Once upon a time there were Three Little Piggies.

        The First Little Piggie:
        When the first one was born he cried and cried, "I must be fed. I must be fed" until he had his weary mother well under control. So his Mummy called him "Control". He grew up telling everyone what to do. He became a politician making piggy laws of what not to do and how not to do it. He was most happy when obeyed by his poor, misguided supporters.

        Then the Second Little Piggie:
        When the second piggy peeped out he said "Oh no! I've been born a horrible little piggy into this terrible, terrible world" so his Mummy called him "Critic". He grew up critical of everything. He became a journalist showing everyone where they went wrong and telling his brother to make more laws. He was most happy when silly, poor piggies agreed with him.

        And Now the Third Little Piggie:
        When the third little piggy jumped into the world he looked about happily, in wonder and amazement. He looked at this and he looked at that and drew pictures on the wall. The first thing he said was "I wonder what will happen when I do this" and he tickled his Mummy until she laughed. So his Mummy called him "Creative".

         A Little Piggie Thinking "Rich"
         Creative grew up, learning to think rich. He built three houses, farmed the land, and made other things for his brothers to buy.

         Poor Brother Piggies:
         His poor, older brother tried to control him and his other poor brother tried to criticise him - but all in vain. He just laughed because creative piggies make new and better useful things, needing new and more complicated laws and more enthusiastic criticism - called advertising.

         All Work and No Play:
          But Creative realised that when he played Croquet he needed his brothers. One to control the game - otherwise it would turn into a riot. The other, to be critical as a Referee or spectator. 

         It's much better to perform awesome croquet ball skills, tactics and strategy for an educated audience. Lots and lots of loud applause, at end of one's turn, is much more enjoyable - for everyone.
 
         Don't you agree?
          Sometimes, Creative tried to teach his poor brothers to be more efficient. To help our Nation use it's Freedom of Choice. They preferred to play about rather than be constructive. They were doing or building really nothing. 

        Creative came to the same conclusion that most rich people have reached.

   "Don't try to teach a poor pig to sing.
   It wastes your time --- and might    aggravate the pig".

  But, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

        One day the Tax Wolf came to town.

       And Questioned Control
       He said to Control "You have fun by making laws and trying to control everything. But you don't produce the Wealth of our Nation so I want half of what you have". 

       And rather than upset the stern old Tax Wolf, Control gave him half of what he had - and not with any great deal of pleasure. Nor with a smile upon his fat little face

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        And Then He Questioned Critic:
        Then the Tax Wolf (who really was a smart old fox) said to Critic "You get your jollies by judging your fellow piggies and telling nasty stories about them. 

         We cant sell criticism overseas to reduce our National Deficit. So, I want half of what you have. Critic gave half of the little he had, quickly, when he saw the Tax Wolf clause - and muttered that it was all so terribly unfair.

         When the Tax Year Ends:
        And so every year on July 1st, poor old Control and Critic have to give up half the money they have to Tax Wolf. If they don't  he will gobble them all up.  Unlike Creative, who thinks rich and will some day be wealthy, they will always think poorly and be broke.

       And that's only fair don't you all agree?   

       But what about Creative?
       Well, the lovable old Tax Wolf invites Creative if he can spare anything, saying                        "How are you going Creative?  You sure are doing a great job creating the Wealth of our Nation - our Commonwealth. I wish there were more rich, patriotic and productive piggies.

       Creating Wealth and Employment of the Nation:
       The Tax Wolf said. "Can I give you some of the money I took off your poor brothers? Unlike them, you are rich and can Tax Plan to create more Wealth and Employment so you're my mate. I want to keep you happy". `

       "You don't have to pay retail prices and you can deduct all of your creative necessary expenses and depreciate your income creating assets. I can wait for you to let me have some Tax when you can spare it. You just keep right on producing the Wealth and Employment of our Nation and I'll be very, very, happy".

        A Reward for Being Patriotic:
        Then the Tax Wolf said "Why don't you put up our National Flag on a Flag Lieutenant Flagpole to show everyone you're rich and not afraid to "have a go" - rather than trying to make more, poor, dumb excuses, or rules and being critical".

        Taking the Risk:
        "You take a risk being Patriotic so you can have your Flag and Flagpole as a tax deduction How do you feel about that? And you can sponsor yourself and your friends to play Croquet for your Country - all as a Tax Deduction ----- provided you do it my way".

        The Right of Reply:
        Creative replied "Right on Mr. Tax Wolf. You're a pretty good bloke and we always welcome you on the 1st of July. You're very smart too, Mr. Tax Wolf, to reward those who think rich and produce the wealth and employment of our Commonwealth"

            Ask not:

                   'What this Country can do for me', but rather 'What can I do for my Country"

      I can Win Back the Australian MacRobertson Shield:

         ------ "Care for a game of Croquet, Mr. Tax Wolf?" "You and I could win back the MacRobertson Shield"

         And so Creative and the kindly old Tax Wolf played Croquet together, happily, for the rest of their days.

        "Raising the Standard of Our Nation":
         And our National Flag flew proudly from the beautiful white Flag Lieutenant Flagpole installed near Creative's Gold Coast Croquet Clubhouse for all to proudly admire.

    NB.

  For Information on Taxation don't hesitate to check with the Australian Taxation Office Web Site:

       www.taxreform.ato.gov.au

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