John Smith wrote on Sep 5
th, 2013 at 9:35pm:
aquascoot wrote on Sep 5
th, 2013 at 8:49pm:
i would never count public service job losses as real job losses as they dont exist in the real economy.
they are a win for the real economy , and as such, should be counted as a bonus.
we (the private sector) dont want to employ any of those public servants though, as they are tarnished goods. it would take years to retrain them in efficient work practices.
personally, they should all be parked in extensive 'work for the dole ' projects, and be made available to the private sector to do menial tasks like washing our cars, cleaning our toilets, maybe fetching the mail.
tony is aiming way too low with these numbers. i'd close canberra down and operate the country from kirribilli
and there is the reason why you'll never be put in charge of anything bigger than your vege patch.
you are indeed correct john.
the extensive intrusive and largely useless bureacracy is unlikely to fall upon its sword, even though this would undoubtedly be in the national interest.
still if tony can put them on a diet, whittle away some of the waste, make their lives uncomfortable , well, its a step in the right direction.
the smart business person (ie me) just looks at the system. plays the hand canberra deals us. and gets on with flying as low under the radar as possible.
i spoke to some of my millionaire chinese neighbours about the election. they have 0 interest in it. theyre too busy chasing $$$$ to worry about such trivialities
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