Rhostry
You're contradicting yourself over and over.

If it's wrong for government to give handouts, then why are you advocating it?

If government is incompetent in administering gifts of other people's money, then why are you advocating it?

Your entire political philosophy is nothing but advocating forced redistributions on the assumption that government knows best, but then when you see that they redistribute wealth *upwards*, you don't reflect back on your original wrong assumption. But of course, if you're right, and according to you, the government does presumptively know best, then you have no grounds to complain, do you?

According to you, if people keep more of their own income, that is "predation". That is just confused, just garble. You've got it back the front. People, by engaging in productive activity, are not attacking or exploiting anyone. But your political belief system consists of nothing but the alleged desirability of attacking or intimidating people to fund political handouts which disprove your own arguments several times over.

Candide
You despise Abbott for not using spin doctors when you would despise him for using them. Stop trying to squirm out of the fact you are motivated by blind hatred by blaming me.

JardineKJArdine - you know absolutely nothing about me or my motivation, but I have far better things to do with my life than indulge in 'blind hatred' of anyone. My dislike of Tony Abbott (and some others on both sides of politics) is based on their public behaviour and my response to it. You, on the other hand, frequently make unfounded assumptions and hurl nasty accusations at other people on this forum, about whom you know nothing, apparently because they don't share your world view or political opinions. Which is a pity, because on other occasions you make interesting comments on articles.

Hi Jardine,

Going on Candide's post history I think you got pretty close to the mark.