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All this Leftie, commie, pinko, woke fake news about the economy. I'm over it !

Chalmers ? Please. I read about this stuff all the time and I know that Scrooge McDuck is the only person (ok...he's a duck) that knows what he's doing fiscally.
 
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Fact-haters getting their react on, didn't let me down. I won't hold my breath waiting for a coherent counter-point.

define breath?

do you mean on earth? underwater? on mars?

can you pls run an international conference on pausing the transfer of oxygen between alveoli for us?
 
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I understand why many on the Left are disappointed in the Albanese government; I know I am. But it is so, so, much better than the Morrison/Turnbull/Abbott governments it replaced, or the alternative Dutton disaster.

An economy going better than most, with wages rising faster than inflation (in the 'Goldilocks zone'), interest rates set to fall, unemployment almost at a 50-year low, and consecutive budget surpluses that also reduced government debt rung up under the Coalition. All this with little to nothing in the way of scandal, corruption, mass water theft, wanking on desks or covering up rape.

If the Coalition achieved this it'd be trumpeted on the front page of The Australian and every other major news service. But Australia's shiteating corporate media whores, including the Right-infiltrated ABC, paint it as a failure, a government under pressure. And the dimwitted, HUN-reading, Project-watching public lap it up.

Still plenty to do, but miles better than the alternative. I'm sure the usual suspects will disagree, without evidence. They'll just btch and moan and say 'woke'.
Funnily enough the last time Labor were in government they were also praised by outsiders for their running of the economy.
 
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Just when you think he might ease-up on the fascism, he ups the ante. Its deeply concerning,
That is what I find fascinating. His supporters bang on about some deep state pulling all the strings, that it's time to take democracy back?

Yet they seem to be condoning Trump's actions, which truly are fascist. His appointments and terminations.

Are they the least bit concerned about democracy/privacy/freedom of speech etc?

Never forget who voted him in. Morons.
 

I understand why many on the Left are disappointed in the Albanese government; I know I am. But it is so, so, much better than the Morrison/Turnbull/Abbott governments it replaced, or the alternative Dutton disaster.

An economy going better than most, with wages rising faster than inflation (in the 'Goldilocks zone'), interest rates set to fall, unemployment almost at a 50-year low, and consecutive budget surpluses that also reduced government debt rung up under the Coalition. All this with little to nothing in the way of scandal, corruption, mass water theft, wanking on desks or covering up rape.

If the Coalition achieved this it'd be trumpeted on the front page of The Australian and every other major news service. But Australia's shiteating corporate media whores, including the Right-infiltrated ABC, paint it as a failure, a government under pressure. And the dimwitted, HUN-reading, Project-watching public lap it up.

Still plenty to do, but miles better than the alternative. I'm sure the usual suspects will disagree, without evidence. They'll just btch and moan and say 'woke'.
Part of the problem is morons on facebook sharing stuff on the economy like the below. No supporting evidence, author unknown. But it makes many feel comfortable with the old Labor are poor economic managers.

FWIW, there is much economically that is beyond the control of either party (stuff like inflation, the value of the AUD) and some of the statements below are complete *smile*. But it panders to those that think everything wrong in their life is the governments fault.

From Facebook
Here’s the reality of Three Years of Labor:

✘ Inflation peaked at 7.8%
✘ 12 interest rate rises; average mortgage bills tripled
✘ Power bills up by $1,000 despite a promised $275 cut
✘ Labor’s renewable energy policies are driving up prices
✘ Climate target of 43% emissions reduction by 2030 is unachievable
✘ Labor’s energy plan could cost $642 billion, five times more than claimed
✘ Real wages are 4.8% lower, while OECD wages rose 1.5%
✘ More taxes: end of (Low and Middle Income Tax Offset), higher fuel excise removing 50% discount, energy rebates funded by taxpayers
✘ Public service bloated under the guise of job creation
✘ Reckless immigration leading to a once-in-a-generation housing crisis
✘ Everything is now 30% more expensive $$$
✘ Reckless spending: biggest spending government in Australia’s history. $12 spent for every $1 saved; spending now 30% of GDP
✘ Debt rising: instead of paying down the Nations debt turned a $15.8 billion surplus to $143 billion in deficits
✘ Eight consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth
✘ 27,000 small business bankrupted
✘ Australian dollar down to record low US61.88¢
✘ Wasted funds: Labor spent: $36bn to solar and wind Oligarchs; $60bn to the NDIS; $50bn to the Aboriginal industry; $600 million on the Bungled Voice, $910 million to Ukraine, $600 million for a NRL team in PNG, $25 million to Gaza & Palestine; $450k on Welcome to Country Celebrations; $251m on advertising promoting themselves! (All borrowed money remember).

