Thread: Who likes pork?

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

During my 30 years in the ADF, the Libs had to build back up what labor crushed. I always hated it when labor got in..

My attitude towards defence spending is you prepare the forces well, then try everything under the sun to prevent having to ever use them! Whilst Labor may not live up to many peoples' demands on the first point, the government has failed dismally on the second. Mis-judged deployments in Afghanistan & Iraq in order to suck-up to the US and extract a questionable "free-trade" agreement now have Australia maligned in the international community for siding with President Bush.

IMHO the ir reforms don,t do a thing for me or others that i know.Gone are the days of safe secure fulltime employment since these clowns have been running this country{by the way after everything is sold off there won't be much to run anyway}also imports have become so cheap(cars etc}that good old aussie companies can no longer compete {more job losses}so yeah big business{liberal party}is doing a great job.{not}

Originally Posted by Outback 1

IMHO the ir reforms don,t do a thing for me or others that i know.Gone are the days of safe secure fulltime employment since these clowns have been running this country{by the way after everything is sold off there won't be much to run anyway}also imports have become so cheap(cars etc}that good old aussie companies can no longer compete {more job losses}so yeah big business{liberal party}is doing a great job.{not}

This is a global issue, not just Australian. The last thing Australia needs is Labor to run all states as well as the Country. We need a balance.

This is a global issue, not just Australian. (quote)

it was the libs who gave us gst and dropped tariffs that kept aussie products competitive!

Originally Posted by incisor

hahahaha

love some of the stuff spouted in this little thread...

wonder when some actual fact makes it into the thread...

Well seeing that the likes of this rubbish " I love the references back to the 80's and the "recession" we had to have, etc, etc", is being posted, I don't think you will

Obviously thought and performance has nothing to do with it.
It's a lot like Toyota versus Nissan or Holden versus Ford.
Mind you "Bogans" buy Holden

No matter who you vote for you'll end up with a politician

Originally Posted by barryj

This is a global issue, not just Australian. The last thing Australia needs is Labor to run all states as well as the Country. We need a balance.

The argument that it is better to have one party in Federal Government & another in State Govt is a myth perpetrated by the Liberal Party to con people into returning them at the last two elections. Firstly, we have a Federal system of government which guarantees the States a level of sovereignty. Secondly, it is arguably better to have the State & Federal governments NOT at war with each other. With the same party in government at both levels there is more reason for the Federal Government to want to preserve the security of their State counterparts. If the two levels of government are at loggerheads, nothing ever gets done (eg. Queensland road funding).

Originally Posted by solmanic

The argument that it is better to have one party in Federal Government & another in State Govt is a myth perpetrated by the Liberal Party to con people into returning them at the last two elections. Firstly, we have a Federal system of government which guarantees the States a level of sovereignty. Secondly, it is arguably better to have the State & Federal governments NOT at war with each other. With the same party in government at both levels there is more reason for the Federal Government to want to preserve the security of their State counterparts. If the two levels of government are at loggerheads, nothing ever gets done (eg. Queensland road funding).

i agree