Is our 2 party system just a con?

[randomx]

@pmccarthy , My God, that is one helluva lot of money and for what, what a disgrace. Media should be all over this stuff.

Edited 18 hours ago by randomx

[Marty_d]

2 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

This is the worst period of government I can remember in my lifetime. Perhaps except the Whitlam years. The ideology is to take from us all and redistribute to those who the Government sees as deserving. For which, read labor voters.

Oh, how's that? I'd really love to know how the government works out who voted for them and distributes what it's "taken from everyone" to those people only.

You've obviously lived through more governments than me, but I've lived through 3 worse governments than this - Howard, Abbott and Morrison.

[willedoo]

2 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

The ideology is to take from us all and redistribute to those who the Government sees as deserving. For which, read labor voters.

As the saying goes, socialism works great until you run out of someone else's money.

[facthunter]

What Bl@@dy saying? You can find a "saying" for anything these days. Wealth distribution Trends to favour less and Less of the People, who all want everything done by the government but to Pay no taxes. Where? The TOP few % get the Perks because they can reward in kind.. Packer "said Paying tax for the rich is Optional".  Do you want it Like Trump wants America to be.??    I doubt it.  Menzies brought in child Endowment. Was HE a raving Socials lefty?   A decent  Civilised society doesn't neglect it's needy.  Everyone should have access to Health services and education, Sewerage Roads and drainage etc. The Basics at Least.  Nev .

[Marty_d]

1 hour ago, willedoo said:

As the saying goes, socialism works great until you run out of someone else's money.

Wealth accumulates wealth.

You can't tell me Gina "earned" 40 bill.

With that saying of yours, I'd be asking where the "someone else" got their money, because it was most likely them or their ancestor being a robber baron.

[willedoo]

7 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

With that saying of yours, I'd be asking where the "someone else" got their money, because it was most likely them or their ancestor being a robber baron.

Not my saying, just quoting one.

[randomx]

11 hours ago, old man emu said:

Isn't it amazing how the Information Highway has led us to a destination where we have contempt for those who tell us that they are working for our benefit?

 

 

Trouble is, it's far more than that. The numbers on just about everything after what 4yrs of this one, , tell it all.

 

 

 

 

 

[Siso]

22 hours ago, nomadpete said:

Unfortunately the cynics among us have become so disillusioned that they/we have stopped looking for good motives in our leaders. The worst of the worst have tainted the better ones.

23 hours ago, old man emu said:

Isn't it amazing how the Information Highway has led us to a destination where we have contempt for those who tell us that they are working for our benefit?

Are you guys saying we should just accept that politicians are always going to lie for our benefit? Why worry about having election campaigns then. Do we just pick those whose lies matter least.

[facthunter]

wille IIF you quote it you Own it unless you state otherwise.

  Siso, We have Far from the worst government around. You have to read a lot of rubbish to believe otherwise and there's PLENTY of that ABOUT.  It's easy to just rave on with little facts to back it up. The rest of the World thinks WE are doing alright in the circumstances. That doesn't just happen by Itself.. Nev