"Did Labor voters honestly beleive that Jooylya & Wayne would deliver them a surplus ? Would half the Labor voters know what a surplus is ?"
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To be honest who cares. The surplus is pretty much heavily reliant on the world economy. If it performs to the upside, surplus it will be (& Dear Leader takes the credit). If it performs to the downside then a deficit it will be (& Dear Leader can blame world economic events).
I honestly dont go to bed worrying about surpluses & deficits. The next Coalition Govt can always fix it by selling off Telstra.... DOH! Telstra's already been sold off, hasnt it...