wayneL
VIVA LA LIBERTAD, CARAJO!
- Joined
- 9 July 2004
- Posts
- 25,988
- Reactions
- 13,308
2 Nazis agreeing to be ass holes isn't a deal....what's the last big deal they put together?
The GST deal that ruined the democrat's?
'cept the US.
Do you mean those old white guys dreaming of southern belles.....
It's supposed to be satire. I do believe however, that the electorate in future will have no truck with a government which advocates responsible money management. The credit card mentality is now too ingrained.
Among the unrealistic expectations from some are that you can always have a budget surplus in good times and bad. We have to get over this idea as much as we have to get over the idea that government is there to provide for all our needs in all circumstances. Neither of these ideas is possible or appropriate.
RBA boss Glenn Stevens weighs in on matters budget,
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-deepen-downturn/story-e6frg926-1226986292547
http://resources.news.com.au/files/2014/07/11/1226985/947040-aus-file-rba-transcript.pdf
Don Argus weighs in as well,
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-says-don-argus/story-e6frg926-1226986285731#
It's supposed to be satire. I do believe however, that the electorate in future will have no truck with a government which advocates responsible money management. The credit card mentality is now too ingrained.
Satire or not, there's some truth in that, Calliope.Yes and no. People can equate government finances to their own household budget. When times are good, you save or invest in productive capital, shares, property or whatever. When times get bad, you tighten the belt and use some of those savings to prop up your investments that may be losing money.
Among the unrealistic expectations from some are that you can always have a budget surplus in good times and bad. We have to get over this idea as much as we have to get over the idea that government is there to provide for all our needs in all circumstances. Neither of these ideas is possible or appropriate.
sp, I might be wrong, but my interpretation would be that the electorate opted for the Libs in the expectation of some responsible fiscal management and would have been prepared to take some pain to that end.What I can't understand is their unwillingness to let it be implemented, that is just pure bloody mindedness at the expense of Australia's wellbeing.
Another example is the way they have just doggedly maintained the 'we will stop the boats' mantra, causing consternation about the current situation with people being held at sea etc., without properly explaining the sequelae that if the boats are stopped, this allows our generous humanitarian refugee resettlement program to do what it is supposed to in taking in the most genuinely needy people, many of whom have endured years of waiting in various refugee camps throughout the world, their refugee status already confirmed.
If the Prime Minister had some personal charisma, was prepared to perhaps do an 'address to the nation', explaining the longer term objectives, and asking the country to appreciate the need for a conservative approach, along with an altered budget which people could perceive as fair, then I believe the response would be hugely better than it is at present.
sp, I might be wrong, but my interpretation would be that the electorate opted for the Libs in the expectation of some responsible fiscal management and would have been prepared to take some pain to that end.
But the government's budget does seem to go against basic instincts of fairness in the way it penalises those who are the most financially and socially disadvantaged.
This is in contrast to the ridiculously generous PPL in the face of a good portion of the electorate believing the taxpayer has no appropriate role in people's choices to have children.
Then, not a single member of the government has done any sort of decent job of selling the ultimate outcome of fiscal responsibility and the need to provide for future recessions and other global events beyond Australia's control. Neither have they adequately explained how much we are borrowing every day to just pay the interest on the debt.
Another example is the way they have just doggedly maintained the 'we will stop the boats' mantra, causing consternation about the current situation with people being held at sea etc., without properly explaining the sequelae that if the boats are stopped, this allows our generous humanitarian refugee resettlement program to do what it is supposed to in taking in the most genuinely needy people, many of whom have endured years of waiting in various refugee camps throughout the world, their refugee status already confirmed.
If the Prime Minister had some personal charisma, was prepared to perhaps do an 'address to the nation', explaining the longer term objectives, and asking the country to appreciate the need for a conservative approach, along with an altered budget which people could perceive as fair, then I believe the response would be hugely better than it is at present.
Seems to me the government is still functioning in opposition mode, they are secretive and defensive. This makes the electorate suspicious and reduces confidence.
Its more about political point scoring than good policy, you wont ever hear the Noalition talking about the 13000+ refugees that will come to Aust annually while they are in power...but you will hear plenty about boats.
Groan, the 13,000 through correct channels, aren't a problem they are budgeted for, it's the 50,000 that come in that weren't expected.:1zhelp:
I can see why you bought a place in the Phillipines, can you give some suggestions to suitable locations.
Sp, I know of a couple from Townsville....she is a Filipino and he is an Auassie. .....They are both on the aged pension.
They sold their house here and moved to the Philippines and are living in luxury.
And guess what?....they still have their aged pension sent to them every fortnight.
Mmmmm cheap living over there mate.
Been there 4 times myself and married one 32 years ago.......but I still prefer here.
I've not been to the P'pines so I'm interested in your preference for Aus. Just looking at the news I get the impression that the P'pines can be a dangerous place, political murders, life is cheap, that sort of thing. Does that affect your desire to live there ?
Conservatism is about moral values, rugged individualism, self regulation and responsibilty.
Her response was, "I hope they have another election and Labor get in, then everyone can get what they deserve".
What they think, and this was Bill Shorten's view on The Insiders this morning, is that a government that attempts to balance the books by bringing in a "horrow" budget, has Buckley's chance of being re-elected. What the people think they deserve is a big-spending, big-borrowing government.
Most have no conception of what a deficit is. We managed very well fo six years under Labor. These were the good times, and the huge borrowings were put to good use to boost the age of entitlement..
Let the good times roll.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?