"In the GFC Labor sprayed money around with a fire hose" to use a favourite of SM's BOLLOCKS! At the time the Coalition was totally befuddled by the GFC, they would have been content to do as they are doing now, acting the drunken sailor whilst plunging the economy into a deep recession with no definitive plan to stimulate employment, or revive business. The off the table, then a fortnight later, on the table 'Jobkeeper' demonstrates the LNP's total lack of planning, come September they will be introducing their replacement for 'Jobkeeper' and 'Jobseeker'...the 'Jobkiller' program!

The ScumO' mob is going to plunge Australia into a one trillion dollar black hole, which we will not recover from in any of our lifetimes.

Paul, debt levels will be so high, i doubt any major country will ever pay it back.

I would expect a lot of write offs in coming year

The ScumO' mob is going to plunge Australia into a one trillion dollar black hole, which we will not recover from in any of our lifetimes.
Paul1405,
Yep, that black hole is called the Public Service which began multiplying faster than breeding rabbits during & following the Whitlam years ! I believe you're part of it Paul ?

Outstanding John Howard & Peter Costello had Australia's debt paid off and $22billion available in surplus funds but thanks to the strong media campaign against John Howard we got Labor's Kevin Rudd & Julia Gillard who soon spent the surplus funds and gave us a great big huge debt which outstanding Tony Abbott was paying off until the media campaigned hard against him also and gave us Labor/Green dud Turnbull who amongst other things paid at least $100billion for dud diesel submarines we MAY get in 20 years time. And most media and the disaster that is the ABC wonder why we have deserted them and many so called journalists have lost their jobs. Cheers PeterC

Paul1405,
So, how do Pacifists prepare for ambush to their cosy lifestyles apart from denouncing those on whom they inevitably call on in the event of crisis/conflict ?

Paul,

Once again you are lying through your teeth. The Liberals knew exactly what they would have done in the GFC as much as they have done exactly what was needed in the covid crisis.

Labor's fiscal management in the GFC was amateurish at best largely because they tried to tie their ideology in with their spending.

For example:

The $9bn $900 cash splash was spent almost exclusively on white goods that 80% went to China and was at best a sugar hit.

The $16bn spent on School halls took so long that most of the buildings were built after the crisis, cost 2x as much as they should have and built shoddy buildings that were in most cases not needed.

The Pink batts was slow to start and missed the worst of the crisis and poor installation burnt down 700 houses and killed 4 workers.

Etc.