Dear Paul,

I bought one of my grand-children a boxed set
of the "Winnie The Pooh collection".

There's so many lovely quotes worth remembering:

1) A hug is always the right size.

2) Some people care too much. I think it's
called love.

3) What day is it?
It's today.
My favourite day.

4) It's more fun to talk with someone
who doesn't use long, difficult words but
rather short easy words like - "What about lunch?"

5) The things that make me different are the things
that make me, me.

6) If the person you are talking to doesn't
appear to be listening, be patient, it may
simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in
his ear.

7) I don't feel very much like me today.
Could you bring me some tea and honey until I do?

8) I wonder how many wishes a star can give?

Feelings as we can see are sometimes stored in a
different place to facts.

A reminder: in 2013, Tony Abbott, supported by the Greens, set a debt ceiling of $300 billion for the federal government. Now, the debt has reached $900 billion, and is forecast to reach $ 1 trillion this year.

Added to that is the secretive “off- budget” debt, with all the risks and interest repayments of the upfront debt, which is currently expected to be $87.1 billion over the next 4 years. Off-budget borrowing/spending is not subject to the same scrutiny as the real budget, and it is most undemocratic. But what does the socialist monster Albanese care about democracy? Just look at how the monster intends to change the investment mandate on the Future Fund to meet his own political needs, not commercial returns.

“Australia is a modern, trade-dependent economy, yet it is moving toward a hyper-regulated future that discourages investment and innovation”. (John Lloyd, ‘Workplace follies’ Spectator, 2/1/25). All down to the Albanese government’s “interventionist workplace relations legislation”; its support and encouragement of the outdated union movement that only 13% of the workforce belong to. It's a thankyou to the union bosses who helped Albanese to get over the line in 2022.

The result?

. It cost Woolworths $140 million dollars and empty shelves
. It nearly shut down Sydney’s rail network
. It has increased shipping costs
. It has affected casual work favoured by many workers
. It has given new, dictatorial rights to union officials
. It has strengthened union rights at the expense of employers, employees and the economy
. It cost 86% more to ship from Melbourne to Brisbane than from Melbourne to China
. It has stifled productivity
. It has stifled investment
. It has caused a decline in living standards
. It has emboldened the ACTU to try for 41 changes to the Fair Work
Act
. It has destroyed the balance of rights between employers and employees.

Talking about monsters?

In a way, it's convenient to know that there are
monsters out there, because you have somebody to
blame when you think things go wrong.

But let's not forget there are angels out there
as well who help and save us.

We are all someone's angel or someone's monster.

Our Prime Minister regarding the Future Fund is
definitely not a monster.

Australia's Future Fund to invest in
housing, infrastructure and energy transition under
a new mandate which will be updated for the first
time in 15 years,

Explanations are given at the following:

http://theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/21/australia-future-fund-sovereign-wealth-changes-housing-infrstructure-energy

Don't you wish your wallet came with refills?

Kudos ttbn