Who's Going to Run the Country???

[prozac]

This may get removed as it may be seen as being too contentious an issue. But to make it palatable we can just say limit the posts and just vote.

I don't trust anyone who phones you at night and asks who you will give your vote to, and as a result I don't trust their published reports. Perhaps Woodwork Forumites can tell Australia in advance who will be running the country after 24 November.

So that we don't get bogged down with preference issues we will call it a 2 horse race. You vote for either Labour or Liberal. We could do it by state...nah, keep it simple. So Labour or Liberal?

[TEEJAY]

It will be the same as always run by SWMBOs - you name it politics at every level

[wheelinround]

Macqaurie Bank, Packer, USA, Aisa, same people that always run it

[echnidna]

Whoever offers the best bribes to the voters

[DavidG]

Who's Going to Run the Country???

The money men hiding in the background behind the politicians of any party.

[Ashore]

The Civil Service
I saw Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister and oz aint any diffrent

[Scribbly Gum]

Both parties are clawing back voter support in the polls - dollar by dollar!!!
I'm not sure if we are hearing core promises or non-core promises.
Where is a benevolent despot when you need one?
Cynically yours
SG

[rsser]

Think we get a choice between tweedledum and tweedledee.

I'm in a safe seat for the Reps so my vote will make no difference. My man in Canberra got the seat as a sinecure for former heads of the ACTU and turns in stumbling and mumbling performances between long sleeps in the House.

We used to have the option of going for the Socialist Workers Party who I supported once by way of protest vote - a better msg than drawing beer bottles in the squares don't you think?

As for the Senate, I'll no longer tick a party box since Labor preferences got Family First a seat.

[astrid]

now theres the rub
do we elect politicians to run the country for the greater good of all its inhabitants watch out a rant could develop here.
does anyone really believe they do better for themselves if they allow the economy to overrun ideaology
so there is an economic boom, for who?
the wealth gap has been steadily growing and its the non skilled who lose.
wages have fallen in real terms for sales staff, sales reps, a lot of tradesmen, teachers and even doctors.
once upon a time a 18yo could get a job in a shop, rent a small flat and go out once or twice a week, a good reasonable happy life for a new starter in life.
I dont think this is possible now
sowho's getting the money?
why havent we had infastructure investment like in the 60's
because the money has been spent offering voters pathetic crusts (remember the milk shake) at election time.
if we dont start fixing the broken down schools and investing in cheap clean energy and digging into our pockets instead of holding out our hands and a few smirking at their stock portfolios were all completly --well you know
we're in real danger of becoming keatings banana republic. (or in this case monarchy)
astrid

[prozac]

now theres the rub

once upon a time a 18yo could get a job in a shop, rent a small flat and go out once or twice a week, a good reasonable happy life for a new starter in life.
I dont think this is possible now

astrid

Astrid, they still can, just not in the major cities! Cut the cloth to suit and move to a regional area.

[prozac]

I've noticed that there has been around 198 views of this post but just 21 of you are comfortable to have an opinion. You don't have to post, just vote. No one will ever know that you secretly last after "Our Pauline".

[astrid]

the cost of living is so high within 15k of the cbd that kid have to move to ares with fewer jobs, fewer services and away from friends and family, so who's making the money?
astrid

[rhancock]

Well I voted in the poll, since I don't get a vote in the election, despite paying taxes for the last 8 years...


I don't think there'll be much change this time around, too many lazy voters who see too little reason for a change.

Somewhere I read an opinion that Australians don't vote governments in, only out!

[Ashore]

I've noticed that there has been around 198 views of this post but just 21 of you are comfortable to have an opinion. You don't have to post, just vote. No one will ever know that you secretly last after "Our Pauline".

Guess some are not happy with a postal vote

[Daddles]

Pity about the typo in the heading, but we all know you meant to ask: Who's going to RUIN the country?

Richard
not that I'm cynical or anything