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Reply #60 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 9:23am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 8:23am:

Imagine the repercussions if all the banks were to close on the same day, it would not be pretty. Anyway there's not much we the people can do about it, it's far too late now, and I don't think that whatever route the governments took/take to block it would have made much difference.

Most people agree that Roosevelts stimulus packages (New Deals)eased the Great Depression if nothing else, so by following the same path maybe it will lessen the impact this time too. Who knows? One thing for sure, fiat money ended up being a disaster.

pansi! people dont spend money on necessities...these days.. its all must haves.. they dont save a for a rainy day...because the big fat pay packet will cover that unexpected bill..[car break down]..and if it doesnt doesnt everyone have a credit card??.. another must have!!..

the biggest enemy today is the credit card... we never had them and never had the debt like they have today.. just kids out of school are running up debts on these thing.s..maybe the world money people should put a big ban on them for starters... cant pay cash... cany have it!! pretty simple.

when I think of THOMO spending up big on brothels..grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

and he wouldnt be alone would he???????????????????

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Reply #61 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 10:14am

cods wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 9:53am:

culldav wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 9:50am:

What are they getting paid for? The majority of these parasites are only figure heads, and don’t do any of the work themselves - so why the hell should some bludging politician earn $800,000 of tax payer money, when people behind the scenes are doing all the work for $50,000 salaries?

Has anyone in Labor, Greens, Independents, Liberal or Nationals worth an $800,000 salary?

How can any rational person advocate that an opposition politician is worth an $800,000 salary when the only thinks they do is “ASK QUESTIONS”.

Their salaries need to be reduced, not increased.

what do you really know cullday???.. have you worked there or with a pollie..from where we are sitting it looks easy.. you tell me is a football player worth milllions... and what about basketball players... I mean come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Politicians do nothing except read and rehearse the reports their staff research and prepare for them. They simply get paid their massive salaries for being “talking heads” and I don’t think that good enough in this day and age. Them not being involved in the process also represents why “SO MANY” politicians are “SO” out of touch with what’s happening in the Australian community.

We have Education Ministers and opposition education ministers who don’t have any qualifications in “BEING” an education minister, and the same can be said for all the other portfolios.

Seriously, who in the private sector would employ an individual without any qualifications or education in a specific job they want filled?

This is what’s happening in the Australian Government ALL THE TIME, and when something goes wrong, you people start criticising and running around like chickens with your heads cut off. Well, maybe its time you started to wake up to what’s happening before you vote these unqualified people into Parliament and give them Ministerial positions.

Remember 98% of them are solicitors…

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Reply #62 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 10:37am

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Imagine the repercussions if all the banks were to close on the same day

You mean like today?

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Politicians do nothing except read and rehearse the reports their staff research and prepare for them.

Not really. This just reinforces the point that those calling for lower politicians salaries do so out of ignorance of what politicians need to do.

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They simply get paid their massive salaries for being “talking heads”

It is not a massive salary. You do not have to get very far in the private sector to earn the same.

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We have Education Ministers and opposition education ministers who don’t have any qualifications in “BEING” an education minister

What are the qualifications?

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Remember 98% of them are solicitors…

And this is the wrong qualification to have for writing legislation?

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Reply #63 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 2:03pm

Imagine the repercussions if all the banks were to close on the same day

You mean like today?

They're not closed today. I'm sure the ATM's are in full service as usual and internet banking is a 24/7 event.

I meant closed like Roosevelt closed them for a week in the first depression. Closed until further notice, meaning no transactions at all = chaos and mayhem.......want money, can't get Sad

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Reply #64 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 2:12pm

I find it both very poor and appalling though Pansi that you take pleasure in others' misfortune and actually WANT economies to fail.

Think of all the families and mortgages that will go under, and you think that's funny.

You and Lastnail need to take a good look at yourself as to taking pleasure in that possibility.

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Reply #65 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 5:13pm

culldav wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 10:14am:

cods wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 9:53am:

culldav wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 9:50am:

What are they getting paid for? The majority of these parasites are only figure heads, and don’t do any of the work themselves - so why the hell should some bludging politician earn $800,000 of tax payer money, when people behind the scenes are doing all the work for $50,000 salaries?

Has anyone in Labor, Greens, Independents, Liberal or Nationals worth an $800,000 salary?

How can any rational person advocate that an opposition politician is worth an $800,000 salary when the only thinks they do is “ASK QUESTIONS”.

