>be me
>be Australian
>finally give in and decide to get Overwatch
>go to get the base $40 version
>it costs $70 Ausbux
>hmmmmmm, our currency isn't that devalued
>check it out and $40 burger dollars = $53 Ausbux
>complain to Blizzard support
>they basically tell me to fuck off
Why the fuck is this allowed?
>I literally don't understand how the world works
Go be underage somewhere else.
>>342351489
Check the taxes you shitstain. That's where the cost comes from. Your country is bleeding you dry.
Unless you work at maccas it's only like 2 hours of wages, quit your griping
>>342351489
fuck off you underage dumb cunt. i truly hope you got an actual email from blizzard saying fuck off. your probably not even an australia, just some chinkshit refugee. get out of my country you fucking idiot
>>342351612
Australians make 35$ an hour?
>>342351596
Hey Blizzard!
>>342351605
Hurr durr. The US has taxes too.
>>342351612
Pissing away your money is why you will also be poor.
>>342351690
A waiter in Sydney makes at least $80,000 a year base. So much better than Murica's $2 an hour plus tip
>>342351740
Sounds like you live in a shit country with a shit currency in a shit economy. But sure, blame the world or something. Or just do like everyone else does and blame America. That seems to be the popular thing to do.
>>342351740
God you're fucking retarded, stop posting.
>>342351839
>I want to be a waiter when I grow up
>>342351740
>>pissing away you money is why you will also be poor
>commenting on my finances when you can't afford 1 video game
>>342351489
Electricity costs more to send that far, idiot
>>342351690
I made $32/hour when I was 15, because I was *technically* doing a job designed for adults, but local council just put teenagers in the job. Then they found out I wasn't allowed to do it until I turned 16, so I was given even easier jobs inside for the same pay until my birthday.
>>342351740
>Hurr durr. The US has taxes too.
This may shock you, but taxes can be higher in some places, and lower in others.
Dumb auscuck.
>>342351489
Can't you just VPN to burgerland?
>>342351489
I hope you're joking, but:
>Australian purchasing power parity is 166% compared to USD; the currency exchange is not 1:1 in terms of AUS value because of a weaker currency
>24.3% BPE tax rate compared to the US 12-13%
>Australia is one of the few nations (along with Brazil, Canada, etc.) that has not verified some Digital Dissociation Law that clarifies the opportunity shipping costs should not apply to online downloadable items
Blizzard has nothing to do with it. If you want the state of affairs to change, appeal to your legislative body instead of crying on a video games board about why foreign goods are so expensive in your socialist country.
>>342351489
>The national minimum wage is currently $17.29 per hour or $656.90 per 38 hour week (before tax). Casual employees covered by the national minimum wage also get at least a 25 per cent casual loading.
gee I wonder
>>342351940
Australia is not shit. It has a far better quality of life and less crime than Murica. Enjoy your shootings.
>>342352004
It's called an example, retard.
>>342352097
I never said I couldn't afford it. Typical Amerifat education.
>>342351489
You should be glad Blizzard is letting you play at all you subhuman scum.
>it's an aussie is retarded episode
This rerun has been done to death.
>>342351489
Why are aussies still allowed on this website.
>>342351489
>being a poorfag
>be Australian
I found your problem op.
>>342351605
>>342352454
Compared to America we actually have fairly low tax rates, where someone paying a marginal 25% in America they'd pay an effective 20-22% in Australia. Even at its highest our taxes range from -5% to +10% on Americans highest taxation bracket.
Obviously there are goods taxes and other such things to consider but im tired of Americans memeing like every country who isn't them or has public healthcare pays 90% of their income to the govt, or that they don't get raped on their taxes like everyone else.
>>342352658
Cry all you want:
>>342352493 has already explained to you that your nation enforces a trade-shipping tax on downloaded games because it doesn't have laws like the UK/US/nearly every other county that protect you from paying too shipping costs on online media. If you hate it so much, complain to your parliament instead of blaming others to convince yourself it's not your nation's fault for overtaxation.
>>342352556
Minimum wage is easily worked around sadly.
I'm 28 and earning $15 an hour, they get around the minimum wage using fucking loopholes like they are "technically" paying me minimum wage with super or some shit but in reality, I'm walking away with $15 an hour.
<21 there is no minimum wage at all, when I was 20, I was working on $5 an hour for a major retail outlet.
Also cost of living in retarded in Australia compared to the US, when I was in the US last, everything cost like 1/3rd the amount it did here.
>>342351940
>>342352493
BUT THAT'S TOO HARD AND COMPLICATED. WAA
>>342353015
>The American federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees that receive at least $30 per month in tips. If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any pay period, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate.
boo hoo
>be australian
>boast about all the "free" stuff i get
>boast about all the "helping immigrants" we do
>surprised when im taxed to shit for it for the privilege
yea i hate this country, americans dont know how lucky they are t b h. would rather be able to shoot guns and shit then live in this shithole with outdated laws
overwatch sucks anyway
>>342352493
Thank you for typing so I didn't have to.
>>342352493
He'll ignore this post because it explains to him why the issue is his government's fault
>>342352658
>Australia is not shit.
As an Australian I can tell you that you are full of shit. If you don't think the country is fucked you must be 14.
>>342353107
>helping immigrants
Please tell me how we do that. Last I checked we stick on a shittier island till they kill themselves.
