Re: Wake up Labor, we’re sinking as Budget needs f...

freakiness · ‎05-05-2014

Ah, no that would be because it was worked by a handful of Liberal party members without any concern for the common good.

It's straight from the IPA wish list and we didn't vote for the IPA to run the country.

debra9275 · ‎05-05-2014

no nero, lots of us just don't accept the rubbish they want us to believe. the commission of audit is a joke,when you consider who the individuals are.

I watched an interview last week and they were asked did they have any evidence of people

over using doctors

what eventually came out after lots of argy bargy was that they had no proof of this at all and their finding was based purely on the commission's assumption that it could possibility happen in the future

as I say, it's a joke

catsnknots · ‎05-05-2014

@daydream**believer wrote:
Ok, so i voted for Liberal, but im beginning to regret that decision.

Yes, i have no doubt Labor blew the budget out and Liberal now have to fix it, but cmon, you cant tell everyone you are going to cut, cut, cut and raise the retirement age and then announce that you want to buy a heap of war planes and make changes to paid parental leave thats going to cost an extra 4bil.

And can someone please tell me his plans for the NDIS?

NDIS will not change at all... that was dealt with during COAG but the media only made a 30 second mention. I get email updates for the NDIS and even they confirmed it is not going to be changed.

Also you can still retire and access your superannuation earlier but the only difference is that you won't get the increased pension if you qualify but you will need to make do with Newstart until you are 70.

On the paid parental leave do you know that the Public Service and those in union EBA's gets full pay for 14 weeks? So all those at the ABC, hospitals, government departments and all those from unions that are complaining complaining get way more than the average person, they say that the average worker does not deserve what they get. Does not sound fair to me. And you or I will not be paying for it. It is going to be a levy on the top businesses... the likes of the big 4 banks for example that are announcing multi billion dollar profits will pay.

freakiness · ‎05-05-2014

@catsnknots wrote:

Also you can still retire and access your superannuation earlier but the only difference is that you won't get the increased pension if you qualify but you will need to make do with Newstart until you are 70.

You can only access non preserved super before retirement age. The age for accessing preserved super will increase to 70 also, according to Mr Hockey last week.

catsnknots · ‎05-05-2014

@freakiness wrote:
@catsnknots wrote:

Also you can still retire and access your superannuation earlier but the only difference is that you won't get the increased pension if you qualify but you will need to make do with Newstart until you are 70.

You can only access non preserved super before retirement age. The age for accessing preserved super will increase to 70 also, according to Mr Hockey last week.

I heard talk that they would keep it at the same level.... lets see what the budget brings

freakiness · ‎05-05-2014

@catsnknots wrote:
@freakiness wrote:
@catsnknots wrote:

Also you can still retire and access your superannuation earlier but the only difference is that you won't get the increased pension if you qualify but you will need to make do with Newstart until you are 70.

You can only access non preserved super before retirement age. The age for accessing preserved super will increase to 70 also, according to Mr Hockey last week.
I heard talk that they would keep it at the same level.... lets see what the budget brings

It's not at the same level now. It depends on the year of birth when you can access preserved super funds.

i-need-a-martini · ‎05-05-2014

Isn't it funny how feral the right winged press has gone in the pre-budget lead?

If I had to hazard a guess I would say they are terrified at what the average intelligent person is going to make of this budget and have gone overboard with their fingerpointing toward Labor.

Is it because they are trying to hide the fact that spending increased ever so marginally since 2009 in comparison to the last 30 years?

To be exact, govt spending to GDP over the last 30years has been hovering at a low (by global standards) 25%. During Howards time it averaged at 24.1% with some years reaching over 26%.

During Labors tenure, spending for the year 2009-2010 was 26.1%

Spending for the year 2010-2011 was 25.2%

Spending for the year 2011-2012 was 24.3%.

At the same time, our net government debt increased by a whopping 0.1% last financial year - one of the lowest in the world.

No wonder the right winged press is raging and blowing so much hot air at the moment. Anything to take away the focus from what economists have been saying about our economy for a few years now hey?

daydream**believer · ‎05-05-2014

@freakiness wrote:
@catsnknots wrote:

Also you can still retire and access your superannuation earlier but the only difference is that you won't get the increased pension if you qualify but you will need to make do with Newstart until you are 70.

You can only access non preserved super before retirement age. The age for accessing preserved super will increase to 70 also, according to Mr Hockey last week.

Yep, thats what Hockey said last week.

Who cant be angry when you read how much all the politicians can get when they retire

catsnknots · ‎05-05-2014

I agee DDB.. that gold class needs to stop. No need for that extra bit of luxury that we will never get.

fourandsixpants · ‎05-05-2014

....pollies enjoy perks - even after leaving public office.