Has a century
of compulsory
voting and a decade
of international
neo-conservatism finally killed off the last vestiges of original
thought in governmental policy? It certainly feels that way.
As Australia approaches a federal election both major parties are
competing based almost exclusively on policies either of cutting taxes
in some form or giving money away in some other form. Is there no
other mechanism of directing society? Surely there must be.
Look at the first home buyers grant. Instead of just cutting the
price of a home, how about some other means of encouraging saving that
isn't giving away the beginning of bank account? Where is the
inspirational leadership and original thinking that gave us
the Industrial
Relations Commission;
the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission;
the Marshall
Plan?
That's the sort of thing I'd like to vote for.
In my other world of software development, this 'just give money
away' approach is known informally
as Econ
101 Management; as in it follows an economic model informed by
only an introductory understanding of macro-economics.
I'd like to hope that our elected leaders knew a little more. Now
please go away and demonstrate that.
2 comments:
I blame the idiot voters who repeatedly voted this facist conservative government in over and over and over again.
The morons deserve what they get.
Signing off,
Over-it Damana
(who is so over voters blaming everyone else except those who put the gov there)
Yes, I agree that people consistently voted for a government who really did not have their best interests at hearts.
However, the Labor party has also completely failed to show any originality in their pre-election policy announcements...
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