the buck stops with the Treasurer when forecasts are repeatedly wrong, especially when the pin their colours to the mast and promise a surplus over 100 times
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ok, at least now we're talking about the issues rather than getting nothing from it by just saying "Hockey owns Sales".
Getting to your point, I disagree (that it's splitting hairs)
I AGREE that it was stupidity of the highest order to promise a surplus so many times and FOR THAT reason, Swan showed himself to be POLITICALLY incompetent.
But I disagree that it's splitting hairs.
If you care about the actual problem (WHY is Treasury getting it's forecasts so incredibly wrong) then THAT is where the debate should be.
Why aren't we hearing of any parliamentarians/journalists asking how Treasury got their forecasts so wrong? So many times?
Why is no one saying, "ok fine, it was just a forecast, but what methods were you using and how are you changing your methods to make them more robust?"
