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Is Rudd a dud? : Comments
By Chris Lewis, published 16/9/2008If Rudd is concerned with leaving a legacy to match his ego, he should shift the balance of assistance to those most in need.
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Let's talk about housing and wages for a minute.
Are you aware that the Rudd Government is running the biggest immigration program in Australia's history?
Do you understand that the immigration-fuelled population explosion of the past few years has been the prime cause of Australia's acute housing shortage?
Would you care to explain how increasing immigration to even higher levels will alleviate, rather than exercabate, Australia's housing shortage?
As for wages, the Rudd Government is simply using high immigration to achieve the same ends the Howard government was trying to achieve through Work Choices - lower wages.
If Rudd was really concerned about housing affordability and wages, he would be reducing immigration, not drastically increasing it.