PattheBogan “Whats the individual cost of one of the "free" computers sitting round gathering dust?”

Exactly Pat

Wasted opportunity
Wasted resources

So some socialist politician can grab a sound bite and make him or her self taller by standing on the empty wallets of the electorate.

Lets see how much was spent and how much value was delivered.

Speaking personally I buy several PC a year and we donate the old ones to where we see fit.

Doubtless, my discards will have a lot more viable life in them than these socialist “free-but-forked” models, paid for with our taxes

And remember it was the Liberals who brought us economic stability, government surpluses and the future fund

And Labor, under Yesterday Rudd, Today Gizzards and tomorrow ?, who has brought us nothing but waste, incompetence and future debt

Yes this was wasteful particularly considering the shortage of early intervention resources and the many other 'revolutionary' ideas that could have encompassed improvements in education.

I think it was another kneejerk election campaign promise that went terribly wrong.

Now we have to put up with a new slogan in the electioneering bandwagon 'Moving Forward' - Noooooooooo please Noooooooooo. Working Families was bad enough. An old boss of mine used to parrot Moving Forward all the time including 'minduflness of processes and procedures" while all the time watching Rome burn while we did not have the resources to do our job properly. When politicians start using public-service speak we are doomed. :)

I doubt it was corruption Al just incompetence. There is a difference.

Wobbles,
As this thread is of a different subject I shall only post this once on the subject. I reside in an area where Navy & Customs are very prevalent & in conversations with them the majority vehemently defend Labor in any discussion. Also, have you ever seen the content of the message handed to the Prime Minister ?
If you want to continue defending the ineptitudes & incompetence of Labor supporting public servants then start another threat. Bring it on !

Another good thread gee it is truly great twenty grand per computer?
ROFL!
But I thank the bleater's true, first full day and the polls say ALP holds a lead this tripe will not change that.

Individual,

Having private support for a political party doesn't necessarily mean that you carry out your work in a partisan political manner.
And why only Public Servants?

Would a Liberal supporting Doctor refuse to treat a Labor voting patient?

By "Labor supporting Public Servants" I assume you are discounting Godwin Gretch?

Wobbles you make a good point my last Doc hated the ALP and unions let me know too but we got on ok.
In this country we are unlikely to fight at the polling booths.
I truly believe some conservatives are verbally combative.
See the rather silly, stupid in fact view I do not think for myself.
Note my gut busting just can not wait kid waiting for Santa stuff, for the great night this NSW mob of mine is destroyed.
I find it funny true belly laughing funny that such false hoods are trafficked to rebut the fact voters are about to re elect Labor.
If half as much work over the last two and a half years had gone into making policy bricks,, than mud to throw I would not have my great election result .