The latest Centralist government tactic to attempt to control WA mineral wealth via way of a super profits rent tax has stoked the fires of secession.

Secession for WA could take a number of forms as pressure mounts from multiple points to fight the federal government. Kevin Rudd came to power believing that society?s ills can be solved from the centre via a communist model rather from the edges via a capitalist model. History is replete with examples of failed centralist moves to cater to the needs of the population.

Centralists believe they have the solution and can deploy resources for the masses most effectively. The reality is that capitalism is the ultimate evolutionary search engine and no central government could ever compete with the efficiency, dedication or imagination of capitalists.

The best role a government can play is to reduce its? functions to an absolute necessity and provide a level playing field for capitalists to go about their business. That means ensuring property rights, and ensuring universal access to education and health.

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Comrade Rudd has once again determined that the central government is more effective at reallocating wealth than the marketplace and is looking at taxing super profits from the mining industry. Super profits are defined as profits above the long term bond yield.

Unfortunately what Rudd never counted on was the fact that small miners are always a few dollars away from not being able to fund their mining ventures. A rent tax is a death knell to many potential projects simply because the tax raises the cost of capital.

Additionally, many of the shares of the mining companies are ultimately owned by every day Australian via their Superannuation portfolios.

Perth is going to get a series of solar city initiatives with the first being the installation of 162,000 solar panels that will generate 73,000 kilowatts hours per year at The Central Institute of Technology in Northbridge.

One of the benefits of the installation is that it will be used to train technicians in how to install PV panels to the main grid.
Ultimately there will be five solar energy installation projects which will produce a combined output of 860,000 kilowatt hours of power per annum. The other projects are slated for Perth Zoo, Perth Arena, Kings Park and the Midland Railway Workshop.

The cost of the project is estimated to be worth $85 million over 5 years.

The Gravity Discovery Centre near Gingin in Western Australia is set to close due to government funding cuts. This is most unfortunate as it does not bode well for the significance placed on science & technology by the state government.

Carbon lifestyle requirements are costly and becoming increasingly so. Take account of what your costs are -

• Heating & cooling
• Housing
• Food & Drink
• Transport
• Health

While -

Digital lifestyle requirements are falling in price

• Telecommunications
• Finance
• Digital entertainment

There are serious financial benefits in transitioning to a digital lifestyle.

From this New York Times Article, "Scientists are taking a new look at hallucinogens, which became taboo among regulators after enthusiasts like Timothy Leary promoted them in the 1960s with the slogan 'Turn on, tune in, drop out.' Now, using rigorous protocols and safeguards, scientists have won permission to study once again the drugs' potential for treating mental problems and illuminating the nature of consciousness."

The Hallucinogen of choice for these researchers is psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms.

Mushrooms containing the active ingredient, psilocybin, grow wild in Balingup, Western Australia.

Read the full New York Times article here

The future is not here yet and so we have every opportunity to influence the outcome, either positive or negative from the perspective of the people who have to live in this great state of WA Western Australia.

You can make a difference so don't wait for the politician's to make decisions. Their decisions are usually too little too late costing far too much and often heavily influenced by vested political interests.

With the population in Western Australia set to boom, we need to think carefully about the culture that we want.  How do we create a future focused, friendly tolerant society able to build a great civilisation of the future?