Budgewoi Gazette

1-4-2011

Volume 1,

Number 1

Gillard to tax conspiracy theories

It sounds unbelievable but you heard it here first. In response to mounting pressure from business

leaders such as Gerry Harvey, the government is pushing ahead with its new “conspiracy theory tax”

(CTT). “They’ve simply had a free run for too long” explained Ms Gillard, stating that while rational

arguments were struggling to survive in the present climate, conspiracy theories were allowed to

come into the country “duty free” as it were. Debate in Parliament has been heated this week as the

Opposition Leader attacked the Prime Minister over the reforms, claiming the scheme would be

unworkable, as it was impossible to separate conspiracy theories with value from “those which were

completely worthless”.

The government however insisted that such a scheme could work, stating that it planned to tax

simple conspiracy theories (e.g. “they faked the moon walk) at a much lower rate than some of the

more elaborate conspiracy theories currently doing the rounds. “Obviously”, said Ms Gillard,

“conspiracy theories which involve a multitude of unrelated public figures drawn from a broad

spectrum should attract a higher tax” as, she continued, “these are undoubtedly the ones doing the

most damage to the production of rational thought in Australia”.

Talk back radio hosts have also slammed the Government’s proposal, dubbing it a “big new

conspiracy theory tax” or BNCTT for short. They’ve stated that they will demand compensation

from the government if the legislation goes through, claiming their radio audience will shrink

dramatically if new conspiracy theories are no longer freely available. Leonard Burntstone,

Budgewoi.