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Don't blame Julia, blame Labor : Comments

By Graham Young, published 11/3/2013

Our qualitative polling shows it's not Julia Gillard on her own who is the problem, it is Labor.

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I always believe that most people vote for the party they want to lead, and more so, the leader of that party, than the local member they follow and support.

The problem with labor, esspecially federal labor, is that regardless of who they voted for, the elected leader is nothing more than a puppet, who's strings are pulled by people rarely mentioned in the mix. The faceless men, as they are often referred to as.

The other problem with labor, at a state level, is the carnage they have caused to almost every, if not all states they have governed, as their approach, along with that of federal labor, seems to be one of, it doesn't matter, we will just throw more money at it and hope it goes away.

Well, that works for a while, at least until the money has run out.

Now if we look back at history, labor have left massive debt, debt that was paid back before mining was the be all end all, as it is today, as back in the 90's, mining was something that happened in the bush, not a way of life as it is for many today, or the life line that it provides for our economy.

We now find ourselves in a position where not only do we have all these failed labor policies, illegals being the worst, but we also have no money left to waste, and the proposed MRRT has been a dismal flop, yet labor have spent the 2 billion it was supposed to raise, casting yet more doubt on their ability to manage our country/states.

While labor say they are the best economic global managers, it's not that hard when the others are in REALLY POOR SHAPE

It's a bit like being the champion C- grader a great achievement, but means nothing when you play at A-grade level.

Needless to say, people everywhere are finally starting to see through the cracks and, if the libs had a leader with a strong track record, labor would be lucky to hold any seats at all come September.
Posted by rehctub, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 7:13:02 AM
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Dear Hasbeen,

George III was kicked out of North America because of taxes.

Louis XVI was kicked out of Versailles because of taxes.

So come September, I think we should kick Gillard out of Canberra because of taxes!
Posted by Mr Opinion, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 8:56:23 AM
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It didn't help that Gillard told a bold faced porkie to the voters, and screwed them over. This one Juliar wears by herself.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 9:45:30 AM
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And yet the carbon tax was a behaviour changing tax rather than a revenue raiser... Businesses whose competitiveness was affected were compensated. The vast majority of income earners were compensated. But Abbott got a 'free run' in the monopoly mass media for years on end - with very little scrutiny... Even when the tax was implemented and the economy didn't 'collapse' - even then there was no scrutiny of Abbott. For instance - when Abbott blames cost of living pressures on the carbon tax - it is a blatant lie. In fact the bipartisan commitment to privatisation was a big part of the problem. 'Gold plating' also costs - But perhaps it demands stronger action promoting micro-renewables on a mass scale... Gillard's mistake was waiting a whole year before actually implementing the carbon tax - A year which was used for damaging and continual speculation...

Let's be clear - the Liberals want to take us down the "Tea Party Road" - with fanatical opposition to tax and to the size of government. And for this it will be the poor and vulnerable that will suffer the most. There is an article on Daniel Mannix today at OLO - and I might add - although I am a liberal democratic socialist - I will say of Mannix that he had a kind of commitment to social justice. But whatever his prior background Abbott is jettisoning all this. He just wants the top job "whatever it takes". And if it means "Americanising" Australian politics - There is virtually no-one in the monopoly mass media doing the job of providing real scrutiny. Instead all we get is leadership speculation - and shallow and prejudiced 'sound bites' - eg: 'cash splash' (a shallow term; but effective in giving an impression of economic irresponsibility) - intended to wear Labor support down by virtue of attrition. This is not a true liberal and pluralist democracy. The media has abrogated its role - enthralled to a handful of billionaires who are obviously in it for the power - not for the profits... It is a sham.
Posted by Tristan Ewins, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 11:39:21 AM
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Actually Tristan, the main issue was that Gillard lied.

Your claim that businesses whose competitiveness was threatened is a porkie. Only a few large businesses with unionised labour received anything. No small businesses received any where near what the tax cost them irrespective of whether they exported or competed with imports.

The carbon tax is now starting to bite, and people are losing their livelyhoods, and Juliar's / labor's habit of spinning so far from the truth means that now the only people listening are from the rabid left.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 12:02:27 PM
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What doesn't Tristan (11.39am) get? The voters will select Abbott and the LNP because the voters want they are offering.

If Rudd had delivered what he promised (Howard-Lite, still a fiscal conservative); if Gillard had delivered what SHE promised, then maybe the ALP'd be making every post a winner.

No-one's listening to Labor anymore because they are liars, and Tristan is telling us we should fear Abbott because he will do what he reckons he will!

Up here in Qld, Newman is respected and very very popular BECAUSE he's the real deal. TA too we hope! Cheers.
Posted by punter57, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 3:02:14 PM
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