Yawn….another hollow threat

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• Harry Buttle

  Friday, 19 Feb 10 at 12:56

  more a partial list of failures, but interesting nonetheless –

  2020 Summit, $2 m = 9 useable ideas.
  Save the whales (using the navy to confront Japanese)
  Fight Inflation Genie
  Taxes up (Gas, Diesel, Transport, Alcopops) – inflationary
  Fuelwatch – cost $21 million – stunt – failed.
  Grocery Watch, err, Choice – June, 2009 abandoned its $13 million election promise to force grocery prices down.
  Arresting Iranian leaders
  Education Revolution – computers for all
  National Broadband Network (from $4b, to $7b to $43 billion
  Cash Splash 1 – borrowed
  Cash Splash 2 – also borrowed = $42 billion
  Work Choices / Fair work – Will cost jobs
  Awards Backflips – special dispensation for Tourism/Food industry.
  Immigration/Refugees/Asylum Seekers = Open door – how many deaths so far?
  Oceanic Viking – now facilitating SIEV’s and legitimising blackmail/extortion from illegal immigrants
  Defense – cut expenditure & increase weaponry?
  Homeland Security Department – “a non-core promise” broken Nov 28, 2007
  Global Cooling/Warming/Climate Change/Carbon Reduction – Scam
  Budget Surpluses – Ancient history.
  Economic conservatism – new words, still not in ALP dictionary
  The buck stops with me!
  Electric cars /Hybrid Cars – $6.2 billion – Toyota for one bemused & grateful.
  Securing water on the Murray/Darling – States still at war over water.
  Medicare/Private Health – rebate not to be touched – key election promise – outright lie
  Dental Scheme – gone – the caring ALP
  Cataract Surgery – costs doubled – the caring ALP – now back to 12.5% rebate cut – double backflip
  First Home Owners grant – increased, not aimed to generate building, inflating house prices
  One Stop Super Childcare Centres – maybe in 2095
  GP Super Clinics – $275 million borrowed
  No compulsory University Union Fees – an outright lie voted down
  Coastguard – huh!
  Maternity Leave – out in the never never
  Worker Share Options, June 2009 – on, off, on, off, on like a light switch – blunder
  Carbon emissions reduction – LPG conversion subsidies being phased out l – June 2009
  Carbon Emissions reduction Part 2 – Household Solar Rebate axed 9/06/2009
  Carbon Emission – the Home Insulation Scheme – rorted to death
  Schools Stimulus/? Infrastructure Program – absolute chaos. – Subject to AG inquiry.
  Insulation.
  Solar Panels.

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