Hey Bushman,
For’s and against.. but I think it’s probably best the way it is.. otherwise you will find that the 'spoils' generated by one state would be squandered on the states that happen to be of the current Federal political flavour.. ie Liberal states at the moment would get naff all.. I don't believe it would help with debt reduction though..
Hmmm.. I seem to remember big Kimmy B signing the Collins Class contracts, and I don't recall him being part of the Liberal line up..
Personally, I thought stopping the 'Boat people' was a good thing.. Can't imagine that it cost us much either as it was largely the Defence force employed to enforce the plan (myself included).. Certainly better to be doing something pro active rather than playing wargames with endless circles in the ocean.. Consider how much we have probably saved in building detention centers and additional welfare payments etc etc..
Iraq was a monumental c*ck up right from the word go.. but you get that..
Baby bonus, hmmm, paying for trailer trash to bang out sprogs for cash has always seemed to be flawed to my way of thinking.. I'd like to see a caveat for the bonus that you must have been employed for 24 months to be eligible.. May well 'raise' a better class of young ones, vice a generation that were 'had' purely for monetary gain. But I don't carry much weight in the political arena..
Home Owners grant, I think you'll find it was available well before Johnny got to play in the sandbox.. Not the same sort of cash, but seem to recall around the $3K mark..
Can't see that there is really any credibility here either, just the past week we've had 3 or 4 groups lobbying for pay rises of around 21%.. one of the groups was Unskilled Labourers.. 21%.. Of course that’s after the teachers just got their increase approved, and has spurred them all on.. That’s how it all starts, wage inflation will lead the way, and he (Kev) does not appear inclined to dampen anybody’s spirits..
Agreed, but you can only do so much with what is available, and we have quite a small population.. don’t forget that in order to continue growth we need to buy the tools to enable the industries.. unfortunately we don't manufacture many of these tools ourselves, hence the (short term) deficit, then you have military assets etc..
I doubt anyone would argue that we need these assets, but you never know..
I think that QLD and WA don't currently have the 'personnel' resources to cope with building the expanding infrastructure needed as the personnel required are getting the big bucks in the mines, and they are simply unable to compete. If (and when) the commodity boom slows down then those personnel will be shifted into infrastructure, and at a lower cost to the local governments..
You don't buy stock at the top of the market, so why not let the local government get the most bang for their buck??
As you say this will alleviate any slowdown caused by the commodities coming off the boil.. I for one think that all this doom and gloom is a load of bunk.. I also think that we've got quite a lot to look forward too.. unlike some other countries..
Regards,
Buster
For’s and against.. but I think it’s probably best the way it is.. otherwise you will find that the 'spoils' generated by one state would be squandered on the states that happen to be of the current Federal political flavour.. ie Liberal states at the moment would get naff all.. I don't believe it would help with debt reduction though..
Hmmm.. I seem to remember big Kimmy B signing the Collins Class contracts, and I don't recall him being part of the Liberal line up..
Personally, I thought stopping the 'Boat people' was a good thing.. Can't imagine that it cost us much either as it was largely the Defence force employed to enforce the plan (myself included).. Certainly better to be doing something pro active rather than playing wargames with endless circles in the ocean.. Consider how much we have probably saved in building detention centers and additional welfare payments etc etc..
Iraq was a monumental c*ck up right from the word go.. but you get that..
Baby bonus, hmmm, paying for trailer trash to bang out sprogs for cash has always seemed to be flawed to my way of thinking.. I'd like to see a caveat for the bonus that you must have been employed for 24 months to be eligible.. May well 'raise' a better class of young ones, vice a generation that were 'had' purely for monetary gain. But I don't carry much weight in the political arena..
Home Owners grant, I think you'll find it was available well before Johnny got to play in the sandbox.. Not the same sort of cash, but seem to recall around the $3K mark..
Can't see that there is really any credibility here either, just the past week we've had 3 or 4 groups lobbying for pay rises of around 21%.. one of the groups was Unskilled Labourers.. 21%.. Of course that’s after the teachers just got their increase approved, and has spurred them all on.. That’s how it all starts, wage inflation will lead the way, and he (Kev) does not appear inclined to dampen anybody’s spirits..
Agreed, but you can only do so much with what is available, and we have quite a small population.. don’t forget that in order to continue growth we need to buy the tools to enable the industries.. unfortunately we don't manufacture many of these tools ourselves, hence the (short term) deficit, then you have military assets etc..
I doubt anyone would argue that we need these assets, but you never know..
I think that QLD and WA don't currently have the 'personnel' resources to cope with building the expanding infrastructure needed as the personnel required are getting the big bucks in the mines, and they are simply unable to compete. If (and when) the commodity boom slows down then those personnel will be shifted into infrastructure, and at a lower cost to the local governments..
You don't buy stock at the top of the market, so why not let the local government get the most bang for their buck??
As you say this will alleviate any slowdown caused by the commodities coming off the boil.. I for one think that all this doom and gloom is a load of bunk.. I also think that we've got quite a lot to look forward too.. unlike some other countries..
Regards,
Buster
At any one time there are around 400,000 Aussies in the UK. add to that the EU citizens who are flooding here and you scarcely hear a pommie accent. Immigration TO UK is rampant... and not just from 3rd world hellholes.