If you are feeling broke, after working 50 plus hours per week, now you know why! Australians simply cannot afford another three years of this corrupt Labor government!!

Author Unknown.
 
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Fact-haters getting their react on, didn't let me down. I won't hold my breath waiting for a coherent counter-point.
Only out of curiosity Independence Australia is run by who? How long have they been around?Where are they based?Looked on their website but could not find.
 
Only out of curiosity Independence Australia is run by who? How long have they been around?Where are they based?Looked on their website but could not find.
there's a link on their main page!
easy to find if you actually want to

 
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Only out of curiosity Independence Australia is run by who? How long have they been around?Where are they based?Looked on their website but could not find.

ive set up a go fund page to hire you a Personal Assistant to do all your due diligence.

anyone can donate at #dopointlessresearchforfreeforablokewhosenevergonnachangehismind
 
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ive set up a go fund page to hire you a Personal Assistant to do all your due diligence.

anyone can donate at #dopointlessresearchforfreeforablokewhosenevergonnachangehismind
So I did not find it first time.Big deal.It was a simple question that once again you and your mutual admiration society needed to make smart arsed comments.Seriously getting boring.So just before I go let me get this right. Everything the ALP has done now and previous has been right. Everything that the Coalition has ever done and in the future has been wrong.Everything written in the Age is correct.Everything written in the Australian is wrong.And the Sun?????Blasphemy.Everything Trump does is wrong.Everything Biden did was right.Albo is amazing Dutton is only dangerous.Think I get it now.Zealotry at its best.

No doubt your cohort will revel in this.
 
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So I did not find it first time.Big deal.It was a simple question that once again you and your mutual admiration society needed to make smart arsed comments.Seriously getting boring.So just before I go let me get this right. Everything the ALP has done now and previous has been right. Everything that the Coalition has ever done and in the future has been wrong.Everything written in the Age is correct.Everything written in the Australian is wrong.And the Sun?????Blasphemy.Everything Trump does is wrong.Everything Biden did was right.Albo is amazing Dutton is only dangerous.Think I get it now.Zealotry at its best.

No doubt your cohort will revel in this.

I dont know what zealotry is.

can you buy me a dictionary and post it, with the page bobbed and the word highlighted.

some annotations in the margin would be good too.
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thx
 
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Only out of curiosity Independence Australia is run by who? How long have they been around?Where are they based?Looked on their website but could not find.
Please post a link to the material you can't find.
 
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Please post a link to the material you can't find.
Found the info around this Journal? Certainly fits in with the mutual admiration society. Found plenty of articles praising the ALP.Only found articles denouncing anything Coalition. No bias there.
 
I dont know what zealotry is.

can you buy me a dictionary and post it, with the page bobbed and the word highlighted.

some annotations in the margin would be good too.
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thx
Thank you for confirming my assumption. Zealots never do know.
 
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Thank you for confirming my assumption. Zealots never do know.

no worries.

but ask yourself this:

is it a pile on by a revelling cohort mutual appreciation society?

or am I broadly wrong and annoying?
 
no worries.

but ask yourself this:

is it a pile on by a revelling cohort mutual appreciation society?

or am I broadly wrong and annoying?
It is not about right or wrong actually.It is about balance.Read enough literature that espouses only one view,that is dangerous.Trying to rewrite history,that is dangerous.

Are you annoying? Only when you throw in flippant comments IMO. Saw one of your posts around Xmas when the thread went down.You made mention that you were taking a rest from it for awhile.Never saw the posts and reasoning why the mod took it down.
 
So I did not find it first time.Big deal.It was a simple question that once again you and your mutual admiration society needed to make smart arsed comments.Seriously getting boring.So just before I go let me get this right. Everything the ALP has done now and previous has been right. Everything that the Coalition has ever done and in the future has been wrong.Everything written in the Age is correct.Everything written in the Australian is wrong.And the Sun?????Blasphemy.Everything Trump does is wrong.Everything Biden did was right.Albo is amazing Dutton is only dangerous.Think I get it now.Zealotry at its best.

No doubt your cohort will revel in this.
You are more than welcome to counter any arguments, disagree with what people are posting. That's what this thread is about. Tell us why you think Dutton should be elected this year. Tell us the awesome things that Trump is doing. Contribute to the thread, rather than *smile*ing moaning all the time.
 
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