someone who normally votes for the coalition voter I'm not convinced they give me value for money either.
R0bert,
I'm more inclined to say that the Coalition gives some value for money whereas Labor (I can only speak from personal experience) gives none to those who deserve & goes over the top to reward those who chose to be a burden to the rest of us.

Obviously most people have no idea about the real purposes of debt and revenue in an economy and their relationship to employment, interest rates and infrastructure.

the real purposes of debt and revenue in an economy
wobbles,
It's a totally artificial system which only serves those who pursue money for the sake of pursuing money. It really doesn't seem to address sustainability etc for society otherwise we would be better off wouldn't we ?
What is a cracking business to one is a sweat shop hell hole to another. If you really want value for money you'd need a flat tax & a user pays system.
Where's the value in having so many people being kept ? Where is the value when incentive has gone out the window ? Where's the value when your people pay more than 50% of their income in rent ? Where's the value in Governments not cracking down on Superannuation bosses shooting through with the money ? Where's the value in a Law & Order system that doesn't provide Law & order ? Where's the value in the massive cost for keeping more than half a dozen ex Prime Ministers ? Where's the value in having a Defence Force when all the invaders have to do is jump on an old boat & simply sail here ? etc. etc. etc.

https://www.quibids.com/en/landing/index.php?mb=hla
wobbles,
now there's an idea, check that link.

individual, we do seem to get a lot more "government" with Labor, not sure how that effects the value for money proposition.

I see people bragging about the number of laws passed by the current federal government as though that was a good thing. I'm more of the view that I'd like a lot less laws so I don't see that as a good thing unless there is reason to believe all those laws somehow make Australia a better place - an unlikely proposition for those who value freedom.

R0bert

Does Labor deliver value for money?

The short answer is NO!

Nor can Mr Rabbott’s mob or the Greens or the KAP. We can give legitimate examples of waste and stupidity from the four corners of politics.

It should not be lost that Mr Rabbott had as much potential power in this parliament as Gillard but did not have the skill to play the cross benches and for that matter Labor. Blind ambition and inflexibility, does not a good Prime Minister make.

The only way to minimise loss and improve value for money is to make government a small as possible. Don’t forget when both sides say “we will” they really mean “you will”, pay that is! Change will involve average Joe Blow giving up the national sport of apathy, others removing the eye patches that obviously many of the contributors to OLO wear. Embrace a DIY philosophy as much as one can, with a good dose of compassion and good will.

Meanwhile until we can achieve proportional representation, I say HANG EM! A hung parliament is our only defence against the corporate parties and their respective vested interests.