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Senate must be made aware something’s gotta give : Comments

By Gary Johns, published 14/7/2016

It is not in Labor's interests to allow the budget deficit, which it created, first by spending more than it had and second by refusing Coalition savings, to get further out of hand.

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If you want Labour to ignore it's left wing then the Libs/Nats need to ignore their Right wing it's as simple as that.
Posted by Cobber the hound, Thursday, 14 July 2016 1:28:15 PM
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The voters voted for senators and it is up to no one to tell them which way to vote.
Posted by doog, Thursday, 14 July 2016 2:12:35 PM
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very ironic that the regressives backing of their sweetheart Turnbull resulted in Hanson getting so many votes. Beautiful justice!
Posted by runner, Thursday, 14 July 2016 2:33:52 PM
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Dear runner,

How exactly do you think Christ would have viewed Pauline Hanson? Would it have been different to you?

Dear Gary,

Instead of “Senate must be made aware something’s gotta give” perhaps given the election result a more appropriate title might have been “The Libs must be made aware something’s gotta give”.

You would have to be pretty thick not to be getting the message that the populace is okay with savings as long as they are fair. The reason Jackie Lamby was returned is because she was seen to be sticking up for the battlers.

There is a huge difference in attempting to raise the GST to give tax cuts to the top end and to companies who don't appear to be paying their fair share in the first place, compared to raising money for schools and hospitals as Mike Baird was originally touting.

The first is thankfully stymied due to the moderating votes of the crossbenchers and the second was never properly put to the Australian people.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Thursday, 14 July 2016 4:02:42 PM
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'How exactly do you think Christ would have viewed Pauline Hanson? Would it have been different to you? '

as a sinner like you and me Steelie.
Posted by runner, Thursday, 14 July 2016 4:53:20 PM
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Tax avoidance by the big boys is an international issue
http://thenewdaily.com.au/money/2016/07/11/architects-global-tax-avoidance-revealed/

To say the welfare system should not be pared back until the big boys pay their share is head in the sand. Our tax office is pushing SU trying to do what it can, and much much more needs doing, including legislatively. Meanwhile, we have to work with what we have.

Certainly, company tax cuts to these large companies should not even be considered until transfer pricing etc. is dealt with, but these cuts are years off in the Turnbull plan, anyway.

No, we have a culture where too many are voting for their living rather than earning it, and this is reflected in the Senate makeup and opposition to measures needed. Basically, until resources again go gangbusters it looks like we are incapable of achieving anything like a surplus to pay down the debt. Instead we live beyond our means and leaving our children to suck it up.
Posted by Luciferase, Friday, 15 July 2016 12:18:59 PM
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