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Andrei.Hicks

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Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means?
Reply #15 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:50am

freediver wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:48am:

Oh well, looks like there will be more handouts for farmers, whoever wins.

Given the farming community along with the miners, drives Australia.

I am not sure I see that as a bad thing.

I am very much a city person, always have been, but the Nationals win so much support out in places there for a reason.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination - Oscar Wilde

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mantra Gold Member Offline ozpolitic.com Posts: 10750 Gender:	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #16 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:52am I'm not sure all farmers get handouts, but it is the FTA which appears to affect many of them (and of course drought). Our exports are subject to tariffs, but many of our agricultural imports from the US and China aren't. There doesn't seem that much we can do about either of the above.
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Reply #17 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:55am

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:01am:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 10:59am:

I think we'll have another election within 3 months.

Any government formed will be too unstable.

Bobby we've got a Conservative minority Government in Britain right now and it's proving to be a damn sight better for people than the majority Labour Government it replaced!!!

No sign of an election in the UK and it's been well over 3 months now.

Hi Andrei,
I hope Abbott can do the same.

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Reply #18 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:58am

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:50am:

freediver wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 11:48am:

Oh well, looks like there will be more handouts for farmers, whoever wins.

Farming no longer drives this country. If anything they are becoming parasitic. This country has a strong emotional connection to rural australia, but the reality is quite different. Unfoprtunately in politics we tend to be guided by that emotional connection. Farmers and politicians milk it for all it's worth. They feel no shame in demanding that Australians pay more for our food so that they don't have to change the way they do things, so that they can continue running a business the same way their ancestors did 100 years ago.

The nationals do well out there for one reason - self interest.

People who can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bug me in ways I cannot put into words.

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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #19 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:34pm FYI, peoples: this arvo's special post-election edition of the Drum has just started on ABC24...
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #20 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:54pm FYI...Tony Abbott is conducting a press conference on ABC24 right now...
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Is this what the Balance of Power means? Reply #21 - Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:58pm Equitist wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 3:54pm: FYI...Tony Abbott is conducting a press conference on ABC24 right now... Well, that was quick - and rude! About 3 minutes - and very evasive - before he just abruptly turned around and took off... Not looking very statesmanlike!!!
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