So, you always vote Nats or Libs and always will.
But are they really looking after the bush? With the exception of a pork barrell that may or may not be rolled-out in your electorate just before the election, do they just take us for granted?
Before you jump-in with the old knee-jerk chestnuts, here's a few points off the top of my head to start some thinking:
1. John Anderson implemented MLA and Vaille and McGauran followed him up. This has resulted in a huge increase in livestock levies, NLIS and LPA QA. Perhaps this is OK by you.
2. Howard, Costello and Co. have increased tertiary HECs fees. Does that make it easier or more difficult for your children to attend university?
3. Vaille, McGauran and Co. have welcomed USA meat at risk from foot and mouth sourced by US companies in Brazil. What's their reason for NLIS and LPA then?
4. Vaille, McGauran and co. have agreed that Japan and the US buy meat other than Australian that isn't controlled by NLIS or LPA .
5. American producers are receiving much more for their meat than Australian producers.
6. Australia's debt is the highest that it's ever been by far, which affects us all.
7. Helen Coonan has blustered about pulling Telstra into line but coming up to the election has now passed this off to Ruddock as too hard.
8. Helen Coonan has given Elders and Optus nearly a Billion dollars of our money and apparently the word is that they're still not going to connect the Bush!
9. The Libs & Nats have removed the right of all Australian children to receive an education. They have given Private schools multiples more in funding than tertiary education. (Don't even think about our local state/public schools).
10. Malcolm Turnbull backed by Howard and Truss, are enabling non-farmers to trade in water to turn a profit while our farms dry-up!
That should do for now. Let's not get into the debate on biodiesel subsidies, decimation of rail and health services, whether our money spent on Iraq would have been better spent on better water management than simply putting in more dams, etc etc.
Are these the sorts of issues to make you *really* consider voting the 'other' way this time or have you faced-up to what the pollies seem to take for granted, that you'll vote for them come what may?!
What do you think? (Please leave a comment below)
Showing posts with label Farm debt. Show all posts
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
What's The Interest In Changed Rates?
Interest rates have gone up for the fourth time in 15 months because we're all doing so well, didn't you know!
Isn't your farm worth 3 times as much as it was 8 years ago? Houses are so the rest of us must be doing well too. Pity you can't eat equity and have to borrow for feed and fencing.
Aren't you benefiting from the miners making a huge whack out of sending-off sand from the sand-pit for other countries to value-add (I thought we would have learnt from the mistakes of Pig Iron Bob doing the same during WWII). The fact that we're buying it all back in white-goods, bikes, computers etc etc doesn't worry the miners though. They're only concerned with getting trained labour off our farms.
And the fact that we're borrowing at record levels to fund all this is OK according to Messers Howard &, Costello - they say we can afford it. (Remember the Debt Truck? it was something less than $300Billion but now it's more like $500Billion !)
Let's not forget our core business of food prices either. Apparently milk and meat are up which is great for our incomes isn't it. How much have you received of these?
Thank goodness Messers Anderson, Vaille & McGauran are sticking-up for the farmers, 'cos no-one else cares a hoot! What was that Mr. Vaille? Please don't speak while Mr. McGauran is requesting another safe seat. You wouldn't mind a job in London soon? Hang-on, we're still looking for a Board possie for Mr. Anderson. Isn't he the bloke we need to reward for setting-up MLA, NLIS and LPA. Perhaps Donnie McGaughie would like to move over and let another good old boy get his nose in the trough so Telstra can continue to ream his rural mates!
Interest rates aren't special. They're just another nail in the proverbial.
What do you think? (Please leave a comment below)
Isn't your farm worth 3 times as much as it was 8 years ago? Houses are so the rest of us must be doing well too. Pity you can't eat equity and have to borrow for feed and fencing.
Aren't you benefiting from the miners making a huge whack out of sending-off sand from the sand-pit for other countries to value-add (I thought we would have learnt from the mistakes of Pig Iron Bob doing the same during WWII). The fact that we're buying it all back in white-goods, bikes, computers etc etc doesn't worry the miners though. They're only concerned with getting trained labour off our farms.
And the fact that we're borrowing at record levels to fund all this is OK according to Messers Howard &, Costello - they say we can afford it. (Remember the Debt Truck? it was something less than $300Billion but now it's more like $500Billion !)
Let's not forget our core business of food prices either. Apparently milk and meat are up which is great for our incomes isn't it. How much have you received of these?
Thank goodness Messers Anderson, Vaille & McGauran are sticking-up for the farmers, 'cos no-one else cares a hoot! What was that Mr. Vaille? Please don't speak while Mr. McGauran is requesting another safe seat. You wouldn't mind a job in London soon? Hang-on, we're still looking for a Board possie for Mr. Anderson. Isn't he the bloke we need to reward for setting-up MLA, NLIS and LPA. Perhaps Donnie McGaughie would like to move over and let another good old boy get his nose in the trough so Telstra can continue to ream his rural mates!
Interest rates aren't special. They're just another nail in the proverbial.
What do you think? (Please leave a comment below)
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