exceptions for “collecting precipitation water that gathers on an artificial impervious surface, such as a rooftop or parking lot; in rain barrels.” So, for most people in Oregon, it’s legal to collect and use rainwater.
https://www.truthorfiction.com/collecting-rainwater-is-illegal-in-some-states/
Read faggot
>>57660631
LOBBYISTS
there little cuck I've proved that America is corrupt
>>57660727
I don't you fucking moron. I just stated that your government effectively prohibits most laser pointers save for the happy meal low-powered shit which is true.
>>57660735
>he needs a LICENSE to collect WATER
>>57660754
>lobbyists
Something that Ausfailia also has?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying#Australia
>Over the past twenty years lobbying in Australia has grown from a small industry of a few hundred employees to a multibillion-dollar per year industry. Lobbying has become a political fact of life and is now endemic in local, state, and federal government. It is not just the local councillors and state and federal politicians being lobbied. What was once the preserve of big multinational companies and at a more local level, property developers, has morphed into an industry that would employ more than 10,000 people and represent every facet of human endeavour.
http://m.theage.com.au/comment/how-the-rise-of-the-lobbyist-is-corrupting-australias-democracy-20150515-gh2iyw.html
Fuck off you stupid cunt.
>>57660790
Not in the vast majority of states.
Once again as I have previously stated, your country is far worse when it comes to 1984-style laws britcuck.
>>57660845
Because not having privacy in public is so much worse than not being able to collect rainwater in public.
>be american
>go outside
>rain collects in my cowboy hat
>sheriff shoots me for stealing rainwater
>>57660810
No just look up the revolving door of congress you dumb cuck senators are literally bribed with job positions to pass laws beneficial for their company, now go off and argue about how your laser toys or your yo yo balls make you a good country whilst your race is at 60%
>>57660881
>be american
>go outside first time in life
>rain collects in my fat folds
>sheriff shoots me for stealing rainwater
Made it more accurate
>>57660951
At least his wife's son will be able to use a water yoyo while he's in jail.
>>57660971
Well freedom ain't free
>>57660881
>privacy rights are less important than collecting rainwater
You are dumb as fucking shit.
>>57660904
Lobbying exists in Australia too you moron.
Nonetheless I'm glad we have tobacco, alcohol, guns, ect lobbies here to prevent the public health nazis from going batshit crazy and implementing bans or taxing everything to shit like your country. Lobbies defend freedom of choice.
>>57660881
Except it's legal in the vast majority of states while you need a license for the rest. Meme harder.
>be britbong
>watch telly without license
>get arrested
>makee fun of a muslim online on twitter
>get arrested
Your lack of free speech is a fucking joke. Your privacy rights are godawful, and you are a massive nanny stateon top of it.
Now go bin that knife and get a life you dumb cunt.
>>57655076
you forgot
>banned flat chests in porn
>>57661117
>privacy
>in public
>Except it's legal in the vast majority of states while you need a license for the rest.
IT'S OKAY GUYS, IT'S ONLY BANNED IN A FIFTH OF THE COUNTRY!!
>be britbong
>watch telly without license
>tv license people show up
>say i don't have a tv
>they leave
>be britbong
>make fun of muslim on twitter
>oh wait no because i'm not a retard
>>57661139
Ahh yes mohhamed that is very haram and should be stopped
>>57661117
You're making me believe all Americans are cucks
>>57655043
>goon bags
Only chronic alcoholics and other degenerates buy them.
>alcohol is more expensive so less alcohol
Good?
>Going to start taxing fucking imports soon
Gee I guess I'd better buy all of my unlocalised video games and anime locally oh wait.
>>57661213
>fuck freedom of choice
Glad to be American.
>>57661193
i'm more concerned about the whole
>if you're flat chested you're pedo bait
message the ban sends out
>>57655043
>The price of schooies, bevvies, frothies and even Cold Ones would rise under a proposal to reform Australia's alcohol tax arrangements, in an attempt to raise government funds and reduce consumption.
>proposal
>Modelling commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) sets out how Australia would look
>commissioned by an anti-drinking lobby
ok
But honestly tobacco and alcohol are easy targets for tax rises, but people don't really want too much more tax on alcohol. Wine here is super cheap though, you can get a bottle for $2. They get tax breaks because we produce a lot of it here, and it's what the politicians drink.
tl;dr no danger to our goon boys (fuck goon tbqh I'm not 17 anymore)
>>57661287
the internet filter never happened and the flat chest thing in particular was only ever an idea.
