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red baron

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Time for Abbott's wake up call
Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:14pm

I have supported Abbott all the way to his rise and rise to Prime Minister.

Now I say that he needs a size 12 axe handle around the head, in his quest to have the States of Australia sell off their assets.

I realise there is another thread on this but I am focusing with this one on the need to give Abbott the Wake Up Call of a lifetime.

We need to let this bloke know that absolute power really does corrupt absolutely.

He has sold the lot of us down the river because there was NO MENTION at all of this programme when he was going for gold in the last Federal Election.

He needs to be told and told fast that the Electorate will not tolerate our assets being sold down the river to privateers.

These are our assets, our essential services which will be plundered by private companies who will then charge us the earth to turn on a light globe.

Write to the Federal Government, write to O'Farrell and tell them this is just not on, not for one bloody second! Angry

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #1 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:22pm

Privatising everything has always been the LIB/NAT agenda...
so you really knew what would happen when they got in ....

what has been the disappointment is that the Labor Party was also going down this path by stealth.

So just what are the alternatives?

When will we get a Politician or Party the truly has the best interests of the population?

Going by the last 2 decades .... I'd say never.

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #2 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:23pm

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:14pm:

I have supported Abbott all the way to his rise and rise to Prime Minister.Now I say that he needs a size 12 axe handle around the head, in his quest to have the States of Australia sell off their assets.

How many times were you warned this would happen ? ... I suggest you find a friend and ask him to use that size 12 axe handle on you .... if he's truely a friend, he'll make the first shot count.

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #3 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:37pm

John Smith wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:23pm:

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:14pm:

I have supported Abbott all the way to his rise and rise to Prime Minister.Now I say that he needs a size 12 axe handle around the head, in his quest to have the States of Australia sell off their assets.

How many times were you warned this would happen ? ... I suggest you find a friend and ask him to use that size 12 axe handle on you .... if he's truely a friend, he'll make the first shot count.

That's pretty much what I said in that post that was designated as spam.

Cheesy

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #4 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:37pm

John Smith wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:23pm:

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:14pm:

I have supported Abbott all the way to his rise and rise to Prime Minister.Now I say that he needs a size 12 axe handle around the head, in his quest to have the States of Australia sell off their assets.

How many times were you warned this would happen ?

We warned them so many times about the dangers of voting in an Abbott Government, and they wouldn't listen.

It's been less than 7 months, and already they're starting to realise the huge mistake they've made.

Roll Eyes

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #5 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:50pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:37pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:23pm:

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:14pm:

I have supported Abbott all the way to his rise and rise to Prime Minister.Now I say that he needs a size 12 axe handle around the head, in his quest to have the States of Australia sell off their assets.

How many times were you warned this would happen ?

We warned them so many times about the dangers of voting in an Abbott Government, and they wouldn't listen.

It's been less than 7 months, and already they're starting to realise the huge mistake they've made.

Roll Eyes

Fear not. In 3 years you can vote again. Cool

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call Reply #6 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:52pm The problem is that you vote for a Party on their policies then they go power crazy and lose sight of what it was that put them in, in the first place. Labor self destructed in exactly the same manner.
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Rubin Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 493 Darwin Gender:	Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call Reply #7 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 7:01pm red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:52pm: The problem is that you vote for a Party on their policies then they go power crazy and lose sight of what it was that put them in, in the first place. Labor self destructed in exactly the same manner. This comment is absolutely spot on.
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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #8 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 7:24pm

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:52pm:

The problem is that you vote for a Party on their policies then they go power crazy and lose sight of what it was that put them in, in the first place.

Labor self destructed in exactly the same manner. Roll Eyes

No , the real problem is that the libs and murdoch were feeding you crap for entree main and desert, and you went back for seconds for each course

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #9 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 9:21am

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:52pm:

The problem is that you vote for a Party on their policies then they go power crazy and lose sight of what it was that put them in, in the first place.

Labor self destructed in exactly the same manner. Roll Eyes

Exactly the point, Red - the Tag Team are all cut from the same cloth. They both did this in the just passed election, and that is why both are on the nose with the electorate, which is why the electorate is swinging back the other way in State elections.

Poor fellow, my electorate - running from one ambush straight into another and back again, with no other way out.

Time for that new party - who's with me?

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #10 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 9:54am

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:52pm:

The problem is that you vote for a Party on their policies then they go power crazy and lose sight of what it was that put them in, in the first place.

Labor self destructed in exactly the same manner. Roll Eyes

The problem you have red, and your god-bothering ilk, is that you place too much emphasis on faith.

Faith blinds you to the realiity of liberal governments, who always try to sell off assets.

Costello's "surpluses" were all from asset sell off. Unfortunetly, the liberals are going to run out of assets soon enough.

Medibank private for example was not sold off by Howard due to the very lucrative dividends it produces for the government. Now short-term Abbott is going to sell it off. Madness, but you voted for them because your based your vote on faith.

Never trust a politician.

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Bread and Butter Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 390 Gender:	Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call Reply #11 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 10:01am Both labor and liberal parties have sold off assets and retain it as a plank in their policies. I don't know how it can be some politically biased comment.
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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #12 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 10:02am

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Apr 1^st, 2014 at 9:21am:

Poor fellow, my electorate - running from one ambush straight into another and back again, with no other way out.

Could be worse - you could be in an electorate that is so safe that you know who's going to get in regardless of what swings there may be. Makes me wonder what the point is in turning up to vote.

Well, there probably is a point to it if there's an upper house election....

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #13 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 10:02am

The less assets the Government owns the better, but at the same time, there needs to be check and balances to percent monopoly from developing, basic capitalism 101.

Privately owned business and assets have a profit incentive to cut costs and be more efficient. If you work for a government run industry, managers do not usually share in any profits. However, a private firm is interested in making profit and so it is more likely to cut costs and be efficient.

Also Often state own business and assets are open to Political Interference. They are motivated by political pressures rather than sound economic and business sense. For example a state enterprise may employ surplus workers which is inefficient. The government may be reluctant to get rid of the workers because of the negative publicity involved in job losses. Therefore, state owned enterprises often employ too many workers increasing inefficiency.

Selling assets off will reduce the burden on government, If worst comes to worst, we can just re-nationalized it all from national and international owners.

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Re: Time for Abbott's wake up call
Reply #14 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 10:18am

John Smith wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:23pm:

red baron wrote on Mar 31^st, 2014 at 6:14pm:

I have supported Abbott all the way to his rise and rise to Prime Minister.Now I say that he needs a size 12 axe handle around the head, in his quest to have the States of Australia sell off their assets.

How many times were you warned this would happen ? ... I suggest you find a friend and ask him to use that size 12 axe handle on you .... if he's truely a friend, he'll make the first shot count.

That's not very nice John, everyone is entitled to change their mind. Red won't be the only one to turn against his beloved Libs. As a matter of fact I was talking to a rusted on yesterday, a Lib freemason through and through, he was warning me how dangerous this government is lol!!! I nearly fell over, had to ask him to verify he was talking about our government and not that of Thailand since we were discussing that country just minutes before.

He won't get away with putting shyte on the oldies, no way!

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