>>342351489
Because Australia adds tax to everything. Do you live in the desert or something?
>>342353107
>boast about all the "helping immigrants" we do
Literally never seen this happen? We have some of the most criticized and stricter immigration services in the west and basically turn back every single asylum seeker we can.
We have other problems sure but again what the fuck are you talking about?
>>342352658
If you could afford it you wouldn't be complaining over $16 on an Fillipino Funny pages image board
>>342351489
>australian
>wants to buy overwatch
More than enough reason for it to be allowed.
>>342353107
>>boast about all the "helping immigrants" we do
u wot m8
We turn those boats around, or dump them on some island somewhere and tell them to fuck off.
>>342351489
>be Australian
Why would you do that to yourself?
>>342352493
This
>>342352972
There are other taxes beyond personal income tax and strict industry regulation by the government will always lead to increased prices.
I'm not familiar enough with your country to say exactly why it costs more there, but the idea that it's le greedy business men is ridiculous. If they are so greedy, why not charge more in the US as well?
>>342351489
regional pricing is a thing bro
and you forget 10% GST
and that the exchange rate is volatile
>>342353082
This is essentially meaningless though as people who do not earn enough via tips to meet minimum wage just end up getting fired instead.
>>342353515
>>342352493 does a pretty good job of breaking down why online copies in Aus are more expensive
the overwhelming culprit is probably the lack of digital dissociation law - online items are treated as imports despite not being shipped
you are a disgrace to the human race OP
learn how currencies and taxes work before you shit on blizzard
>>342352972
We're not talking about income tax you bogan
>>342352823
Why would we be banned? Australians actually make OC and jokes instead of spamming the same tired reddit memes over and over again.
Stop being a poorfag
>>342352972
Income tax is different than trade tax. Particularly in your country where online items that can be downloaded without shipping & handling are still taxed like they are.
>>342353515
Which is why i also posted
> Obviously there are goods taxes and other such things to consider
My point is i see Americans shitposting about our 'outrageous taxes' when really our taxes aren't as big as people make it out to be, even when it comes to non-income tax stuff the only real area we get stomped on is tobacco and alcohol.
Yes there are other issues at play, but i see Americans constantly posting about our taxes and not knowing shit about them, but assuming they must be massive because public healthcare and more welfare.
>>342353990
I know we have higher / different taxes, but im just trying to do away with the meme that Australia is some 90% triple taxed shithole just because it's not America.
>live inmexico
>overwatch is ~30 dollars
suck it up aussie
>>342354141
I'm not a stupid /pol/tard that believes "hurr durr Australia is taxed cuck 3rd world nation". I know it's just a modern country like any other.
But there is no reason to not have a Digital Dissociation Law. Your government only continues it because it brings in more tax revenue, and fucks your online sector in the process.
>>342354484
That's a fair point and part of the 'other such things to consider' i mentioned. This all started as a response to "Check your taxes you shitstain." This isn't some treatise arguing against DDLs / changing our taxes, its just to point out for some uninformed people out there who believe the meme to maybe take a second look rather than parrot retarded shit like 'but ur taxes' and nothing more.
Yours has been the only salient point in this thread when it comes to actual discussion and not just generalization of "Taxes" which is probably the broadest topic possible for modern economies.
Well op you could try not being Australian, that might fix your problem
>>342355057
Who else would take him?
People are seriously responding to Australian?
>>342351489
because Aussie land has tariffs on digital goods you retard
>>342354963
Anyone not a retard knows what he was talking about. Why would you talk about income taxes when the discussion is about the cost of a video game? Obviously trade taxes are in effect here.
You're just looking to pick a fight with Americans. Best way to 'fight the memes' is to not go into a blind rant when it's not about that. Just makes you look dumb.
>>342351489
I dont understand you retards, why not just order or buy a key from some other country or shop if your government fucks you over?
Better yet why even play a game where you can get banned for banter.
>>342355462
In this thread we are all Australian
>>342355729
>Why would you talk about income taxes when the discussion is about the cost of a video game?
Because i constantly see misinformation posted and don't want it to sit unchallenged so misinformed people think it's correct? Because boiling down like two dozen different topics under the blanket term 'Taxes' is retarded?
From the start i've made mention of goods and other forms of taxation and their relevance to the discussion at hand, but when someone uses the blanket term "Taxes" what most peoples minds go to is income tax. You're doing the exact same shit you're complaining about me doing right now by ignoring the fact i've mentioned, from the start, different forms of taxation and the importance of not discounting their relevance.
It's all well and good to say everyone who doesn't think like you is a retard and not worth correcting / informing them, but fact of the matter is there are shitloads of uninformed Americans spewing flat out lies about Australia and other countries with different tax rates, and 'they're retards and don't matter' doesn't do anything to stop the cycle of people saying retarded shit and other retards parroting it because no one steps up to call them out.
From the very first post in this thread i've not been talking about the actual topic, but rather the perceived difference a lot of Americans believe for no reason other than lies / idiocy.
>>342351489
>Why the fuck is this allowed?
Because your government demands it.
>>342351489
>being australian
please go to aussy 4chan. it's /int/
>australian
stopped reading there
Well it's your own fault for wanting to buy a shit game
>>342357243
this
>>342352658
t. No guns
