longweekend58
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perceptions_now wrote on Aug 16 th, 2013 at 12:22pm: longweekend58 wrote on Aug 16 th, 2013 at 12:19pm: perceptions_now wrote on Aug 16 th, 2013 at 11:43am: longweekend58 wrote on Aug 16 th, 2013 at 8:45am: perceptions_now wrote on Aug 15 th, 2013 at 7:07pm: longweekend58 wrote on Aug 15 th, 2013 at 6:47pm: And where are your ideas?? oh of course... you don't have any beyond this idiotic notion that cabinet should be composed entirely of people who a month ago were teachers, gardeners and union reps. No experience in parliament itself nevermind managing the largest corporation in the country.
so why not actually give us your IDEAS instead of your antiquated and contractirory garbage. I have frequently & repeatedly put my ideas in writing, following are some examples - http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1375798381/42#42 http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1376185892/all http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1376351268/7#7 You may have read them & more, but it wouldn't make much difference, your 4R's a just not that flash!Oh & as I have said many times, the re-instating of the status quo (that you are wanting) simply isn't about to happen! This time, everyone will have to bear their fair share of the pain, because Pollies (of all description) got it so wrong, over the last 50-60 years!! However, I have no doubt there will be too many others, like you, who will try to avoid their fair share of the pain, so our problems will be deeper & last longer than they should!!! you have a truly odd and bizarre concept of 'ideas'. You don't actually propose alternative polices at all. I am sure that deep within the morass inside your head you THINK you are promoting alternative policies but they don't actually make it to the keyboard. Nowhere in your ravings where you lamblast every current version of economic policy do you actually come up with any ACTUAL POLICIES. you need help - at least in how to write. 1) You're still stuck in SPIN MODE Longy & you still haven't addressed the REAL & SUBSTANTIVE issues behind the Global & Local Economic collapse! 2) YOU are still pretending that Surpluses are the norm, when they are very clearly the exception, both in OZ & Globally. You refer to the Liberal history of Surpluses, which the Libs did have during the Howard era from 1995-2007. However, you disregard the facts that the 1995-2007 period co-incided with the greatest Global Economic boom of any era, as it was also the Peak Baby Boomer years AND you disregard history which says that Debt & Deficits are part of the usual role of government & have been in most countries (as can be seen at the following website), for most of the modern era! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt 3) The fundamental problem/s facing Australia is NOT SIMPLE, as you suggest & not just bad forecasting, as you suggest, although clearly forecasting is & has been a problem for quite some time, for both Labor & Liberal thus creating a gross under-estimation of the problems we now face! 4) Your solution, as usual, is simply retsoring the OZ Economy to what it was. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN! IN FACT, IT CAN NOT HAPPEN, because a number of major Economic drivers have changed direction (over time - 50-60 years) and all political party's & Treasury have done what you are doing, ignoring the problems, in hope they will magically disappear. BUT, THEY WILL NOT, THEY CAN NOT & WE ARE NOW FACED WITH A LONG TERM SYSTEMIC SLOWDOWN, WHICH IS NOW UNAVOIDABLE!
The best we can try for now, is to avoid the worst outcomes, by everyone taking their fair share of pain & by getting stuck into some of the areas I have previously referred to, those being - a) A concentration on Productivity & I would start with reducing government by one entire level, that being Local Councils & a complete review of Government, including ALL Taxes & All Expenditures! b) However, this will require great care on specifics, NOT AN ACROSS THE BOARD AUSTERITY DRIVE, WHICH WOULD SIMPLY DRIVE THE ECONOMY FURTHER SOUTH! c) The thing that neither YOU NOR MAQQA seem capable of comprenhending is ALL ACTIONS & INACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES and your simple SPIN WILL NOT SOLVE ANYTHING!
THE REAL LOCAL & GLOBAL ECONOMIC DRIVERS ARE NOW - 1) DEMOGRAPHICS 2) ENERGY (LACK OF SUPPLY TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND & RISING PRICES) 3) CLIMATE CHANGE
THE ABOVE ARE BASIC ECONOMIC CAUSES, EVERYTHING ELSE ARE EFFECTS, WHICH FLOW FROM THOSE CAUSES!
You, Maqqa & others, MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE, but THEY ARE NOW THE REALITIES OF GLOBAL ECONOMICS & THEY ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, NOT FOR QUITE SOME TIME!!!
I suggest YOU get used to this new REALITY & stop dreaming of what used to be, Mr Longy Van Winkle! and where in this the 964th retelling of the same thing is YOUR SOLUTIONS? You keep claiming to have them so where are they? You truly are 4R's inhibited, Longy!!! so list them all here, right now. Actual suggestions and solution. No one else has been able to find them in your scribbling's. so there is your challenge. speak to us oh economic oracle and give us your wisdom.
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