See you on another thread.
Lexi,
just before you head off could you please reply to this one ?

For labor to go on spending sprees they always rely on Coalition savings first.

If Mr Abbott could at least try to establish his and his party's economic credentials.
Lexi,
Isn't that what you are so scared of that he just might ?

Dear Individual,

I've already answered your questions in my previous post
anticipating your predictable reaction. Anyway, here goes
again:

"The Coalition
has had the fortune to hold office in good economic
times - especially 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."

As for your reference to Labor's so called "spending"
Your implication is that they do it for no good reason
which is simply not true. Any responsible government
would be forced to do the same as a result of - the
previous Liberal Government's
neglect of the nation's asset base as I pointed out in
my previous post. You don't seem to understand what
economists have pointed out so I shall simplify it for you:
Neglecting things like
our surface transport, our interstate roads, railroads,
ports, urban public transport, our hospitals, starving our
tertiary education sector of funds, neglecting investments
which could help us cope with the challenges of water
shortages, climate change, and fossil fuel depletion,
and the list goes on. Governments that follow after the
Liberals have been in office, end up having to "clean up
the cuts made."

As for my being "scared" if Mr Abbott does establish his or
his party's economic credentials. On the contrary, I would
welcome it. Because at present all that he has shown us
is his guile and ability to manipulate the facts for his own destructive ends.
Something of substance from the man, and from his party, would
be a most welcome change and would indeed give voters more
of a choice at the next election.

I trust that this clarifies things for you.
And if it doesn't - that's your problem not mine.

Cheers.

Lexi, Interesting a lot of the programs I also watch, except Big Bang
Theory, Fraser, Mentalist. I would watch Murdoch, Poirot and Waking the Dead in their place.

Assuming Abbott wins the election you can expect absolute screaming
from the Green/Labour over the cuts that Joe Hockey will have to make.

We have passed the peak of the economic bubble and the government has
little time to get our debt down before our GDP reaches zero.
I am not confident that the opposition realises just how desperate the
situation is becoming. I suspect they will reduce the rate of borrowing
but not to zero and just plough on with a slow reduction in debt.
That will not be enough.

Dear Bazz,

Thanks for that.

Should the Opposition get into government - let's
trust that they'll appoint some decent economic
experts to their front-bench who know what can
and can't be done economically for all of our sakes.
A balance in economics is essential to good
government. In any situation excessive spending and
excessive cuts are detrimental to the national
survival.

History has proven that economic tight-fistedness
eventually leads to national neglect and deficiencies
which takes subsequent governments decades to fix.
In my life-time I've witnessed this cycle continuously.
A house not maintained is very expensive to later fix.

Talking about Murdoch. If you're anywhere near Melbourne -
The Melbourne Theatre Company in its 2013 package is having
a world premiers of the play , "Rupert," by David Williamson,
which will be performed 30 August to 28 September 2013, at
the Arts Centre, Melbourne, Playhouse.

"Rupert," by David Williamson,
Ah, lexi,
Now the whole truth will come out & none of us will have any doubt whatsoever. I'm sure that anyone on a Government Grant will unquestionably write the truth & nothing but the truth.
A leftie written play will provide the much sought answers to all our questions.