what had labor done ex govt stimulus, page-14

imagine if Labor had been in power before the GFC hit, we would have had a massive deficit.

No surplus for sure
Labor would have spent even more on pink batts and the BER to stimulate the economy and deficit would have grown even more.

who is to say we wouldn't be in the same position as Greece, Italy, Ireland or even the US?

thank goodness we had that surplus built by the Howard and Costello governments.
Isn't it obvious that you should have a little bit of money put away in case things go wrong?
Not to Labor.
spend. spend. spend.
more votes... you know the story.
I repeat thank goodness for Peter Costello and John Howard