Agree!
A direct federal full funding model, and vastly more autonomy, would save around 30% of current expenditure, as would a direct funding model of all public health!
Further significant savings would accrue, by adding in means testing!
The states would bleat about states rights, while ignoring the savings!
Ditto a return to unpaid voluntary regional boards, controlling most public amenities?
Given it is the taxpayer that funds both public health and most education, then surely they alone should be the final arbiter, of how we/they pay the bills!
At the end of the day, he who pays the piper calls the tune; and to date, state govts, which by the way, cost the taxpayer 70 billions per, just for their actual existence, have just been a gift-wrapped source of most of the (tip of the iceberg) official corruption that so besets this country!
Rhrosty.

ROS.....tax the rich....and you will have more than you can imagine...One country is already taxing the greedy at 75 cents in the dollar...problem solved.

Kat

I'm getting sick of stating this but stop all the waffling on about the rich vs the poor taxes. Introduce a flat tax & the argument is no longer valid. EVERYONE pays the same rate, no negative gearing , no write-off's no nothing. 25 Cents in every dollar earnt, public service salaries cut & presto, we have a new beginning. Every 19 year old gets exactly the same position on the starting line after two years national Service. Only stupid & selfish people can't see the merits of that.

Yes Indy...you've said it countless times and problem solved again. Its time for the wealthy...that we have all have carried for thousands years...or civil war and unrest like in many other countries have at this time...Iam sure their not that stupid.

Times have to change...where not a little population anymore, and there are more of us than there are of them.

Kat