The AGE....Caitlin whatevers, page-19

Ways to avoid this encumbrance of theft of franking credits by Labor

 Buy reits..should pay an equal to grossed up dividend..7.1%

Buy infrastructure trusts..or infrastructure such as Sydney Apts

Buy ASX companies with overseas interests..such as AMC

Transfer funds to a Superfund

Transfer the share portion of your portfolio to a Superfund into shares asset class

Buy managed funds

Do nothing...5% dividends..5% pension taken...

Sell  shares... Sell shares b4cum dividend and buy back after ex dividend...NO CGT....shares should be lower after dividend date

Sell all shares.......buy shares at least a month before cum dividend date..take dividend....sell shares at ex dividend ..shares usually drop in sp

                             and hopefully not as much as dividend...pocket the difference.....called dividend stripping.

                             You no longer have to concern yourself about the 45 day dividend rule.

  Add new members to SMSF..your children..in accumulation phase taxed at 15% who will use up the franked credits

Labors policy proposal based upon envy greed and spite....well reverse spite to you mr shorton on ethics...NOTHING for you here..!!!!!