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Death of majority governments : Comments
By Everald Compton, published 20/6/2016This political deadlock will be profound, significant and long term, causing a long awaited upheaval in the structure of political parties.
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Bill Shorten is indeed narrowing the gap, but is behind in at least 8 critical seats? If labor loses in an honorable close run thing, (likely) will the new rules allow someone else to take over? And who would want the most invidious position of opposition leader, Mr 707 or A recycled Dr No? Thus ensuring the defeat becomes even more profound be repeating it the next time round as a veritable landslide?
Someone needs to cut through the apathy that is the political scene with some visionary big ideas, but even more importantly bring to the table a doable plan on how we are going to do and afford that?
Something that will motivate the around 40% of informal voters to change track, get excited and get involved?
I believe we could leverage most of our own super by legislating certain bond issues would generate tax free income and sensible given most off this money is invested offshore where we earn no tax revenue either! And are deprived of any of the otherwise considerable economic benefit that would be ours if we could incentivize investment outcomes here, which given that was mostly income earning infrastructure, could not only generate income but some tax liability into the bargain?
The wisdom being 50% of something is going to be worth much more and way out of sight compared to the 100% of nothing we earn now!
If folks just stopped worrying solely about winning and just concentrated on the best possible outcomes for the folks (one Nation) they allegedly serve? The best folks with the best bipartisan ideas would carry the day?
The fact that this never ever happens, testament to the current parlous state of the polls?
I like many other swinging voters have already decided how we will vote and need something like a blinding light road to Damascus revelation to change our mind!
Malcolm just needs a fair go and from his side of politics to ensure the government is returned and able to govern in its own right!
Alan B.