Can our State Governments really be this irresponsible in times of financial crisis?. It makes you wonder about the intelligence of the pollies we have elected.
From today's Australian:
States demand $23bn to back Rudd Lenore Taylor, National correspondent THE states are demanding up to $23 billion in extra funding from the federal Government to sign up to Kevin Rudd's new federalism. A confidential brief prepared for the states reveals they have developed funding options for the five big agreements in health, schools, disability services, housing and vocational education and training, with the preferred option for an additional $23 billion over four years on top of current federal funding to the states of $33billion a year.
The Prime Minister has called a special Council of Australian Governments meeting on November 17 to clinch agreement on the new deals, which must take effect from January.
