The Liberal Party yesterday officially launched their campaign with a promise to spend $9.4 billion on families, mostly in middle-class welfare. The handouts go towards childcare, home buyers and parents and they not only waste billions of tax-payers money but they also further complicate our already insane tax system.
The $9.4 billion was promised in a 40 minute speach, which comes to $235 million per minute, or nearly $4 million per second. This is money that hard working Australians legitimately earned and the Liberal government is carelessly throwing away. They are truly a disgrace to the word “liberal” and they fully deserve to lose this election.
Julia Gillard was proud to point out that the Liberals are now playing “me too” with Labor policy. If Labor promises to spend a million, the government spends $10 million. If Labor introduced a new rebate or handout or scheme, then the Liberals double it.
November 14, 2007 at 1:45 am |
Of course, when Labor actually gets in, they just change everything.
And I’m pretty sure that doesn’t mean massive tax cuts.
November 14, 2007 at 8:48 am |
Labor under Hawke delivered tax cuts. They removed the top rate which from memory was 69%.
November 14, 2007 at 9:15 am |
Hawke and Keating were great reformers, but I’m not sure that Rudd and Swan will be quite the same.
November 15, 2007 at 10:32 pm |
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November 17, 2007 at 6:13 pm |
Agreed. Hawke-Keating were the best. Rudd is unknown. But Howard’s big-government conservatism is just stupid.
November 17, 2007 at 7:12 pm |
My prediction – Rudd’s first term will be brilliant. Tax cuts, public service cuts, no crony handouts, free market progress, etc.
It’s the second term that worries me. That’s when the luvvies start to fight back. But then, that’s also when the Liberals start going downhill too. The solution is obviously to change government every election.