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Old 03-09-2010, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tlgerdes View Post
Our goverment will be in surplus in 3 years, that just means that is when we can only start paying back the debt we have accummulated in the last 3 years. AND the NBN is not part of that debt, it is another $50B+ on top.
But governments aren't supposed to have money, or sit on big piles of it. All the money they collect through taxes etc they're supposed to invest into the common good. Things like health care, aged care, education, infrastructure the economy needs to prosper in the future. A government with cash reserves isn't doing its job.

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Last edited by Steffen; 03-09-2010 at 06:09 PM. Reason: added quote for clarity
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