He will promise the moon and stars to win votes.
Paul1405,
Rudd's been doing that years.Now he is doing it again. It obviously is appealing to the hangers-on.

Bazz writes, "I am amazed that people on here, who after all are supposed to be a bit politically aware and economically at least partially understanding can be so unaware of the total cost."

Bazz, really, just follow the CPI. The proof is in the pudding if you didn't believe the forecast. Where is the massive inflation? The LNP either simply refuses to concede the simple fact that compensatory tax measures accommodate the inflationary impact, or, it "...is not a bit politically aware and economically at least partially understanding..." and "...so unaware of the total cost...".

It is, as Bazz says and I agree, amazing, but perhaps it's just the invisibility of CO2 at work here. LNP misinformation has been most effective upon its own followers but not upon people capable of minimal thought.

Where is the massive inflation?
Luciferase,
Wrong question. The right question is why the massive deflation. The deflation of hope, of people's aspirations to a decent life, all deflated by this Government. You can't put a figure on demoralisation or loss of self esteem. Stop trying to pull the wool over the eyes of first time voters by dragging out meaningless statistics. If you believe there is no inflation then go & get a job outside the public service & see how you go. Because that's where the hurt is. have a look at the cost of daily life while you're at it. Try being a pensioner who's Superannuation company was allowed to run away with your money by Governments of both colours.

Abbott is about to declare climate change as crap again. He is on about taxing an invisible substance such as Co2. Does that mean it doesn't exist. No doubt he will get his ears boxed over that one.

Luciferase,
The cost to all service suppliers and manufacturers of
raised electricity costs MUST be appearing somewhere.
Are those costs just disappearing by some sort of magic ?
Perhaps they are just going up in smoke as businesses go broke.

I have not seen massive inflation and that is not what I expected to
see but I think I have seen some of it in the "Closing Down Sales".

That is what I meant when people think the cost increase is ONLY in
their electricity bill.
You appear to be one of those.

Individual said;
Try being a pensioner who's Superannuation company was allowed to run
away with your money by Governments of both colours.

It gets worse than that.
The government is preparing the groundwork to comply with the G20
meeting agreement to seize bank deposits to "Bail In" banks in trouble.

Yes, exactly what was trialled in Cyprus.
That means the money you have in bank accounts can be confiscated to
cover the debts of banks if they go broke.

It appears that the Cyprus experiment was so successful that all G20
countries will implement the protocol.
A couple of days ago the New Zealand government passed legislation
to comply with the protocol.

Wayne Swan signed the agreement on behalf of Australia.
They are not boasting about that are they ?