facthunter

Tighten the purse strings at the wrong time and you create recession and hardship and more unemployment. It's easy for the general populace to lose confidence and stop spending. This creates less economic activity and has it's own set of consequences If people have no spare money they don't spend. It's that simple. Nev

It is a close result. That's a fact, but from 9 seats to roughly equal is a shock. They expected Newman to lose his seat. The closed prediction was Morgan poll. Which was "too close to call." Nev

When you barber tells you to plant a certain type of crop, grub it out. Often in farming doing the opposite of what all the others are doing is the best way. Nev

IF you are making money from your operations in a certain country That's where you should pay the relevant tax. What's fairer than that? If you aren't making any profit why be there?. Glencore, a large Coal miner here pays NO tax. Nev

Newman pork barrelled his electorate to a figure well above the TOTAL of ALL the surrounding electorates . Good money management?

The people have said "Good Riddance". Can Do underestimated the brain power of the Queensland people. especially in HIS own electorate. No one died .There were NO riots. They VOTED...Nev

He had a massive majority. He did it his way and the people didn't like it No excuses,No wars no one loses their lives They can lick their wounds and reform their policies and LEARN. I actually doubt that the LNP will. Anyone who is a clever capitalistically inclined entrepreneur type would be out there making money instead of in there trying to make money for their mates and getting rewarded later. WE don't seem to be getting the brightest on the block on that side. Parliament would be too boring and tedious for many. Just pass the paper bags along and get on with it like in the old days. Why ruin a good thing Tony Fitzgerald.? Do gooder. Who needs THEM in QLD.?

When you sell or lease public assets (to your mates) you have to sell them cheap or allow more profits to be made after(Price increase) which is more cost to the people. Wouldn't happen otherwise .Nev

Depends on what figures you use. Abbot keeps using a projection based on anything that makes his case. If you want to know the truth listen to what they say about the financial situation here when they are overseas. Usually the dead opposite of what you are given here. in the media. Is it the truth or did you read it in the Murdoch press? Often said. Nev

It's the repetitive propaganda they feed themselves on.made to a recipe of compliant religion (that fits in with everything they do). Greed is GOOD. God want's you to be rich. We are in the last days so don't worry about pollution. They only notice the guy in front." Loser" is a common term. Conspicuous excess consumerism. Once you buy this object your whole life will change ie Monster gun, Bigger tits ,Showy car. Private jet, Bimbo mistress, Toy boy, Penis enlarger, Personal Psychiatrist, personal Gym instructor Nitro Drag car Bullet proof cars Yacht Cruiser with Helipad (Finish off for yourself). The business of America is Business. What's good for GM is good for America. God bless America. repeat 100 times each day. Possibility of the 3rd BUSH being president. Jeb. Sound like a place you want to live in? WE are going down the same path. Nev.

Not you best post Don. That was a very below the belt thing from Can Do He has claimed to have made changes that predated his VLAD laws and therefore did not exist to be fixed by them.. Those laws Bother many better legal minds than mine will ever be. The "name" has probably been anglicised and have several ways of pronouncing it. Nev

ft bothers me with his misplaced emphasis on age being a major determinant of intelligence and performance. The US withdrew Bob Hoover's licence on that premise. Barry Diamond issued him with an Australian one so he could perform his routine at Avalon. He didn't appear to lack co-ordination or judgement there in the Aero Commander lent to him. Forgive me I have always fought discrimination on any basis, and I guess I'll just keep doing it being too old to change? I'm more radical than many half my age..Nev

What a pity I don't read the Herald Sun. I'm going to miss out on some expert knowledge. I hadn't been inclined to expect to find much there. It's on a par with the Terrorgraph mostly. Nev

The LNP are disorganised and show little evidence of improving in any way. Abbott is NOT popular ( 27%).There could easily be a rift between the NP and the Libs over fracking.. NP in VIC hardly exists. now. Nev

Right on Don. He has been pilloried, mercelessly. Whistle blowers don't do what they do for reward. They do it out of conviction and to see things improved We have a long way to go yet to set things right. Nev

I don't wish to trivialise it Don. I have been a teacher and admit to being naive, back then. I NEVER had any real idea of the extent of it Its DISGUSTING and the cover ups make it worse. Nev

There's lots of bad stuff in the old testament. Re the kiddy fiddling some seemed to treat it as a fringe benefit of being in the job. In fairness it's not only the priests. Sexual exploitation appears to be anywhere it could possibly be. Nev

Geez I don't know Yenn. Keeping on the correct side of the road and obeying lights seems like a good idea. Surely there are others Don't pinch stuff. Molest Kids, sell adulterated food. Isn't a lot of it just living in a society that functions for the majority. Don't ALL tribes have RULES? Nev

And checklists. The surgeons reckon they are clever and don't need them. They only kill one at a time.. and don't get investigated often. Nev

The Archangel Gabriel. Surely a faulty design? Nev

Sleeping is OK but they do more than that. The Devil at work no doubt or perhaps maybe they were doing it to procreate so that is OK too.

The whole statement by John is loaded. Who decides what a smartass is. The "truths and realities of biblical creation" IF that's not contestable we are in strife. Does one humiliate someone with a different view as a matter of course? at religious INSTRUCTION lessons. This is an example of why that kind of thing is so objected to and rightly so. Nev

Can this get any worse? I'm gagging on it.

People do exploit the english system. It's one of the PULL factors for economic migration. In Africa the family say to the BOY. Why don't you go the UK and send back lots of money like so and so down the road does. (you lazy piece of whatever) Nev

The most common cause of bankruptcy in the US is medical costs. (and that is a fact).. Nev

When they are in the business of making money, like the Poker machines which is actually TAKING money they should be treated as any other business. Any real charity should not be taxed on their "charitable efforts" Nev

Sure... As people worthy of some admiration,... IF the "story" is not fabricated (and it took a while to compile it) This Guy Jesus wasn't corrupted by money and thought the church of the time was a bit on the nose. "You have made my Father's house a den of thieves" and tipped over the tables of the moneychangers. He wasn't a snob either. I wonder what he would make of most of the modern churches. Doubt he would be impressed by some. Seems a reasonable sort of person.

The old testament by contrast has a lot of BAD stuff going on. women get treated poorly and it's OK if you are one of gods chosen otherwise you get a very poor time of it. Bit like some parts of the world today. IF you are with the right mob it's fun killing people who dare to think a bit different to you. The bible is the word of god?? Really !!Just WHICH part is... as there are many contradictions I reckon a lot of guys wrote it Not much evidence of a feminist ..Certainly Constantine made it a Holy Trinity.( 3 gods) by proclamation, enabling the Muslims to build on christianity and introduce the far more likely of a lot of unlikely possibilities. ONE true GOD and a new prophet and state there won't be any more.prophets. Hell I find it hard to write this stuff..Nev

What's happening with Islam now is just the same as Christianity back a while. A French King forced religion on the Nordic peoples .under penalty of death. Believe in something or die. That's an oxymoron if belief is believed in. Nev