There is a large discontent growing for the cash handouts.
Billybongos post; Only 17% of voters according to Newspoll believe any new stimulus should involve more cash handouts.
Near half believed the budget should be reduced in size by scrapping tax cuts.
My take on that poll is then around 53% are for the tax cuts as promised and as the article states 78% want cash handouts avoided, although the infrastructure spending question does muddy the waters for my summation.
Hm very interesting. Does Australia have a cash hand out hangover?
EAGLE888s response: Billybongo, I have had a look at the newspoll and I need to correct your assertion that the poll shows 53% of voters want the tax cuts to go ahead. In fact there are a majority of voters who want the scheduled tax cuts to be cancelled and only 44% for the tax cuts to take place. 9% are uncommitted. Interestingly 50% of coalition voters would like to see the tax cuts cancelled.
Further the question on the cash stimulus packages is relative to any future ones and there is as expected an overwhelming view that further cash payments are not required. The already made cash stimulus were very popular as evidenced by earlier polls and the second stimulus poll question on infrastructure clearly indicates overwhelming support for future stimulus packages to be in the area of infrastructure spending such as roads and schools.
Billybongo the results reflect precisely and support the governments strategy, that is, short term cash stimulus to be followed by longer term infrastructure spending. Even though we are getting the next lot of tax cuts the poll shows that even 50% of coalition voters do not see tax cuts as a panacea for economic recovery.
On overall voting intent there has been a very small move to the coalition and a bigger move to the Greens the latters vote improving from the previous poll by 22%, that is, their vote increased from 9% to 11%. The overall poll results of labor 55% and liberals 45% would still mean a crushing defeat for the coalition if the election were held now. The coalitions primary vote is still lower than it was at the 2007 Federal election. In spite of the slight improvement in the coalition vote notably Turnbull has failed to make any headway in the preferred PM vote remaining at 19%. The Greens seem to be improving their position and would likely gain the balance of power in the Senate if a double disolution were to occur.
