ElectionElection Campaign (Claytons - of course)
August 7th 2010 10:07
The Election Campaign (Claytons, of course)
If the present rate of ex-prime ministers becoming involved carries on, we shall have enough experienced prime ministers to fill the needs of all electorates with them. Mind you, I doubt that the voters would like that. We have to have one, it’s in our Constitution, but more than one would be a nightmare.
What do we, as citizens of this country, really want from our political representatives.
From my own personal point of view – simply a fair go would be nice. But we are all different and what seems fair to me may well seem out of order to someone else.
Therefore I shall have to be more specific.
1. One law for everyone so we are all treated equally . This includes pension schemes, health insurance, tax benefits and allowable deductions, provision and use of transport of all kinds, application of fraud laws and misuse of public money the same for politicians as for the private citizen.
I could go on and on , but who would read it.
2.
Use of Public monies for electioneering should be denied to all and sundry candidates. Who ever heard of a business paying potential employees for preparing their CV, providing them with free transport to promote themselves and all that other guff the pollies get.
3. Affordable health care – No matter who you are or what you are. Based on need. Remembering always that an ounce of prevention out weighs a pound of cure (attempted mostly)
4. A reasonable approach to asylum seekers. There is so much controversy over this matter I don’t know what is best. That old adage ‘ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ might just fit the situation nicely. If you want to come here and live peacefully as we mostly do, then you must accept our laws and our way of life. If you don’t want to do that, simply go home where you came from.
5. This being in the middle of an election campaign I would dearly love to hear positive oratory from all the candidates. All about their particular Party’s policies. It’s a shame Mr Rabbot is always rabbitting on about how bad his competition is while offering next to nothing to move ‘forward’ (hehehe). For example, wasn’t that Nauru thing a failure when Howard was PM? AND isn’t the latest bit a bumff about giving up the dole for ‘guaranteed employment’ a genuine ‘ furphy?’ Work for the dole with another name.
6. The foxy Julia is not being drawn much from her plan by the journos idiot questions, is she? Asylum seekers are coming here as fast as they can because they are a profitable business for the poor boaties from Indonesia. Stop them? You must be kidding. Give Julia a bit of a go.
7. And what of Mr Brown? Does he have any policies yet? Or is he sitting on the fence hoping to hold the balance of power in the Senate without having to do anything?
8. Lastly I would like to live in the outback where there are no pollies, no health services, no public transport, no jobs and no hope of getting anywhere much at all. Damn, that’s just where I do live- right now.
If the present rate of ex-prime ministers becoming involved carries on, we shall have enough experienced prime ministers to fill the needs of all electorates with them. Mind you, I doubt that the voters would like that. We have to have one, it’s in our Constitution, but more than one would be a nightmare.
What do we, as citizens of this country, really want from our political representatives.
From my own personal point of view – simply a fair go would be nice. But we are all different and what seems fair to me may well seem out of order to someone else.
1. One law for everyone so we are all treated equally . This includes pension schemes, health insurance, tax benefits and allowable deductions, provision and use of transport of all kinds, application of fraud laws and misuse of public money the same for politicians as for the private citizen.
I could go on and on , but who would read it.
2.
Use of Public monies for electioneering should be denied to all and sundry candidates. Who ever heard of a business paying potential employees for preparing their CV, providing them with free transport to promote themselves and all that other guff the pollies get.
3. Affordable health care – No matter who you are or what you are. Based on need. Remembering always that an ounce of prevention out weighs a pound of cure (attempted mostly)
4. A reasonable approach to asylum seekers. There is so much controversy over this matter I don’t know what is best. That old adage ‘ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ might just fit the situation nicely. If you want to come here and live peacefully as we mostly do, then you must accept our laws and our way of life. If you don’t want to do that, simply go home where you came from.
5. This being in the middle of an election campaign I would dearly love to hear positive oratory from all the candidates. All about their particular Party’s policies. It’s a shame Mr Rabbot is always rabbitting on about how bad his competition is while offering next to nothing to move ‘forward’ (hehehe). For example, wasn’t that Nauru thing a failure when Howard was PM? AND isn’t the latest bit a bumff about giving up the dole for ‘guaranteed employment’ a genuine ‘ furphy?’ Work for the dole with another name.
6. The foxy Julia is not being drawn much from her plan by the journos idiot questions, is she? Asylum seekers are coming here as fast as they can because they are a profitable business for the poor boaties from Indonesia. Stop them? You must be kidding. Give Julia a bit of a go.
7. And what of Mr Brown? Does he have any policies yet? Or is he sitting on the fence hoping to hold the balance of power in the Senate without having to do anything?
8. Lastly I would like to live in the outback where there are no pollies, no health services, no public transport, no jobs and no hope of getting anywhere much at all. Damn, that’s just where I do live- right now.
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