Ive never been so right in my life and it has everything to do with the current government who have made an absolute balls up of everything . Never before have we seen a government mismanage as this one is doing . They will be gone next election but that is still a few years away
I worry for my kids and there futures . We are still very fortunate to live here though .
I think I have gone from the right to the left with age..... seeing more and more incompetence and (legal) corruption.....
To be honest I am sick of having governments who solve everything with more nanny state rules, reckless spending, increased taxes and middle class welfare.
Also dis-allusioned with the way governments spend money. It seems most state contracts are really kick backs to large construction companies and the like. Just look at the desal in VIC, or the Myki bungle in VIC.....
Private Public Partnerships as they call them are just ways of gouging the aussie public of hard earned money. It seems things are increasingly geared to protecting and rewarding big business and not the individual australian.
Sometimes I wonder, do we all go to work to support big business, or does business exist for us??? Surely the consumer is king? When the big retailers kicked up a stink about online purchases it made it very clear just what kind of mentality big business has.... "you exist for US".....
Also the economic focus annoys me... flick through Influenza or a copy of the Self Capitalist.... you'll read well researched statistics that countries that focus on the well being (not in a nanny state way, but through providing better services like public transport, health) have a better way of life and are much happier than those countries that spruik the "economy" in every sentence and government policy.
Everything is economics and a commodity.... fkn houses... now that's a joke. Every person deserves the right to own a house / unit etc. But can you imagine how hard that is going to be for your kids and their kids?
It just amazes me how over time people become more accepting of things and the direction in which everything is going....
You only have to do comparitives to 60's, 70's and 80's, like housing for example, a house would cost 2 possibly 3 times your annual income (remember only one person worked back then).... kids spent more time with their mum, weekends spent doing recreational activities, houses simple but enough....
NOW - houses 8 to 10 times annual average income..... people are HAPPY that prices have gone up, feeling it reflects a wealth increase, how ever when they close their position to buy a new house they should realize that every other house has gone up in value, so now they are paying more as well... not only that, the banks and governments have been saying how great this all is, how well things are going, yet people are borrowing more to buy these expensive houses, so banks rip it in through higher interest repayments, state govs get more in stamp duty.... real estate dudes more commission, couples are both working with kids at day care.... but don't worry, things have improved right????
The government, ever so kind to watch over the banks, makes sure imigration is up, foriegn investment into housing is all fine, so property prices don't decline and the balance sheet of banks is good.... god bless them...
I can't imagine explaining the process of life to a kid now....
Well son, you go to uni, get a job, meet a girl, marry, buy a house, pay that off over 25 to 35 years, she goes back to work after popping a couple of kids out, you both fight over finances, never see your kids or spend time with them.... and get to tell this very story to your own kids -welcome to society son :P Who said slavery was dead...
So I guess... I am not so right wing anymore, but also not left... I believe in responsible governance.... what current "western" governments are doing is peddling crack, and justifying the addiction......
Matt Taylor encapsulates a bit of the ageing/attitude changes that happen to people in this song.
Age, knowledge and first hand experience of the Australian political system has made me a complete cynic.
The only thing politcians stand for are themselves.
Ever noticed how many politicians are lawyers (both sides) and are well trained in parasitic practices
Being a light hearted cynic about the politics of the decision to bring in the carbon tax, well my take is that if there is a big spend pending re: nbn so the proverbial has hit the fan, some serious revenue raising has to be done, simple economics but the principle of the carbon tax is to allow the renewable energy scene to kick for environment sake, but until an attitude change happens re: not in my backyard then there is limited hope, the town planning debate is quite often run on the same defense but the seabreeze of change and population increases will sweep through and we will be faced without the choice of decision, so its easier to face the reality now and try and get a sustainable outcome.
...and I just received another indication......
> PSALM 2010-2011;
> Juliar is a shepherd I did not want.
> She leadeth me beside the still factories.
> She almost restoreth my faith in the Liberal party.
> She guideth me down the path of unemployment for her Party's sake.
> Yea, though I walk through the valley to Vinnies,
> I shall fear no hunger for her bailouts are with me.
> She anointeth my income with carbon and other taxes,
> And my lighting and heating expenses runneth over.
> Surely, poverty and struggling will follow me for eternity,
> And I will live in a rented home all the days of my life.
> But I am glad to be Australian, and glad that I am free.
> But I wish I was a dog, and Juliar was a tree.