Their salaries need to be reduced, not increased.

what do you really know cullday???.. have you worked there or with a pollie..from where we are sitting it looks easy.. you tell me is a football player worth milllions... and what about basketball players... I mean come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Politicians do nothing except read and rehearse the reports their staff research and prepare for them. They simply get paid their massive salaries for being “talking heads” and I don’t think that good enough in this day and age. Them not being involved in the process also represents why “SO MANY” politicians are “SO” out of touch with what’s happening in the Australian community.

We have Education Ministers and opposition education ministers who don’t have any qualifications in “BEING” an education minister, and the same can be said for all the other portfolios.

Seriously, who in the private sector would employ an individual without any qualifications or education in a specific job they want filled?

This is what’s happening in the Australian Government ALL THE TIME, and when something goes wrong, you people start criticising and running around like chickens with your heads cut off. Well, maybe its time you started to wake up to what’s happening before you vote these unqualified people into Parliament and give them Ministerial positions.

Remember 98% of them are solicitors…

but they do make the final decision they do have to TRY at least to make the right one at the right time.. as they do have to live with it..

like the decision to assassinate rudd......wrong call but they made it they have to live with it..

we dont like it.. and we have a right to say so at the next election.. I am sure one or two independents are asking themselves what did we do???

I dont know about you but I couldnt run BHP.. or .. Westpak... or run the govt...but I do like to think they have a duty to perform for this country therefore also myself..

we need sensible confident people to run the show..even CEOs have backroom boys to do the dirty work..

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Reply #67 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 7:27pm

freediver wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 8:49am:

BigOl64 wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 8:46am:

freediver wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 8:39am:

Sounds good to me.

Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

But we pay top dollar and still get monkeys.

No-one else gets to 'retire' on a multi million dollar 'retirement' package after only 9 years of service. The taxpayer has to do at least 10 years just to get 3 months long service.

Pay them on performance, they have to prove to an independant body of taxpayers on how they deserve a pay rise. That's how it works in the real world.

They do not deserve their taxpayer funded super and they can beg for pay rises just like the rest of us.

What other jobs do you know of where people get paid peanuts then at the end of the year they have to argue with a bunch of people who are ignorant of their role in order to get a salary that matches the job?

Ever worked in sales? Grin

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Politicians and Nappies need to be changed often and for the same reason.

One trouble with political jokes is that they often get elected.

Alan Joyce for PM

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Reply #68 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 7:28pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 9:31am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 8:51am:

freediver wrote on Oct 1^st, 2011 at 8:47am:

Australia has one of the most stable governments in the world.

... being lead by one of the most incompetent leaders in the world.

A simlistic, immature, partisan opinion

One that approximately 73% of the population currently agrees with.

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Politicians and Nappies need to be changed often and for the same reason.

One trouble with political jokes is that they often get elected.

Alan Joyce for PM

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Reply #69 - Oct 3^rd, 2011 at 6:22am

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 2:12pm:

I find it both very poor and appalling though Pansi that you take pleasure in others' misfortune and actually WANT economies to fail.

Think of all the families and mortgages that will go under, and you think that's funny.

You and Lastnail need to take a good look at yourself as to taking pleasure in that possibility.

I didn't cause it and I refuse to take the blame.

I am one of the 99% as you are andrei.

The 1% are to blame and the 1% are laughing at you.

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Reply #70 - Oct 3^rd, 2011 at 9:33am

Obviously many people have not seen these politicians at their place of employment - during question time, or answering questions by the media and the public, when these so-called adults turn into a bunch of screaming name calling children who refuse to answer the questions that are asked of them.

When we see these current batch of politicians act like immature children, the question has to raised, is this the best group people we can find from Australian society to represent all Australians to be Prime Minister of this country and to act as Ministers in senior portfolios in this country?

I personally believe it comes down to qualifications, and right now we have a Prime Minister and Ministers in senior portfolios who have NO qualification to be these senior Ministers.

What qualifications does Gillard have to be PM of Australia and run a $trillion economy besides being a solicitor…LOL LOL

You need to answer this question yourselves; would you hire someone to do a job if they didn’t have any qualifications or knowledge to do the job?

This is what Australians are doing at every election by voting in unqualified people to senior Ministerial positions, and Australians are wondering why their medical, and school systems have been stagnant and decaying for decades.

No wonder Australia is losing out to the rest of the world, we don’t have educated or qualified people to take over these senior government portfolios.

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