Understand what you mean Foxy.
It is a bind actually. I believe most politicians are pretty genuine in
their beliefs in the best way to run an economy, That however is a
generalisation but their respective organisations force them into
opinions on detail.

Take my MHR, a minister, come hell or high water he will say diesel
submarines are the answer. Because the government has adopted that
policy it must therefore be impossible that they could be out of fuel
otherwise the policy would be wrong.
When all that is wrong is the fuel choice.

In the same way politicians are bound to policies on all subjects.
We, the public, are somewhat to blame for this.
Take my example, say after 20 or 30 $billion had been spent something
happened and Australia had a diesel drought.
The government then decided diesel subs are not viable.
The opposition would be absolutely screaming and stamping their feet.
We the public would be saying what a lot of clowns.
The fact that the opposition would have also been building diesel
subs if they had won the election would be forgotten in the fury.

The public also would be at fault as they had not listened to concern
about fuel.

Some of the public are fed up with the way things are going and like
in the US someone will hear their groaning and offer themselves.

Dear Bazz,

Thanks for your insightful comments.

I'm beginning to learn that I certainly don't have the answers
or know as much as I thought I did.

Things are more complex and I guess we should look at issues
from more than one point of view. But that's not an easy thing
to do. I'm also seeing that I'm more conservative than I
thought I was.

Those subs can run on second hand fish and chip oil. No one can see the future, not even the ones that write the fortune telling that Bazz reads

Bill will fix pollution the right way, and get renewable energy going. We do not need to give millionaires a handout.

579, they are not giving millionaires a hand out, they are simply saying, thanks for the extra you have paid, despite the fact that you didn't cause the problem, be cause after all, it was a TEMPERARY levy was it not.

All you are doing is using labor spin to make out these decent people are receiving some type of gift.

You say nothing about dole bludgers wasting billions, or indigenous welfare being pissed against the wall, no, you just pull out your typical 'tall poppy' hat and have a crack at those who do the heaviest lifting. How typical of you.

If you do get your wish and have a change of government, ill bet you have already rehearsed your excuses speech for why they have once again plunged us deeper into debt.

Just remember, when Kevin 07 came to power he started with funds in the bank, lets see how Bill handles the world he helped create as he is simply a leftover from a failed era.

Personally, it wont matter who we elect as nothing can save us unless we see some very serious reforms, and that is unlikely to happen because there are few votes in such a plan.

I believe that tax reform is going to be on the agenda
soon. Malcolm Turnbull said as much. It's just not the
right time now. There are other priorities especially
with an election on the horizon

I forgot to add that I am very optimistic with the
way the current government is handling things.
So far they have not disappointed. It's a good
team, in my opinion at least.