My opinion on the election so far…Well, I am glad you asked! I think it is best to start at the beginning:
Opening with a huge piece of honesty; I am Liberal, born and bred. Passed on down through the generations, it’s all about the Country, not the individual.
Individuals should make their own mark in life, their own wealth and their own successes and failures.
The Government should govern the Country and make it as protected, wealthy and successful as possible, avoiding failures of carrying those individuals who do not bother to make their mark. What happens then? The individuals who are making their mark are given the responsibility of carrying the ones that aren’t.
Sound harsh? Unfair? Look at the big wide world and see just how small you are and try to understand personal responsibility and survival.
Labor takes away that responsibility, shows no responsibility for their actions and is responsible for spending all the money! O Oh! They’ve got the reigns!
My biggest concern now….My party having the wrong leader. But which is the lesser of 2 evils?
Tony Abbott is not what the Libs need. Although he has extensive experience and time in Government, people don’t trust him which makes for a swinging vote.
But then on the other hand, you have Julia Gillard…well, what can be said for that. She snuck up through the back door of leadership to overthrow her own boss sighting that he was incompetent and the wrong face for Labor and that his policies were bad. Hang on a minute! Julia drove those policies right beside Kevin Rudd, but not being in the limelight as much, nobody noticed.
Who is she to put such a sad day on:
History has shown that Liberal make the money and keep the country in check while in office, and Labor come in and spend it all frivolously and put very poorly considered policies in place.
Examples of this trend:
After a very successful run of respectable Liberal Prime Ministers, the next stage occurred:
In 1972, Gough Whitlam came to power: The first time Labor had been elected in 26 years! Big mistake! He did such a bad job and ruined the country in a huge way. So much so that the Governor General at the time, Sir John Kerr, dismissed the Labor Party from power altogether in 1975 and Malcolm Fraser became the “Caretaker” before being elected as Prime Minister. He spent the next 8 years rebuilding the Country.
Then it was Bob Hawke’s turn in 1983. Do you know what he was famous for? Winning a yard drinking competition; yes beer! Lucky for Bob, he inherited a successful government from the Lib’s and managed to stay in power for 12 years, until Paul Keating ‘took over’ his leadership of the party and the role of Prime Minister from 1991-1996. Very charismatic human being. Charming.
Anyone who was around in the time of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating will tell you about the interest rates on their homes hitting %’s of about 20! And we are upset today with 10% peaks!
In 1996, for the first time in 13 years, the Coalition was back, with the reigns being held by John Howard. Not the most attractive man, pretty annoying voice, but hey: He got the job done! He held his seat for 11 years, through some huge world changes. And wow, what a surplus he built!
And we all know what happened next, right! That’s it….Kevin 07! What a campaign trail! With his perfectly gelled hair and perfect annunciation, and the fact that he can speak Chinese, he wowed people with his charm (and of course his apology)! Hang on, this sounds familiar. Hmmm…Oh yes, Paul Keating, the Charmer. Have we not learnt from the past! Charm does not run a Country.
Well after 3 short years (well long really), and so many poor judgments, he was overthrown by his own deputy and party, and it was time for Julia Gillard; “The First Female Prime Minister”. At least she took the measure to not move into the PM’s residence until she was officially voted in by the people. Well really, how embarrassing it would have been to move all your belongings and then have to move straight back out! Best to air on the side of caution…agree?
So what are they actually saying now?
Let’s have a recap on some: “Election Promises”, “Policies”, and more….Here are some exerts from Saturdays West by Gillard and Abbott:
Mining Tax:
- Labor: “The mining tax I have agreed to is the tax we will enact”. “I think they too can look forward to the benefits of the infrastructure that will follow - $2 billion in WA”.
- Liberal: “There is no need for any extra tax on the mining industry”. “There would be a huge slump in investment and jobs and it would always be in the best interest of
Broadband:
- Labor: “Having a national broadband network is about whether, in the future, we can compete with
- Liberal: “On one hand, they keep talking about all these extraordinarily fast speeds but on the other they want to whack an internet filter on it which will slow everything down. So they can’t have it both ways”.
Education:
- Labor: “I’ve built on my major reforms in education by strengthening our approach to empowering principals, better rewarding schools that improve the lives of their students, rewarding the best teachers, and getting families extra payments to keep their children in school”
- Liberal: “We need to ensure that our best teachers get more money in their pockets”.
Greens:
- “At the moment, that puts Labor 3rd and Liberal 4th in our preference”.
Strangely enough, neither party had anything to say on the issue of “Boat People” this week after such a long period of concentrating on it. But check out the front page of the paper. The UN slammed the current government for it decision to “Stop” processing any “Asylum Seekers” from
The “West’s Campaign Trail Mix”:
Spend O Meter:
Labor: $7.5 Billion
Coalition: $27.7 Billion
Savings O Meter:
Labor: $2.1 Billion
Coalition: $6.9 Billion
I am actually beginning to wonder if either party even know what their policies are, how much anything costs, and what they even believe in.
They argue, they match points, they talk things up that they know are impossible.
As Zolton Covax said recently: “Welcome to Election Idol”
Best of luck
Ariana. xox
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