Arrange John Howard's worst financial mistakes in their most catastrophic order:
His decision to sell two thirds of our gold reserves for rock bottom prices.
His middle class welfare from 2003-2006 that baked at least $20-25 billion of spending in each budget up to this day.
His Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement that gave away the light commercial section of our car industry in 2005 in exchange for nothing.
His $9.6 billion deficit as Treasurer in 1980 (about $40 billion in today's money.)
His decision to sell 25 years of our gas to the Chinese for rock bottom prices.
So much economic incompetence to choose from. That guy couldn't manage a corner deli, and yet gets wheeled out each election as a symbol of good economic management.
