Abbott to sell Medibank

[i-need-a-martini]

There goes the benchmark that keeps our insurance premiums at a decent level.

I don't even understand why this is even necessary given that Medibank makes a profit? It's as if decisions are being made without any thought goig into it other than they promised to do it in 2007 so this is their way of punishing voters for not voting for them in at that time.

What other reason could there be?

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-moves-towards-medibank-private-selloff-...

[*crikey*mate*]

uh huh

[monman12]

INAM: "Like I said - medibank makes around $400m. It all goes back to the government. So nitpicking over whether $227 mill goes to the government or $450 mill goes to the government is neither here nor there as it all finds it's way to the same pool.
INAM: "Before tax profit of $450m. The government takes $227m in tax.

INAM: "Apologies. Profit before tax is $320m.  What about  a correct tax figure also!

From Medibank financial records fiscal 2013:

Profit for the year before income tax $315m
Income tax expense $82m
Profit for the year $233m

INAM I think that when  members make definitive statements, a little research is called for rather than  off the cuff (often biased) statements, because after a while I  expect posts to be questionable from some members (not normally yourself),  which does not promote belief in some posts,  or support a political ideology.

Legislation enabling the sale of Medibank was enacted by the Howard government but never repealed by Labor despite it opposing a sale.

    

[freakiness]

Where is your proof that Gillard ever cried poor me?

[monman12]

FN: "Where is your proof that Gillard ever cried poor me?"

ABC Dec 2013

John McTernan,  powerful adviser credited with crafting Julia Gillard's misogyny speech and so-called "gender wars"

That will do, together with the irony that her Poor Me approach,  which resonated  more with females than men, was  the brainchild of McTernan, a man.  Not the brightest approach when at that moment in time  Gillard needed to persuade  the male electorate that she was worthy of their support rather than their sympathy.

    

"It's not actually legal for sheep or goats to vote"

[freakiness]

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@monman12 wrote:

FN: "Where is your proof that Gillard ever cried poor me?"

ABC Dec 2013

John McTernan,  powerful adviser credited with crafting Julia Gillard's misogyny speech and so-called "gender wars"

That will do, together with the irony that her Poor Me approach,  which resonated  more with females than men, was  the brainchild of McTernan, a man.  Not the brightest approach when at that moment in time  Gillard needed to persuade  the male electorate that she was worthy of their support rather than their sympathy.

So one speech using her own words, not some speech written by anyone else, is all you base your claim that she earned the Poor Me title you bestow upon her.

You obviously did not listen to the speech. There was nothing Poor Me about it.

She didn't create any gender wars. In fact she avoided getting involved with gender issues at all until the day she gave the so called misogyny speech.  For the entire 3 years she was PM she was attacked with gender biased hatred on a daily basis and did not buy into it, with the exception of that one occassion.  

It's an extreme stretch to accuse of her of playing the Poor Me card based on one speech that was the opposite of poor me.

The so called gender wars were a construct of people such as yourself who obviously can't accept that women have any place in the old white boys clubs that have always had the power.   Do you blame her for it because she dared to enter the boys arena?  It reminds me of those who blames rape victims instead of the rapist.