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longweekend58

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Rudd and the GST
Aug 13^th, 2013 at 9:30am

This is what the great charlatan Rudd said when the GST was passed in 1999.

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"When the history of this Parliament, this nation and this century is written, 30 June 1999 will be recorded as a day of fundamental injustice - an injustice which is real, an injustice which is not simply conjured up by the fleeting rhetoric of politicians. It will be recorded as the day when the social compact that has governed this nation for the last 100 years was torn up."

"Wow that was scary:- a day of fundamental injustice. That was so scary I thought he might do something about it when he got into Government. And do you know what changes he made to GST over the last six years? To use his own words, not a jot or a tittle, zip, zilch, nothing." (Peter Costello)

What a con-artist is Rudd.

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Re: Rudd and the GST
Reply #1 - Aug 13^th, 2013 at 10:00am

longweekend58 wrote on Aug 13^th, 2013 at 9:30am:

This is what the great charlatan Rudd said when the GST was passed in 1999.

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"When the history of this Parliament, this nation and this century is written, 30 June 1999 will be recorded as a day of fundamental injustice - an injustice which is real, an injustice which is not simply conjured up by the fleeting rhetoric of politicians. It will be recorded as the day when the social compact that has governed this nation for the last 100 years was torn up."

"Wow that was scary:- a day of fundamental injustice. That was so scary I thought he might do something about it when he got into Government. And do you know what changes he made to GST over the last six years? To use his own words, not a jot or a tittle, zip, zilch, nothing." (Peter Costello)

What a con-artist is Rudd.

I remember Beazley making a great job of turning it back... remember that? I think that campaign last a month..but they were all behind him... Grin

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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: Rudd and the GST Reply #2 - Aug 13^th, 2013 at 10:54am Yes.......Labor should be renewing their pledge to "roll back" the GST? 6 years in GOVT and not a mention?
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Grendel Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 28080 Gender:	Re: Rudd and the GST Reply #3 - Aug 13^th, 2013 at 11:39am Oh I think Kevin and Co have discussed putting it up and broadening the tax base. 12.5% seems to be the figure being bandied about...
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longweekend58

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Re: Rudd and the GST
Reply #4 - Aug 13^th, 2013 at 11:42am

Swagman wrote on Aug 13^th, 2013 at 10:54am:

Yes.......Labor should be renewing their pledge to "roll back" the GST?

6 years in GOVT and not a mention?

its the same as this mythological 'structural deficit' They couldn't bitch about Howards ACUAL surplus so they turned it into a form of deficit. And what did thet do about this so-called structureal deficit?

NOTHING.

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