>>57661243
>be American
>get shot
>get cucked
>get killed by cops
>neighbourhood gets culturally enriched
>get obese
>get cucked again
But he'll at least I got my guns and can choose whichever burger I want freedom of choice is key
>>57655411
"Hoverboards have not only caused fire from the faulty design; in addition there is a significant risk of user injuries through falls," she wrote in the letter emailed to Mashable Australia. "I would ask that you consider whether hoverboards and related equipment should be permanently banned under the Australian Consumer Law.
Why not ban cars? They kill lots of people, eh? One fucking board burned one house. I can fall and break my leg without any additional devices. Gonna ban me?
>>57661472
>"Hoverboards have not only caused fire from the faulty design; in addition there is a significant risk of user injuries through falls," she wrote in the letter emailed to Mashable Australia. "I would ask that you consider whether hoverboards and related equipment should be permanently banned under the Australian Consumer Law.
Meant to greentext this.
>>57655163
>Yeah, we ban kinder eggs
>>57661472
M8 it's australia they'll ban everything because their government treats them like retarded toddlers
>>57661509
I mean fucks sake even a canadian is making fun of them for it
http://www.sm h.com.au/nsw/nanny-state-rules-making-australia-worlds-dumbest-nation-tyler-brl-20150526-gh9myx.html
>>57655076
you forgot no drinking on trains or any other form of public transport. or in public.
but cigarette taxes i totally agree with, also bike helmets.
and as for guns and knives: who the fuck needs guns and knifes. im glad no one has any.
>local steel industry is shit and inefficient
>instead of making it better they're just going increase tariffs
>meanwhile "MUH CONSTRUCTION IS TOO EXPENSIVE"
>WHY AREN'T WE COMPETITIVE OUTSIDE OF RAW MATERIAL EXPORTS
>FUCK ME LAD WHY DOES THE CHINESE STEEL COST KEEP PLUMMETING WHEN NO-ONE BUYS IT
what the fuck man
>>57661554
>but cigarette taxes I agree with
And this is why your a massive nanny state m8.
First they came for the cigarettes and you didn't give a shit because you didn't smoke.
Then when it happens to something you enjoy, you get angry. The cancerous nanny mentality is a slippery slope.
Nobody is forcing you to smoke cigarettes. But people should absolutely have the freedom of choice to smoke or not.
>but I don't want to breathe their smoke
Secondhand smoking is illegal
>but healthcare costs
Smokers actually end up saving money in healthcosts because they die earlier. It's extremely expensive to take care of old people ladm8
>>57661619
>actually save money in healthcare costs
http://www.cancer.org/research/infographicgallery/tobacco-related-healthcare-costs
>>57655163
Easter?
>>57661243
Absinthe is Banned in USA. No freedom of choice for you. Feel like you're in GULAG, eh? I bet you don't. Just like you don't care that heroin is illegal.
>>57661619
luck strike has deposited $0.05 into user's account for this post.
>>57661677
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jeremywarner/100028193/the-truth-about-smoking-it-saves-us-all-a-lot-of-money/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Finance_Balance_of_Smoking_in_the_Czech_Republic
There have been multiple studies about this look it up.
The logic is easy. The elderly cost a lot to take care of. Conditions like alzheimers, dementia, and parkinsons cost a fucktton to tax payers.
If you're dead you no longer incur healthcare costs.
Because smokers die earlier, (typically in their fifties to sixties) taxpayers do not have to foot their bill as they get older and begin to suffer from degenerative conditions common in the elderly.
It's why I also support euthansia. Somebody living dying at 90 is going to incur a shitton of healthcare costs in the last 30 years of his life m8.
>>57661784
>absinthe is illegal in the usa
Nah. We overturned that ban a while ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe#United_States_of_America
>>57660631
>'endemic surveillance societies'. Of these eight, China, Malaysia and Russia scored lowest
Seems like bullshit to me since we had nothing like that in 2007. Some bills passed after 2012 but most of them just give FSB the same rights to aquire data from social networks as they have in USA. Why need to shit on Russia to cover your own totalitaian mechanisms up?
>>57661831
And then*
>>57661909
maybe they only made it official in 2012
>>57661936
You or anybody else can't know it though.
>>57655076
>Murrica
>Kinder Surprises are banned
>>57655076
Exept for the Alcohol this sounds an awful lot like Germany
