This is an open thread as the title say, what annoys you in this election.

Your chance to get it off your chest so to speak.

One issue I am annoyed about is lack of debate about Aust's economic future, especially agriculture.

Have to say though, great that Aust public opinion is again turning against the dud. He was never up to it

‘morning Phillip S,

What do I dislike about this election?

It has gone on for far too long, thanks Julia.

Far too much focus on fringe issues that are not perceived by a majority of voters as significant.

Too much bile and personal attacks from commentators.

Too much “well, we might be bad but the others are worse”.

Too much focus on leader personality and not enough on capability, policies and track record.

Too much wedging and “gottya” trivia.

Too much significance paid to social media.

Too much polarization and media alignment.

Too much opinion and not enough balanced analysis.

Far too much fear campaigning.

Too little adult debate and too much “twitter” level discussion.

Too little real debate about debt, deficit, growth and jobs.

Far too much damage to the image and perceptions of all office holders.

This election seems to be setting new records in vilification, obfuscation, cheating, omissions, misdirection’s, divisiveness and bitterness.

Not a good look for Australia.

My gripe is that we look like heading back to making the idiotic mistakes of the Howard era.

Tony Abbott expects the electorate to ignore the distributive effects of his policies. All taxes are part of business costs. All businesses, to succeed, pass on costs in their prices, particularly when all businesses are affected by the same taxes. Who will pay the costs of the upper crust mothers who take the $75,000 new baby bonus? The consumers who use the products and services of the companies that are taxed to pay for the scheme. Consumers will be the sacrificial bunnies. Those whose incomes are large enough that much of it is saved won't pay much compared to their income.

Howard sold assets, wasted tax income from the sale of the country's capital assets (minerals and coal in the ground) and, by having budget surpluses, increased the debt levels of the private sector, both business personal substantially. Many consumers had to struggle to maintain their living standard and overused their credit cards.

When the Labor Government in December 2008 gave a cash handout to boost falling demand nearly 60% was saved (or used to pay of debt which is saving) in the first round. Why? Because they needed to!

Voters are being misled. Either Abbott and Hockey do not understand how money works in the economy or they are misleading the population.

As Professor Bill Mitchell has stated, Labor missed the boat when they didn't decide to educate the population in Modern Monetary Theory (updated Keynesian theory) when first in power in 2007. I credit that they understood MMT, and used it, to avoid the GFC but didn't trust the population enough to teach them the facts of monetary life.

Well done Foyle,

I thought the post was what annoys you about the election, not what annoys you about Tony Abbott?

Still, if the best you can offer is a party political broadcast on behalf of the ALP, go for it.

At least we know how many of my top 13 pet hates you fell into.

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All good point, will comment later when time permits.

Saw interesting program recommend people watch for a laugh.

On the ABC - look for " Gruen Nation 2013 " comical parts worth watching for comedy relief.

Foyle - Some of what you say is covered in the program.

spindoc - Remember Rudd said this will not be run negatively (something like that} did not take long to change. Watch the above show, will give a little humor to it.