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Originally Posted by qld
the announcement today concerning the injection of 42m,is simply targeted at marginal seats for an early election,there are no programmes in the announcement that go towards long term stragetic infrustructure investment....the experiment with the pensioners not only failed the pensioners but it did not give the economy the stimulus it was hailed to do as the xmas period spending went on at the last moment anyway.It failed the poor old pensioners,because the constitution of Australia guarantees the pension to all,this hand out will not be repeated and was simply aimed at getting the grey vote at the next election.....politics today is about staying in power not about good governance.For those of you interested in NSW politics you should all be aware that yesterday the head office of nsw Health at North Sydney closed its office to watch the Superbowl telecast,the event was lavish and fully catered for guests arrived by invitation....during the superbowl hospitals in nsw were without medical supplies,payment of creditors and airconditioning during the 40 plus climate temp...the minister spun the usual line that during the heat of the day all that was possible was being done and where necessary pedestal fans were made available to those in need.So thats where your tax money goes...bit like the rebate on the m5 too diffucult to collect for most and in the end no one is accountable...how many of you voted for these outcomes continue to amaze me.....but dont complain when a relative or close friend dies in a hospital next time remember the superbowl its more important.  |
Ahh no, not correct at all. I work at a local shopping centre, amd MY GOODNESS things went hypo when Kevin Rudds forst stimulus package was paid out. The manager said they did better than at any time in the store chain's history, sales were through the roof. People were on a spending spree.
The rest of your issues are state related, and I blame the State Liberal party. They FORCED me to vote Labour, I had no choice but to, as the fool Peter debman said he would move all workers on to the draconian Work Choices, the most disgraceful piece of legislation in Australia I have ever seen in my 43 years on this Earth.
If John Howard won the last election this would be his response to the world finincial crisis, Workchoices Version 2.0
1 Increase the working week to 45 or 50 hours/week
2 Scrap all public holidays including Christmas Day
3 Cut the minimum wage to a similar level to what it is in the US
4 Scrap Medicare. If you cannot afford to pay, you die.
5 Make unionism and all strikes illegal.
6 Cut the Dole, let people starve.
I know beyond all doubt my living standard would plummet under another Howard/Costello term. I sleep so much more easily at night knowing Kevin Rudd is Prime Minister. Julia Gillard is excellent too
The local astronomy businesses here could well benefit from the $950. I do worry what will happen to the excellent astro businesses we have here, and indeed the makers of the products they sell. If people can buy more astro gear with any govt. bonuses then please do so, support your local busineses if you can. If the opposition was in power, thered be no bonus payments to hard working Australians I can assure you.