John Madigan (Victoria, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I wish to speak briefly on Senator Leyonhjelm's bill, the Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014. I think it will come as no surprise to Senator Leyonhjelm that I would not support this bill. To quote the explanatory memorandum:

The Bill will adversely affect:

Families are not an economic burden; they nurture the future of our country. I believe any legislation that adversely affects any family is bad legislation. Families are already doing it tough with their mortgages, food, utilities, education et cetera. I will be voting against this bill, as I earlier said. The economy is the servant of the people; the people are not servants of the economy.