Don't turn this into a class thing. It's not a class thing. If anything, Labor abandoned their "working class" ethics a long time ago - and are now pushing policies at "middle class bogans" with SUV's, cushy jobs and brand spanking plasmas. Labor hasn't represented the working man for yonks - they now do so in name only. So don't be fooled into thinking that a vote for Labor somehow is a vote for the working man. It isn't.hellboy wrote: Hey, don't be unfair here. They don't want to horde it, they just want to make sure the upper and middle classes get their cut...
That's the biggest hang up I have with Labor - that they now stand for......nothing much - just a grab bag of thought bubbles and wasteful spending. They are more concerned about supporting their own hidden agendas (hello Mr Shorten!) than building for sustainable future growth.
And yes, I do realise that having a surplus ain't the be all and end all. But having a surplus DOES get a country through some pretty tough economic hang ups. Rudd could not have cash splashed with his $900 payouts to all and sundry back in 2008 were it not for the sensible economics of the previous Liberal government.
You do have to admit, it does make them look pretty stupid to annoiunce a good 18 months prior to the 2013 year that they would achieve a surplus by that time. Only then to announce a whopping deficit of 12 billion...I mean....18 billion....sorry 30 BILLION (which one is it Ms Wong?!?!). It just makes them seem as if they have little to no economic management. Rather, the economy seems to be managing them.
But I am willing to concede at this point that our collective minds are made up by now as to who we will vote for on the day - and arguing and slandering back and forth will change very little. So shake on it and be done - fire away at me if you must but I won't be firing back.
Do I honestly believe that life will be rosier under a Coalition Government? Nope.....pretty unlikely.
The selfishness is see from some of my middle class bogan friends is pretty disturbing these days. As long as I can get a 5 bedroom mini-mansion and another 10 inmches on my TV I don't give a fuck about anyone else.
I agree. I am surrounded by "middle class bogans" where I live. And they DON'T give a fuck about anyone else. Just look at how these idiots drive for a start. Me, me, me! Get out of my way. I drive a new car and I'm not going to obey the speed limit, because I'm very important and I have a job title and I drive a nice new car. So get the fuck out of my way....