Belly, I do see Ruds polling, but just remember, the boat people debacle was Ruds baby.

As for his popularity, it was I who said he should have replaced her , but Gillard is just too cunning, even in the way she hurriedly called a ballot, knowing full well time would have been her biggest enemy.

What this thread is about is the way the union, not members, but the leaders openly pledge their unconditional support to both labor and Gillard, knowing full well the mess they, along with Rud have caused us in LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.

As for work choices, I say again and again, good workers were not effected and, considering we went from a position of strength, to some 150 billion in debt, plus another 90 odd billion in unfunded promises, not to mention the illegals debacle, was it really worth the price?

Hate me for saying this if you wish, but It's a huge price to pay, don't you think.

Tell me Anthony what would you say would be a fair wage ceiling for senior bureaucrats in Australia ?
Anthonyve,
I've been in Telstra Country again, no reception. I see you had time to link up with Belly but no time to answer the above question ? Belly you're invited too to comment on that.

Oh, I've got plenty of time Indi, but not to waste on stupid questions.
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

Anthonyve,
If that is a stupid question then how about giving an intelligent answer ? Or are you of a character that doesn't give a hoot about how much of our tax dollars are going to undeserving people ? I suppose that is the average leftie mentality after all. No wonder you're sending Australia down the shute.

Indi many of the bureaucrats are in damage control now that there is a real threat that our hospitals may become privatized, as this quite simply means, many of these 'highly unionized BLUDGERS will loose their jobs, and although I am no fan of privatization, in this case I would say, about bloody time as our hospitals (QLD at least) are full of under worked, over paid unionists who's life's mission is to control and manipulate their working environment.

Of cause, in doing so, the treatment of their patients (their primary role) becomes less important than the feathering of their own nests.

Now if our hospitals are privatized, resulting in a watering down of the 'over the top' unionism, then perhaps this practice will spread to other sectors that suffer a similar fait.

rechtub,
I have personally witnessed, experienced & still do battle with Qld & federal Labor cronies on a daily basis. I'm no fan of essential services being privatised either. It won't work for very long. But the dilemma is how to cut back on the insane cost of our public service ?
There's presently an add on TV asking people to vote yes or no on the sale of Government assets. First of all they're not the government's assets, they're ours ! To ask a simple yes or no is just as idiotic as not asking at all. What they should be asking is which governments assets should be sold off not just yes or no.
Then they should also ask which services should get reduced & which should be boosted. The services themselves are not what's costing us our future, it's the massive amounts of benefits to our bureaucrats which do the damage. People like Anthonyve are very keen on dismissing our questions because they know they'd corner themselves. They're typical public servants not taking any risk whatsoever because they're now so used to getting the cake & eating it as well & they sure don't want to lose those lurks & perks. They don't care if essential services receive less funding as long as their superannuation is building at our expense. That is the new Labor doctrine. One Qld opposition member is presently sprouting off at the new 3.5 mill executive building yet when asked about justifying 40 mill for an island school with an average of 70 kids he is quite stumm. I could show you pictures directly related to the previous Qld Government & you'd go insane with rage if you were to see the waste they caused in some remote communities. You could build 20 or more executive buildings just from Labor's waste alone. Why journalists don't pick up on that clearly shows they're in bed with the maggots.