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Why levy at all?

January 29th 2011 01:53
LEVY ?? WHY ??
I am mistaken once again. I thought we elected our Federal Government to Govern us for our benefit. That is Democracy, isn’t it?
Then why are we being confronted with a levy to restore the flood damage in Queensland? I suppose they have an economy, private enterprise, of course, which uses the infrastructure to make astronomical profits. After the infrastructure is repaired to the satisfaction of the big business enterprises there will be little or nothing given to the poor battling sods who keep all the wheels of the state turning. As is usual in catastrophies, big business will get the lion’s share of the money and poor old my ordinary citizen will get bugger all



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NSW Government 2011

January 9th 2011 05:33
NSW Government 2010
Our esteemed Premier has hurriedly sold OUR electricity retailers. Very hurriedly in fact. WHY?
The State Treasurer tells us New South Welshmen we are now better off by $X billion dollars. But, Mr Treasurer, we owned the damn things anyway, so how can we be better off for the selling of our profit making utilities? Oh Yeah ! I forgot, you are politicians and you have sold OUR property for much less than it’s real value to try to save face with the worlds money lenders. Would that be right


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