Same post as just posted ... right thread this time.
I am surprised a blog such as this could be put up as a tangible point of view. Unless of course it was posted to display the confusion this governments flip flopping has created.
The writer has shown a complete lack of knowledge as to the governments position on the second stimulus payments.
Wayne Swan said it was ok to save the second round of stimulus payouts but the writer of the blog obviously does not know that .... http://www.theage.com.au/national/okay-to-save-stimulus-bonus-swan-20090406-9tkp.html
I suspect the government changed their view on what people should do with the money when they realised that much of the first stimulus pay outs were in fact saved just as Turnbull had warned. It was a face saving exercise so to speak ...... http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24767239-2702,00.html
But hey, lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story!