Thread: Can't wait for the election to be over...

Originally Posted by Ralph1Malph

I personally hope you are saying this in jest.
****Disclaimer***
I do not intend to announce my support for any candidate on my ballot paper in this forum nor intend to embark upon an ideology argument with the learned folk of this forum.

However personally, I believe that I and most of my extended family, are definately better off under the coalition now, then I will be under the ALP in a few years time, should they win.
In no particular order:
Employment: I am a soldier. Historically, the ALP has done no favours for the ADF. In fact many of us 'senior soldiers' cringe at the thought of returning to the hawke/keating Defence Force days - no money for equipment, ammo, salary, fuel etc. No deployments to practice our craft and significantly, much downsizing and razor gangs.
Investments: In order to be self sufficient in old age, I have an investment portfolio - mostly property. Labor introduced capital gains taxation, and tinkered with negative gearing. I fear for their return and my portfolio.
Trade: I am an electronics tech by trade, we have never had it so good! I am not talking about the tradie shortage, but the fact that I am no longer beholden to a union or the fat smelly shop steward! I can and do earn as much or as little as I like, when I like.
Social Welfare: We have a special needs child and have never had so much assistance. Almost embarrassing.

In conclusion, I do not speak for all, just me. Also, my vote is wasted as I'm in Lalor, a safe labor seat held by the witch herself, comrade gillard.

Also, I note that many have indicated that they would prefer better roads, hospitals and schools etc instead of a surplus. I do as well, but I have discounted those as voting issues this time round. Why? They are state issues. I expect my useless state member to deliver those but she hasn't! Those things will only be fixed here in Gods toilet when the people change state governments.
To appease those who believe I have been one eyed, I will vote for the opposition if they can promise that my mortage stress will reduce immediately after the election and all my federal ill's will be solved.

Anyway, my ten cents worth.
As I said, I will not be entering into any further discussions re the election as political discussions are never won they just make good landy drivers argue!

Ralph

Nobody is listening

Originally Posted by harro

Nobody is listening

eh, what?



Personally, I've got over it. I can't be stuffed caring about anything more than why my local high profile drop-in-to-knock-the-PM-out candidate keeps sending me mail, and nothing to any other voters at my address.

Go on, take a punt. Is it:
a) I'm young and don't have entrenched voting patterns
b) They think I'm the man of the house
c) As above, and expect me to make everyone else do as they choose me to do
d) They're saving both paper and ink by only addressing to one of the people on the roll at my address, and hoping that, since it's election trash, it'll get seen by everyone anyway
e) I'm bored, can't give a stuff about this post anymore, so lets go look at landies

Oh Party of Gillard, to communism's triumph lead us on! Who doesn't want to be a socialist when you get an anthem like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLi_m656tQQ

It's enough to make anyone want to vote Labor

Originally Posted by Ralph1Malph

I personally hope you are saying this in jest.
****Disclaimer***
I do not intend to announce my support for any candidate on my ballot paper in this forum nor intend to embark upon an ideology argument with the learned folk of this forum.

However personally, I believe that I and most of my extended family, are definately better off under the coalition now, then I will be under the ALP in a few years time, should they win.
In no particular order:
Employment: I am a soldier. Historically, the ALP has done no favours for the ADF. In fact many of us 'senior soldiers' cringe at the thought of returning to the hawke/keating Defence Force days - no money for equipment, ammo, salary, fuel etc. No deployments to practice our craft and significantly, much downsizing and razor gangs.
Investments: In order to be self sufficient in old age, I have an investment portfolio - mostly property. Labor introduced capital gains taxation, and tinkered with negative gearing. I fear for their return and my portfolio.
Trade: I am an electronics tech by trade, we have never had it so good! I am not talking about the tradie shortage, but the fact that I am no longer beholden to a union or the fat smelly shop steward! I can and do earn as much or as little as I like, when I like.
Social Welfare: We have a special needs child and have never had so much assistance. Almost embarrassing.

In conclusion, I do not speak for all, just me. Also, my vote is wasted as I'm in Lalor, a safe labor seat held by the witch herself, comrade gillard.

Also, I note that many have indicated that they would prefer better roads, hospitals and schools etc instead of a surplus. I do as well, but I have discounted those as voting issues this time round. Why? They are state issues. I expect my useless state member to deliver those but she hasn't! Those things will only be fixed here in Gods toilet when the people change state governments.
To appease those who believe I have been one eyed, I will vote for the opposition if they can promise that my mortage stress will reduce immediately after the election and all my federal ill's will be solved.

Anyway, my ten cents worth.
As I said, I will not be entering into any further discussions re the election as political discussions are never won they just make good landy drivers argue!

Ralph

Ralph,

Spot on.
I know how you feel and I also hope that the labor puppet does not make it.

If he does, we are in for a VERY bad time.
Whitlam and Keating will have nothing on this fall out!

I only hope people have some sense of vision and see that.

Reality is, those how vote for Krudd have no idea of economics, how the rest of the world sees Australia, economy, exports, strength of the AUD, and last of all oil!

If Rudd gets in, you can expect to pay $3.00 a litre, for all of the above reasons.

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Ralph,

Spot on.
I know how you feel and I also hope that the labor puppet does not make it.

If he does, we are in for a VERY bad time.
Whitlam and Keating will have nothing on this fall out!

I only hope people have some sense of vision and see that.

Reality is, those how vote for Krudd have no idea of economics, how the rest of the world sees Australia, economy, exports, strength of the AUD, and last of all oil!

If Rudd gets in, you can expect to pay $3.00 a litre, for all of the above reasons.

90% of Australian society has NFI about economics!! Whinge whinge bitch about interest rate rises yet we are being offered income tax cuts every bloody budget!!! HA! and people wonder why they keep going up.

Gillard is busting to see the CPI at 300% so she can lament her days as a little girl in Russia 1917

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

90% of Australian society has NFI about economics!! Whinge whinge bitch about interest rate rises yet we are being offered income tax cuts every bloody budget!!! HA! and people wonder why they keep going up.

Gillard is busting to see the CPI at 300% so she can lament her days as a little girl in Russia 1917

LOL

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

Oh Party of Gillard, to communism's triumph lead us on! Who doesn't want to be a socialist when you get an anthem like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLi_m656tQQ

It's enough to make anyone want to vote Labor

Thanks for the laugh Joel, that's brilliant!

(They were obviously lousy at predicting the future, tho'...)

Reminds of the Petshop Boys music/video of "Go West"

Cheers, GQ

Julia is sick of being recognised as the most boring and
sexless female politician on the planet.
If Comrade wins, she is going to let her hair grow back to its natural colour and have a make over ( a blow out at public expense ).
Then she will be able to share the honor with Hillary !

Ralph, were you suggesting that it wouldn't be wonderful ?
But kevin has promised us.
I always have the mute button on but I am sure thats what he wooda said.