Why don't we have a smart government like they do? Labour's 5 year plan for the country is to tax us back to the 1920's.
The script is spend just about all their energies between elections deflecting off non-deliverable promises that got them there in the first place. And in doing so forget about any proper governance with regard to well planned legislation with consistency of purpose. The politicians are in effect as they call themselves - poll seekers rather than statesmen and stateswomen.
Over the last 4 or so decades that I have been politically aware, the current government would have to be the most disfunctional and incompetent that I can recall.
Better than our plan of steadfastly sticking with a fossil fuel powered economy, even though we have more renewable energy options than any other developed nation on earth. FFS, look at the crying and greed exhibited when the government puts on a one year levy of less than 1% for the flooding disaster. Every greedy bastard and redneck came out of the woodwork to express how much of an evil person the PM is for even suggesting helping fellow Australians in a time of need. It's all me me me me in this country now, very much like the USA, and we are all watching what that looks like right now.
Australia has "next election" plan and that is not the Politicians fault. It's the electorates fault for voting for those that promise the most that will benefit them personally the most. NIMBY - thy name is Australia
Our Gov isnt that much different to what it was back during the boom times from 2000-2006 but the population didnt b!tch as much as the economy was 'growing' and now when we have phu-cked ourselves up with greed we are blaming the Gov. The bankers The Gov and us are all to blame..
No its not. The "crying" is warranted as this government is a bunch of stupid barstads who have mismanaged my- and every other Australian's tax dollars.
Could always go with the John Howard plan which is to dig up Bob Menzies and bring the country "forward" into the 1960's again.
Just how much was wasted on Pink Batts & Kevy Cash ? More than enough to cover the floods I'd guesstimate , and what have we to show for the estimated $12 Billion spent on funding green schemes ? If it wasnt for the fat little nest egg in the bank left by Howard and Costello this country would be stuffed by now , as it is they blew through that in record time and then some.
Being in power during the upswing of the largest world wide credit bubble in history does wonders for Government coffers
