Belly,
come to think of it, we only ever get Labor governments when the coffers have been utterly depleted. Then the hangers-on realising the only way out to continue hanging on turn to the Coalition for a couple of terms. After that it's back to the thoughtless spending mob again. It's really half the population that,s only thinking of themselves. That's my experience & my view & I'll stick to that until such time I meet a Labor supporter that thinks of others also.

Lexi, I have twigged it, you only listen to the ABC !
I have seen some figures that Abbott has done about three times as many
interviews as Gillard has done.
I do understand that a PM is busy but never the less;

Very interesting, I notice that you bring up subjects that are current
on the ABC branch of the Labour party.
Is the Drum your favourite program ?
You see I listen to ABC radio as well.

Oh dear oh dear.

Got this in the email just now it has relevance to the thread.

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.

A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

E.
A billion Dollars ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

Stamp Duty
Tobacco Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Income Tax
Council Tax
Unemployment Tax
Fishing Licence Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Inheritance Tax
(tax on top of tax)
Alcohol Tax
G.S.T.
Property Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Vehicle Licence / Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Carbon Dioxide Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 60 years ago and our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt.
We had the largest middle class in the world. Mum stayed home to raise the kids, Dad and teachers were allowed to discipline kids.
A criminals life was uncomfortable.

Boat people were kids sailing on the Harbour.

What the hell happened?
'Political Correctness', ‘Politicians or both?'I hope this goes around the Australia and beyond
At least 100 times

Individ, here is an intersting site;
How much is one trillion dollars in $100 notes.
Imagine if it was $1 notes !
On last page do not overlook the man at bottom right.

http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2009/03/25/what-1-trillion-dollars-looks-like-in-dollar-bills.html

Whoops bottom left, not right.

Dear Individual,

I had always assumed that the role of government
was resposnible economic management. To provide
services not cut them drastically for the majority
of people. Basic services like health, education, transport,
to name just a few. Governments should not neglect
investments which could help us cope with the challenges
of water shortages, climate change and fossil fuel
depletion. They should not let fiscal
impression management displace sound economic management
and direct their political attention to only one side
of the public balance sheet, the debt side, while
ignoring the asset side. Which is what the Howard
Cabinet did. Had the Howard cabinet been the board
of a publicly listed company, the shareholders
would have thrown them out for weakening the
company's asset base.

In talking about money don't neglect to mention how well
our economy is really doing in comparison to the rest of the world.

Tony Abbott often brings up the so called "good economic management"
of the previous Liberal government which is not quite
accurate - as economists will tell you.

"The Coalition had the fortune to hold office in
good economic times, especially from 1996 to 2007 when the
Howard government enjoyed the dividends of the Hawke-Keating
economic reforms and when the world economy was enjoying a
long speculative-driven boom. Good luck, perhaps, but not
good management."

Therefore once again I repeat - If Mr Abbott could at least try to
establish his and his party's economic credentials - and not
coast on past perceptions, perhaps I would take him more
seriously. But not until then.

See you on another thread.

Dear Bazz,

Thank You for your concern.

My television programs vary:
Among - my favourites are "Q and A," "The Insiders,"
"Media Watch," "Sixty Minutes," "Lateline,"
"Downtown Abbey," "The Mentalist," "Escape To The Country,"
"Parliament - Question Time," "Grand Designs," "Who Do You
Think You Are?" "Insight." I also enjoy, "NCIS," and of
course - "The Big Bang Theory," and "Frasier," My taste is
varied. The same goes for my reading. Being a librarian,
I try to see things from various angles.