This has always struck me with Labor leaders. I can ALWAYS predict what their response to an issue will be because its ALWAYS the populous decision, not the best decision.
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C'mon Maka your leftie audience are highly intelligent individuals so dont insult our huge brain functions.
Populist decisions arent a labour thing. Its a PM vs Treasurer thing. The treasurer always counsels against populist decisions but is always outvoted by the PM. Read Peter Costello's biography. Read John Howards comments when Treasurer during Malcolm Fraser's 8 yrs of budget deficits.
Do you think John Howard's baby bonus & first home owner grants were rational economic decisions or were they populist decisions?