costello exposes waynes spin , page-5

Sorry but is this the same Costello who presided over the largest taxing government in Australian history? Who implemented a swathe of middle class welfare payments instead of investing in education and infrastructure? The same Costello who relied on the RBA to slow down the economy through interest rate rises that numbered in the teens?

Say what you want about the Labor Budget but it represents the greatest spending cuts in over 20 years of Australian political history. FACT. Means testing of welfare payments put in by the Liberal government should be applauded by conservatives. What happened to small government conservatism in this country? A liberal treasurer who defends the rights of people earning over 150K to welfare? Really?

Lets get some balance and facts into this debate. Did you want deeper cuts in a time of a two speed economy? Really? How would you do that, a mining tax? wonder what happened to that...