When you go to cast your vote, please remember some very important facts.
Labor, in less than three years has almost sent this country broke!

Also remember, madam PM was number 2 on the pecking list while all those billions were being wasted and, at no time did she even give the slightest hint that Krud was on the wrong track. In fact, she praised him and defended his actions time and time again.

Finally, they re-introduced the unfair dismisal laws that crippled small business last time they were in power, yet, they sacked their leader without any regard to these laws what so ever.

In fact, if Krud were to lodge a claim, I doubt there would be a lawyer anywhere who would support the government on in this case.

Why have laws if you don't follow them yourself.

So, ask yourself, not whether we can afford to vote for an alternative, but whehter we can risk another term of labor given the mess they have created in less than three years.

Remeber, the billions we had when they came to power are gone, but the billions in debt we have been burdoned with will be there for all to repay. Except of cause those who caused the problems, as they are still rich and totally unacountable for thier waste.

rehctub, I speak to professionals and the plebs that work for them in every state of Australia, every day. We discuss the driving forces that control disposable income and consumer confidence in their states sales market. What is conveyed to me is the amount of disposable income per household of that state is not entirely governed by interest rates, total state government charges and levies have a major effect.

For example N.S.W. is at the bottom of the list when comparing each state’s economic growth, the bureau of stats use 8 KPI's to evaluate this and N.S.W. is last in 7 of 8. Business people realise this, investors realise this and the reason is evident, the incompetent state government. The following is a list of the 2010/2011 state budget grab. From 1/7/2010 the following fees and charges apply to NSW residents:

New transfer charge for properties valued $500,000
New $500 million motor tax
Increased gas charges of 13%
Increased energy charges of 13%
Increased water charges of 9%
Increased ambulance call-out fee and per kilometer charge
Increased taxi operating levy 3% (as of 12 July 2010)
Increased tolls for the Lane Cove Tunnel, Military Road E-Ramp, Eastern Distributor, Westlink M7
New CTP Greenslips charge
Increased Parking Space Levy from $2000 to $2,400 per year for lower north shore; $710 to $720 per year for St Leonards, Chatswood, Parramatta and Bondi Junction.
Even the payroll tax cut announced in the Budget is treading water, as NSW continues to have the highest rate at 5.5% – far higher than Victoria and Queensland. I won't give you the stats on the increase in N.S.W. taxes under Labor over the past 12 years, as it makes me ill to review them.

Why are we paying more to the state government every year and seeing less for it. Last year’s mill stone was a half a billion and growing cost for the Roselle light rail. Half a billion dollars spent up till now and not a sod of dirt turned and project abandoned.

TBC

rehctub why I bore you with all this N.S.W. stuff is to qualify the fact that there are a large portion of fools amongst us who will vote along party lines no matter how poor their performance, we should have dumped these guys two terms ago, but we didn't. My point is that the simple and feeble minded amongst us who vote for reasons other than performance will always do so. I have found Labor supporters who acknowledge the incompetence but are going to vote for them again because they follow that team.

There is a thread about compulsory voting on OLO at present. These simpletons I describe are a cogent reason for non compulsory voting. They would not bother going to vote if they did not have to. I fear these fools so I am not sure the electorate will boot the Labor Feds in August. I believe this will be one of the most "crucial" election in our history in regard to our prosperity and national identity.

......................WHO are you calling a simpleton Soggers??

sonofgloin,
I know what you mean. I have spent a lot of time talking with people about the the way things are going and most agree that it's not at all good. However, the moment I say that they can always change it by not voting Labor they go on the defensive somewhat shocking. Is a moron someone who accepts the crap that's being dished out or is a moron someone who does something to stop crap being dished out. What am I missing ?

Remember this:

"Australians know very little about what an
Abbott government would do, apart from
providing a ratbag of financial incentives
to reduce carbon emissions, and imposing
an industrial-relations regime eerily
reminiscent of the Howard government's
deeply unpopular WorkChoices, though
unsurprisingly it won't have the name.
The obligation to develop and proclaim
a positive program falls more strongly
therefore on the Coalition, which under Tony
Abbott has tended to oppose reflexively
whatever the government proposes without
feeling constrained to offer better alternatives..."

(The Age, Saturday, July 17, 2010, "Insight," p. 8.)