So…. What do we want from our government?

It seems to me that there is an awful lot of diversity in the electorate amongst those who do have some idea of what our government should be doing, but that the majority of voters simply don’t have a strong feeling for any particular political direction.

It is also apparent that the electorate is making it nigh on impossible for the government to do its job. The main problem is that the people demand lower taxes and costs of all sorts, but also demand better services and infrastructure, which simply doesn’t add up.

The other major point is the continuous push for rapid population growth, which makes it impossible for the government to significantly improve most services and infrastructure on the national scale.

So, how on earth do we get the government we want if we the people don’t know what we want or what is best for our future??

It’s all very well for us to be concerned about improving efficiencies within government, but if it is then used to take us in the wrong direction, we could all be even worse off. And there is a much greater possibility of it being used in just this way than for our betterment for as long as the vested-interest big business fraternity is allowed to rule the roost.

It seems to me that Labor is closer to following the right sort of path than the Coalition. Abbott’s mob really is stuck in the short term, while Labor has made genuine attempts to deal with some of our big issues.

So what we really need here is to NOT to install Abbott as PM, but rather to keep Labor in power. We need to push for a new baggage-free Labor, which will do what Gillard wanted but was unable to even get started – the achievement of a sustainable Australia.

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No one on OLO seems very interested in my push for Kelvin Thomson as PM, or Bob Carr. But I really do think that this is the best way forward.

Currently, all the banter about Gillard and Abbott, lies and mismanagement, is really getting us nowhere, and is pushing us more strongly in the wrong direction by promoting an even more strongly antisustainable Abbott government.

Dear Prax.,

As I wrote on another thread,

"Australia's refugee policy is symptomatic of a
political preparedness to pander to short-term
electoral interest over tenable long-term
planning, much less humanitarian concern.
With a federal election looming and an
incumbent government needint to pull a political
rabbit out of the hat, it is hard to see how
things could improve, indeed, the likelihood is that
the politicking at the expense of asylum seekers will
only get worse."

Out politicians' nonsensical and frequently inhumane
remarks ("We'll Stop The Boats") about asylum seekers
are partly, if not largely based on what they
believe Australians want. (Sad). If the brutal logic
pf deterrance of "stopping the boats" wasn't an advantage
in the opinion polls, the political discourse would be different.

We are part of the problem. It is time we became part of
the solution and demanded more of our politicians.

Ludwig

Its inconceivable that the red-headed witch will be around after September, even the majority of the ALP members recognize their day has passed. Personally I hope the RAbbott doesn't get up either, anyone who resorts to the depths to which he did in respect of One nation isn't worthy of trust.

Praxadice,

My take is that the only job she could get would be back in the union fold, as she has no business experience outside of representing them. Big business is savvy enough to realise that taking her on board would be a fast way to bankruptcy.

Her petty mudslinging at Abbott only proves she has not progressed beyond schoolyard name calling, but I notice she is not so happy when the tables are turned on her. Every time she opens her mouth proves nothing more than she is good with words, but should NEVER have been allowed to continue to run our country. She is a disgrace to her position, has tarnished our image on the world stage, and many women now also realise she assumes by speaking on their behalf as well that they share her inferior complex.

BTW, if a report I read is correct which states 70% of this government have no experience in the business world, how then can we expect them to run the huge business of governing this country efficiently?

Praxidice,

Sorry, misspelled your Forum name. Just correcting my error here.