You can take Kudos back
"Well, plainly, I wouldn't say that."
is what he actually said, I was too slow to edit
"The best thing we can do for all Australians, rich and poor alike, is get the budget back under control so that the Government can continue to deliver effectively in the medium and long-terms the services that every Australian needs, but particularly low income people." he told reporters in Bungendore.
They have reporters in Bungendore??? what was he doing in Bungendore? 
dear oh dear, even the UnAustralian had a go, best to grovel when even rupes is upset....
Treasurer Joe Hockey has delivered a grovelling apology for suggesting the โpoorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very farโ and that the governmentโs proposed fuel excise increase was a progressive tax measure.
Mr Hockey had initially stood by the comments he had made on Brisbane radio on Wednesday, stating he was sorry if they had been callous but insisting he had statistical evidence on his side.
Public apology after public slap down from Prime Minister Abbott 
ref Boris who said: ............
Mr Hockey had initially stood by the comments he had made on Brisbane radio on Wednesday, stating he was sorry if they had been callous but insisting he had statistical evidence on his side.....
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Love to see Hockits 'stats' and compare to these below:
and here: โHES 2009โ10 Detailed tablesโ and โAustralia_Data_Tables_2009-10โฒ from the ABS site.)
Unfortunately for Joe, the data just doesnโt support his claim. I looked at the 2009-10 Australian Bureau of Statistics data and did some calculations. As you can see below, poor people are hit FAR harder than middle-class and rich people.
Fuel spend as a % of net worth
Poor Australians spend 45 times as much on fuel as rich Australians (as a % of their net worth).
This graph is divided into 5 equal groups (โquintilesโ), by how much theyโre worth โ total assets minus total liabilities. The โLowestโ quintile represents the poorest people.
Fuel spend as a % of gross household income
Poor Australians spend 3.4 times as much on fuel as rich Australians (as a % of their income).
This graph is divided into 5 equal groups (โquintilesโ), by how much they earn per week, before tax. The โLowestโ quintile represents the poorest people.
Data sources
As mentioned above, I used ABS data to derive my calculations. Here are the tables and rows I used, if youโd like to double-check me:
- Fuel spend as a % of net worth โ came from 65300do001_200910.xls TABLE 8, ROW 9 and 65300_detailed_tables_2009-10.xls, 7A, ROWS 535-537.
- Fuel spend as a % of gross household income โ came from 65300do001_200910.xls TABLE 4, ROW 8 and 65300_detailed_tables_2009-10.xls, 3A, ROWS 535-537.
These file names and row details will make sense to you once you download the files (โHES 2009โ10 Detailed tablesโ and โAustralia_Data_Tables_2009-10โฒ from the ABS site.)
Do you think Joe is lying or just ignorant?
This government has certainly shown itโs very happy to lie.
But Iโm not sure if Joeโs lying in this case, or just ignorant.
Either way, itโs a good insight into Joeโs world viewโฆ
Hey Freddie, Us pooooorrrr folk got a new mode of transport
Love it Karlia&...
espesh: Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Abbott's Lies!!
we could even adopt: Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos...............and ....AbbittsMissing!
@debra9275 wrote:
Did anyone see channel 10 news? The reporter said there were 6 "sorry's" in that groveling apology lol
8 times in about 6 minutes, and babbling that he has no "evil intent"...hahahahahahahhhhahahahahahahah it's funny but a little terrifying the total lack of competent people that are leading the country now. A shuffle would be pretty pointless, just more rotten apples, there isn't a single LNP member of govt up to the job, any job.
