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06/01/22
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Originally posted by pintohoo:
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I guess that's what appears clear I actually see signs going back much further than that -- I mark Bob Hawkes bringing in Uni fees as a wedge in the door - that's grown like a cancer into what we see today in the Libs from there - I see the 'massive' fail in the Howard years ------- to me - that's where the rot was seeded in - the absolute non spending - when, Oz should have been spending - spending on growing the farm - buying more property, building infrastructure - using it's glorious position in the world economy - totally wasted - Howard did bugger all - just gave tax cuts - at the very time - when Oz should have been investing - Howard was giving the piggy bank money to the kids ------------ a huge error. from there - Rudd got stuck with the GFC - did ok with it - better than most - but, the grind down happened continually the banks went from panic - to glory - then, over a few years - fritted away the advantage - government after government had disasters - - Rudd was an infectious dud for Labor - then, the Libs had Abbbott - Oz was screwed either way - now - well, we see what we see --- people with houses think it's great - but, under the socks - there's the most horrendous conditions under the skin - just waiting to erupt the entire body is poorly nourished - the face - if it didn't have makeup on - would appear pale and drawn -- only the lipstick and rouge makes it look ok on the surface --- it's all bs - underneath is horrible ------------------ yet - few can see it still
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@pintohoo ; we're indeed on the same page! The shame of it all is that Australia has had opportunities to step up to the plate and become a positive force for assisting the world to become a much better place - Rudd's G20 initiative fro example. Boy have we made a mess of our place in the world since then as we head towards becoming another Iran - North Korea - Saudi Arabia - Zimbabwe.