“There is no instance of a large economy getting to growth through austerity,"

"Austerity leads the economy to perform more poorly. It leads to more unemployment, lower wages, more inequality.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/joseph-stiglitz-austerity_n_3048330.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

Dear Poirot,

Thanks for your insights and the link.

I've just come across Dennis Pryor's earlier
summation of the language that is much used
in election writing, in this case very
applicable to the Coalition's election "plans for
all Australians" that are - designed:

1) To impress the peasants.

2) To make the simple and obvious appear innovative,
learned and insightful.

3) To conceal the writer's poverty of ideas and
expression.

Example: A translation of Hamlet's simple line 'To be or
not to be, that is the question,' would read as follows,
if written by the Coalition writers:

"The homologous polarities of a dichotomous option
in terms of (a) an exitence-type situation of
continuing life-maintenance and (b) a non-existence
situation vis-a-vis life-continuance are the terms of
reference presented for cognitive consideration, report
and recommendation."

Sheesh - is right!

Foxy, I have read that link before and ask the same question again in response.

If we are in such great shape and, people are doing so well, why are we robbing Peter to feed Paul and, why are people reluctant to spend money?

Foxy,

Excellent!

The Coalition are going gung-ho to impress the peasants.

It's working because every paper in OZ save the Age is barracking for them and the same goes for electronic MSM.

But yesterday's car-crash "costings release" and internet filtering debacle gives us a roolly big hint of the incompetence of these guys.

They're rank amateurs who've relied on MSM beating their bullsh!t drum....and Oz is set to vote them in!

Dear Foxy and Poirot,

Sorry, but these descriptors apply equally to Mr Rudd and the Labor lobby, but Mr Rudd puts it across with greater finesse (some of the time).

Is't possible the MSM has indeed a more accurate appreciation of 'the Big Picture', and hence, contrary to accusations of regurgitating 'spin', are in fact endeavouring to provide a wiser perspective on the clamour assailing our consciousness?

The moving hand writes, and having writ ....

Come Saturday/Sunday, shall we be any wiser?

Or, shall we continue to 'storm', vaingloriously, against outrageous fortune?

The die is cast; nor all your Piety nor Wit ....

Dear rehctub,

You've really got to stop reading all the BS in
the MSM and falling for the Coalition's spin.
The facts of the matter were explained in the
link I gave earlier. And as Ben Eltham pointed out -
Inflation in Australia is
low. Ordinary hoseholds are not seeing prices for
essential goods and services shoot out of reach.
ABS data confirms that consumer inflation is below
2 per cent. We're not seeing falling wages and
high unemployment. Since the GFC, wages have risen
steadily, while unemployment has held below 6 per cent.

As for why people are buying into this spin - can be
explained by this additinal link:

http://newmatilda.com/2013/09/04/abbotts-easy-ride-polling-day

If something is repeated often enough, some people will
come to believe it - especially when things are being aided and
abetted by the very powerful MSM. Getting any other sort of
message out becomes that much harder.