"Government spending is a big cause of inflation"

If we abolish non productive Aged Welfare and introduce a Seniors National Service with non monetary payments, then there would be an immediate $70 billion saving. Off the bat for starters, we have a labour shortage in the building industry, put non-productive's to work there.

Dear Paul,

«If we abolish non productive Aged Welfare and introduce a Seniors National Service with non monetary payments, then there would be an immediate $70 billion saving.»

The guillotine is cheaper and just think of all the houses that will become available - there will not even be a need for a building industry!

Hi Yuyutsu,

I'm not in favour of capital punishment, and I think the guillotine is rather final, few survive without their head. I'm only wanting a bit of productivity, besides the guillotine is rather messy. I'll have to wait for the forum old blokes and see if they are in favour of your suggestion. They might view ME as a political dissident, and I don't know what they make of you. All in a days work I suppose. They may take a lead from the following....... Perhaps not!

"According to Nazi records, the guillotine was eventually used to execute some 16,500 people between 1933 and 1945, many of them resistance fighters and political dissidents."

Dear Paul,

«I'm not in favour of capital punishment,»

And I am not in favour of any punishment.

Nor am I in favour of the guillotine, but I personally would prefer it over being forcefully conscripted into your suggested Seniors National Service.

Despite Jim Chalmers telling us what a beaut job he is doing to overcome inflation, Australia’s figure is still up while the rest of the world has falling inflation and interest rates. The big, vote-buying spend in May didn't help.

Jimbo still blames the “global economy”.

Well Nathan will be thrilled to find out that within the latest inflationary data it is revealed that grocery prices only rose by 2.3%, much lower than the overall rate. Much lower than wage rises. Tell me more about those dastardly supermarkets!!

OTOH, electricity prices went up 6.3% and that was AFTER the government threw a bunch of money at subsidies to try to keep it under control. Remember when Albo assured us electricity prices would fall in his first three years due to the wonders of renewables. Well if you do remember, please stop it. You're not supposed to remember the lies they tell you just believe the new lies they now tell you.

Here's something else for the likes of Nathan to ponder. When you go to a supermarket you see massive numbers of lights, 'frigs, ovens and air-conditioning. All running on electricity. All costing 6.3% more to run this year than last. (Actually more than that since they don't get the subsidies). What effect does that have on supermarket prices?

If that's too hard to work out the correct answer is they rise