What will the Coalition Cut?

[redandblack]

They have to find $70 billion dollars worth of cuts.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6113390758

Hope nobody works for the Government

[The Sleeping Giant]

Department of Climate change is a waste. Not sure why it was started. Thought it would fall under the environment umbrella.

[Dirko]

They have to find $70 billion dollars worth of cuts.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6113390758

Hope nobody works for the Government

They don't have to find shit if they don't get elected.

[straight talker]

well i guess they could always borrow it like the Labor government has/is doing! I see Gillard,Swan, the greens and Wong all of a sudden are also going a bit sheepish on another promise of bringing the country back to surplus!? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6113864040

[southee]

well i guess they could always borrow it like the Labor government has/is doing! I see Gillard,Swan, the greens and Wong all of a sudden are also going a bit sheepish on another promise of bringing the country back to surplus!? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6113864040

Yep...just keep borrowing and paying the high interest on it.

Worry about all that later!!!

The Liberals will fix it when they get elected and then when we get in power again ...we will spend it!!!!

[straight talker]

yep thats seems to be what happens most of the time. Labor borrows up and puts Australia in a hole and then we have to get the Libs in to dig us out of a hole and fix up Labors stuff ups. Just the norm really.

[redandblack]

UNfortunately for you that's not the case.

I'll find a recent study which showed Labor have been much better managers of the economy than the Coalition.

You're falling for the usual disease of believing something without evidence if you say it over and over again.

[Psyber]

UNfortunately for you that's not the case.
I'll find a recent study which showed Labor have been much better managers of the economy than the Coalition.
You're falling for the usual disease of believing something without evidence if you say it over and over again.

We'd need to know the source and the political orientation of those doing the study, their method of assessing the raw data, and see the raw data itself, because that doesn't really gel with experience and memory. I can't forget the Whitlam debt and plans for borrowing, Keating's "stagflation" era, SA and Vic ALP in the 1980s wrecking their state banks and state superannuation funds to prop up spending and "development" while waiting for the J-curve PK promised them....

[redandblack]

I'll see what I can do, Psyber, but I'm talking about the Federal Govt here.

[Sojourner]

Pity they couldn't just shut down State Governments and let us have Super Councils and the Federal Government, would save 70bil and then some.

State Governments are an anachronism that no longer have any purpose, national heath, education, policing is all the way forward. would substantially raise the standard of living for all Aussies if it were done away with!

[Psyber]

Pity they couldn't just shut down State Governments and let us have Super Councils and the Federal Government, would save 70bil and then some.
State Governments are an anachronism that no longer have any purpose, national heath, education, policing is all the way forward. would substantially raise the standard of living for all Aussies if it were done away with!

I tend to agree with abolishing state governments.
Although I have some sympathy, at an entirely emotional level, with the alternative of abolishing the federal government and Federation.

We would, however, have to watch the impulse of all local councillors to then demand to be seen and paid as full time politicians.
That could easily eat up the any savings.

[straight talker]

r&b im still waiting for your figures that shows us Labor are better economy managers than the Liberal party??

[Gozu]

r&b im still waiting for your figures that shows us Labor are better economy managers than the Liberal party??

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6056371414

If Labor being more frugal than the Libs is considered "better" then read that article by George Megalogenis.

IMO, Labor should always spend more on the people than the Liberals.

[Psyber]

r&b im still waiting for your figures that shows us Labor are better economy managers than the Liberal party??

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6056371414
If Labor being more frugal than the Libs is considered "better" then read that article by George Megalogenis.
IMO, Labor should always spend more on the people than the Liberals.

However, this text from that reference should be noted if we are to be balanced in our reporting:

Private sector economists have been generally complimentary of the Treasurer's budget. Bill Evans, the chief economist at Westpac, says the budget will create the sharpest two-year drag on the economy since 1970, because it will be detracting from growth. But he says the toughness is relative -- it looks better on paper for Labor because the belt-tightening comes after the stimulus for the global financial crisis.

[straight talker]

Labor better at managing the economy that is the biggest joke i have seen on this site!.. you are kidding yrself.. open your other eye up instead of looking thru only a Labor one.

[Squawk]

50 Joint Strike Fighters would be a start

[straight talker]

how about the nbn that is something that surely isnt the number one priority of the country? i can just see the massive $$$$ blowout thats coming with that.

[dedja]

how much will the NBN cost st?

[straight talker]

i think the gov said about 30million which will probably end up 80 million if you get my drift. Surely theres more important things to worry about in our country?

[Q.]

i think the gov said about 30million which will probably end up 80 million if you get my drift. Surely theres more important things to worry about in our country?

Yeah...climate change