Dear rehctub,

All political statements whether by Government or the
Opposition, must be worded so that the opposite
meaning can be extracted from them. Therefore the
hidden agenda of such a simple statement as -
"we shall abolish poverty" reads as follows:
"We shall abolish poverty sometime in the future, subject
to the state of the economy, if the Senate lets us, if
we haven't got more important things to do, if it suits the
international bankers and if there is no more important
measure necessary to win the next election."

That's politics old chap.

Lexi,

"mandatory pre-commitment is no silver bullet." is the understatement of the century.

" the Canadian trials, in particular, showed a reduction in total expenditure by gamers after the introduction of the scheme." simply shows that it has some effect, but not why, or by how much compared to the investment and damage to the entertainment industry.

The trial involved volunteers and also demonstrated that those that wanted too also managed to bypass the limits by swapping cards, etc. It also discouraged non problem gamblers from using the machines.

The trial in Norway showed that gamblers also shifted their betting to online systems with a 2% increase in problem gambling overall.

There is no justification for this policy, and Juliar lied first to Australia, then to Wilkie.

Dear SM,

There's a certain man
With a one-eyed view
Who persists in proclaiming
the Government's askew

He writes on a Forum
For all to see
But his message contains
only NE - GA - TIV - ITY.

Which is becoming tedious.
I'll leave you to it.

Lexi,

Back to school?

Dear SM,

No dear chap.
No need.

Some of us went on to a
tertiary education and beyond.

cont'd ...

Dear SM,

A Liberal Party member found a magic genie's lamp
and rubbed it. The Genie said - "I will grant you one wish."
The Liberal said, "I wish I was smarter." So the genie made
him smarter. The next day he joined the Labor Party.

Try finding the magic genie's lamp.