Julia
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As is evidenced by the polls.
sydboy, I expect whatever Mr Abbott said, you'd disagree with him.
As is evidenced by the polls.My reading is that he's saying the electorate has lost confidence in the current government's economic management.
Indeed.As is evidenced by the polls.
We do wear different hats though.
Childish and boring and the reason I rarely look at these playground topics, but they seem to be everywhere. I was under the impression this was a stock forum with some other discussions, not a political forum sometimes discussing stocks.
Sorry to see you go Country Lad. I thought you would counter-balance Sydboy, but you are peas out of the same pod.
My reading is that he's saying the electorate has lost confidence in the current government's economic management.
We do wear different hats though.
It's hard to take the current political scene seriously at the moment. There's currently little from either side that inspires.Childish and boring and the reason I rarely look at these playground topics, but they seem to be everywhere.
I'm sorry, but I've temporarily lost my hat.So Dr Smith, how does one have increasing property prices without increasing debt levels?? Me thinks it's goign to be a lot harder now that the terms of trade will be turning against us. No endless free kicks like the resource boom MK-I gave the Howard Govt.
I (and no doubt a few others here) find these political threads rather boring with too many posts from people with a political dogma defying logic,
Cheers
Country Lad
I (and no doubt a few others here) find these political threads rather boring with too many posts from people with a political dogma defying logic, common sense and any form of intelligent and independent thought - just the strict party/political leaning line.
Problem is I wear no hat, I am a political agnostic who has been too involved with politicians on all sides and at all levels to treat them seriously. I would rather look at each particular issue and arrive at my own conclusion. There are too many people in this world, and quite a few here, who will not accept anybody's alternate point of view and seem to put logic and common sense out of sight in a box when commenting on politics. The result is that there is very little intelligent debate, just constantly putting a narrow minded viewpoint.
Childish and boring and the reason I rarely look at these playground topics, but they seem to be everywhere. I was under the impression this was a stock forum with some other discussions, not a political forum sometimes discussing stocks.
Cheers
Country Lad
A last trick is to become personal, insulting, rude, as soon as you perceive that your opponent has the upper hand, and that you are going to come off worst.... But in becoming personal you leave the subject altogether, and turn your attack to his person, by remarks of an offensive and spiteful character. It is an appeal from the virtues of the intellect to the virtues of the body, or to mere animalism.
Your bias is clearly shown in your post.
As Sails has already suggested, you're entirely free to just pass the political threads by. Some of us do enjoy exchanging views about what is a pretty interesting political scene this year, and should be able to do so without being effectively labelled unintelligent.I (and no doubt a few others here) find these political threads rather boring with too many posts from people with a political dogma defying logic, common sense and any form of intelligent and independent thought - just the strict party/political leaning line.
Problem is I wear no hat, I am a political agnostic who has been too involved with politicians on all sides and at all levels to treat them seriously. I would rather look at each particular issue and arrive at my own conclusion. There are too many people in this world, and quite a few here, who will not accept anybody's alternate point of view and seem to put logic and common sense out of sight in a box when commenting on politics. The result is that there is very little intelligent debate, just constantly putting a narrow minded viewpoint.
Childish and boring and the reason I rarely look at these playground topics, but they seem to be everywhere. I was under the impression this was a stock forum with some other discussions, not a political forum sometimes discussing stocks.
Cheers
Country Lad
Poll Is Abbott a misogynist (Women voters): Yes 25 No 44
Interesting leak of Galaxy Poll due out on Monday.
From Twitter #auspol
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As is evidenced by the polls.
sydboy, I expect whatever Mr Abbott said, you'd disagree with him.
My 'Grin' emoticon was supposed to indicate that it was a light hearted comment. I agree with some of what you say, not all of it. And no, I have no appetite for an argument over it.Julia, can you honestly say that what I quoted was economically literate, let alone correct?
Probably best to get used to it. That's what will prevail from both sides until September.At the moment all I am hearing are cheap slogans
Not of itself. But it's perhaps another factor which makes people fearful of bad economic times to come. Even the least politically aware probably understand that to reduce the deficit there are going to be job cuts, reductions in welfare etc. Add that fear to the major shock many had during the GFC, and there's a pretty understandable move by households to do what they can to improve their own financial security via saving.Do you think TA is correct that the savings rate is high because the Government has gone into deficit?
Where have I suggested any support for any government 'trying to push the private savings rate down'?Personally I'm glad we've started to save again. Considering how people on this forum go on about people not saving for their retirement and being sensible with their money, I would have thought you would be more critical of a Government trying to push the private savings rate down.
I don't know enough about this to comment. Government shouldn't necessarily be focused on making people feel more secure. Reality often determines that's just not possible.Do you think that removing around 20000 public servants at a time when the resource construction boom has peaked and unemployment is on the way up is going to make people feel more secure? I'd argue that it will send the country into a recession.
Do you think that removing around 20000 public servants at a time when the resource construction boom has peaked and unemployment is on the way up is going to make people feel more secure? I'd argue that it will send the country into a recession.
Do you think that removing around 20000 public servants at a time when the resource construction boom has peaked and unemployment is on the way up is going to make people feel more secure? I'd argue that it will send the country into a recession.
I don't know enough about this to comment. Government shouldn't necessarily be focused on making people feel more secure. Reality often determines that's just not possible.
Possibly, a recession is required, to apply a brake to wages and house prices.
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