Tony Abbott’s real challenge: surviving Labor’s waste

[nero_bolt]

 the end, the next election will come down to one thing above all. Will the Abbott Government have saved us from a fall in our living standards, caused in part by six years of Labor waste?

The head of Tony Abbott’s Business Advisory Council, Maurice Newman, gives a heartfelt speech putting the cards on the table:

... he spoke of losing his ‘’political virginity’’ by throwing his lot in with the Coalition after years having ‘’voted for and worked for both sides’’…

‘’However having watched five long years of reckless spending, economic waste, class warfare particularly aimed at business and the mindless destruction of Australia’s international competitiveness, I thought I had a civic duty to stand up.’’

‘’I have seen and heard nothing since the election to question that judgment,’’ he said. ‘’Indeed I am shocked that so much economic damage can be inflicted in just six years.’’

‘’Labor’s commitments to its ‘better schools’ plan and the national disability insurance scheme were made in the clear knowledge of a budget already under serious and continuing pressure.’’

Mr Newman said growth in real gross national income was about to collapse. ‘’Having become accustomed to better than 2 per cent annual growth for 22 consecutive years, we are now facing the prospect of growth with a zero in front of it. That will feel like hitting a b...,’’ he said.

Australia could no longer afford corporate welfare in the form of support to the car industry and ailing food processors. ‘’Giving taxpayer subsidies to ailing companies has proved to be like giving aspirin to the terminally ill...”

Industrial relations should be reformed, even if the idea brings forth ‘’screams of outrage and the spectre of WorkChoices’’.

‘’We cannot hide from the fact that Australian wage rates are very high by international standards, and our system is dogged by rigidities,’’ he said.

[donnashuggy]

‘’We cannot hide from the fact that Australian wage rates are very high by international standards, and our system is dogged by rigidities,’’ he said.

Send him this link please nero:

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United...

[donnashuggy]

Tony Abbott’s real challenge: surviving Labor’s waste

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[nero_bolt]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

‘’We cannot hide from the fact that Australian wage rates are very high by international standards, and our system is dogged by rigidities,’’ he said.

Send him this link please nero:

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United...

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Salaries And Financing	Australia	USA
Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax)	4,176.70 A$	3,437.04 A$	-17.71 %

Consumer Prices in United States are 34.89% lower than in Australia

Consumer Prices Including Rent in United States are 37.77% lower than in Australia

Rent Prices in United States are 43.58% lower than in Australia

Restaurant Prices in United States are 33.32% lower than in Australia

Groceries Prices in United States are 29.61% lower than in Australia

Local Purchasing Power in United States is 32.23% higher than in Australia

[lakeland27]

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

‘’We cannot hide from the fact that Australian wage rates are very high by international standards, and our system is dogged by rigidities,’’ he said.

Send him this link please nero:

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United...

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Consumer Prices in United States are 34.89% lower than in Australia

Consumer Prices Including Rent in United States are 37.77% lower than in Australia

Rent Prices in United States are 43.58% lower than in Australia

Restaurant Prices in United States are 33.32% lower than in Australia

Groceries Prices in United States are 29.61% lower than in Australia

Local Purchasing Power in United States is 32.23% higher than in Australia

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so with higher living costs the best suggestion they can come up with is to lower the minimum wage ? people will really support that

[donnashuggy]

How about they lower the maximum wage ha ha ha ha, you crack me up nero, truly you do ha ha ha ha

[spotweldersfriend]

And when did rents skyrocket? Under Howard.

[donnashuggy]

So not only has the carbon tax been crippling the poor that pesky minimum wage needs lowering and everything will be ok, this is so funny...............

[spotweldersfriend]

You forgot to add:Unemployment in America-7.3%

[donnashuggy]

How much do they get on the dole there spot, nothing? ha ha