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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm BHP has predicted an end to the boom will be apparent in ten years. Australia needs an NBN and Mr Abbott knows it!!
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Reply #1 - May 17^th, 2012 at 3:58pm Abbott follows Howards doctrine..only care about today..tomorrow is Labors problem.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Reply #2 - May 17^th, 2012 at 9:37pm BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm: BHP has predicted an end to the boom will be apparent in ten years. Australia needs an NBN and Mr Abbott knows it!! Yay! when the mining boom is over we can all get on the internetz and still be rich!!!
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Reply #3 - May 17^th, 2012 at 9:50pm adelcrow wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:58pm: Abbott follows Howards doctrine..only care about today..tomorrow is Labors problem. Ha ten years of Labor and we'll be a bankrupt banana republic
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Frances Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3577 In a Castle in the Hills Gender:	Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Reply #4 - May 18^th, 2012 at 12:16am BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Why ask - do politicians ever think beyond the next election?
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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #5 - May 18^th, 2012 at 6:09am

Frances wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 12:16am:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm:

What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?

Why ask - do politicians ever think beyond the next election?

That is the problem, the media let's us down with it's obsession with the current political cycle. I was listening to Richo and Bolt the other night on 2GB and they were discussing Abbott's policy of turning the boats back to Indonesia. Bolt admitted that the Indonesians wouldn't cop this and that it would be a diplomatic impossibility. However, he didn't think Abbott should level with the Australian people before the election because it would make Abbott appear weak. When the commentariat starts praising bad policy and duplicitous posturing for it's political efficacy, we really have a problem.

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #6 - May 18^th, 2012 at 6:18am

Soren wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 9:37pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm:

BHP has predicted an end to the boom will be apparent in ten years.

Australia needs an NBN and Mr Abbott knows it!!

Yay! when the mining boom is over we can all get on the internetz and still be rich!!!

The NBN will make billionaires, you won't be one of them because you lack an imagination. I'd share some of my own ideas but they haven't been copyrighted. Wink

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #7 - May 18^th, 2012 at 6:36am

Swagman wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 9:50pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:58pm:

Abbott follows Howards doctrine..only care about today..tomorrow is Labors problem.

Ha ten years of Labor and we'll be a bankrupt banana republic Cheesy

Amazing when your response to your own short sightedness is to insult others, your irrelevant. Grin

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #8 - May 18^th, 2012 at 9:23am

nairbe wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 6:36am:

Swagman wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 9:50pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:58pm:

Abbott follows Howards doctrine..only care about today..tomorrow is Labors problem.

Ha ten years of Labor and we'll be a bankrupt banana republic Cheesy

Amazing when your response to your own short sightedness is to insult others, your irrelevant. Grin

Wot's up....the TRUTH hurt huh....Open both your eyes Lefty........The last time Labor got 10 years in power they turned us into a bankrupt Banana Republic (Keating told us so)

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If this Government cannot get the adjustment, get manufacturing going again, and keep moderate wage outcomes and a sensible economic policy, then Australia is basically done for. We will end up being a third rate economy... a banana republic.

Paul (Grim Reaper) Keating Speaking to John Laws on Radio 2UE, May 14, 1986.

You're the one who shoulda gone to specsavers for your "shortsightedness" comrade.... Angry

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #9 - May 18^th, 2012 at 11:32am

Swagman wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 9:23am:

nairbe wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 6:36am:

Swagman wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 9:50pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:58pm:

Abbott follows Howards doctrine..only care about today..tomorrow is Labors problem.

Ha ten years of Labor and we'll be a bankrupt banana republic Cheesy

Amazing when your response to your own short sightedness is to insult others, your irrelevant. Grin

Wot's up....the TRUTH hurt huh....Open both your eyes Lefty........The last time Labor got 10 years in power they turned us into a bankrupt Banana Republic (Keating told us so)

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If this Government cannot get the adjustment, get manufacturing going again, and keep moderate wage outcomes and a sensible economic policy, then Australia is basically done for. We will end up being a third rate economy... a banana republic.

Paul (Grim Reaper) Keating Speaking to John Laws on Radio 2UE, May 14, 1986.http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx352/LuvH8/Scared%20Of%20That/smiley-grim-re...

You're the one who shoulda gone to specsavers for your "shortsightedness" comrade.... Angry

I think YOU are the one with your eyes tight shut. The Hawke government took office in 1983. So after THREE years (not ten) Keating made his famous "banana republic" comments.

Incidentally I heard at the time that John Laws had to be taken out and have explained to him the significance of what had just transpired. But that's by the by.

Labor was in office until 1996 - another 10 years after the banana republic statement, Labor had done all the things Keating had demanded. The Labor government DID get "get manufacturing going again, and keep moderate wage outcomes and a sensible economic policy" ... and so we did NOT become a banana republic.

Of course, you being a righty would have trouble understanding any of this. You couldn't even get the first word into your head - "IF". Roll Eyes

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #10 - May 18^th, 2012 at 3:52pm

so what, neither Hawke nor Keating changed their tack and with their numerous consecutive ALP budget deficits and tens of billions of dollars in public debt Australia was well on its way to Banana land until the Howard Govt turned it all around.

Gist wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 11:32am:

The Labor government DID get "get manufacturing going again

Only to have it killed off by Rudd & Gillard taxathons and inflexible IR policies.

These days it's not a banana republic but a European quasi-socialist welfare state Labor are hell bent in turning us into.... Grin

Of course, you being a Pinko would have trouble understanding any of this.... Grin

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #11 - May 18^th, 2012 at 3:55pm

adelcrow wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:58pm:

Abbott follows Howards doctrine..only care about today..tomorrow is Labors problem.

Alright - ten years from now, where does Labor find the money to fund the cash handouts it's giving away from the mining tax? That's assuming Labor doesn't completely kill off mining in this country before then with the carbon and mining taxes.

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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #12 - May 18^th, 2012 at 5:02pm

Soren wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 9:37pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm:

BHP has predicted an end to the boom will be apparent in ten years.

Australia needs an NBN and Mr Abbott knows it!!

Yay! when the mining boom is over we can all get on the internetz and still be rich!!!

Soren has shown his lack of momentum on the subject at hand!!

Cheesy

** Get out of my face buddy, you will lose! ** Shocked

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Reply #13 - May 18^th, 2012 at 5:03pm Frances wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 12:16am: BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott? Why ask - do politicians ever think beyond the next election? Why post here??
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Re: What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?
Reply #14 - May 18^th, 2012 at 5:04pm

MOTR wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 6:09am:

Frances wrote on May 18^th, 2012 at 12:16am:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on May 17^th, 2012 at 3:22pm:

What happens in ten years, Mr Abbott?

Why ask - do politicians ever think beyond the next election?

That is the problem, the media let's us down with it's obsession with the current political cycle. I was listening to Richo and Bolt the other night on 2GB and they were discussing Abbott's policy of turning the boats back to Indonesia. Bolt admitted that the Indonesians wouldn't cop this and that it would be a diplomatic impossibility. However, he didn't think Abbott should level with the Australian people before the election because it would make Abbott appear weak. When the commentariat starts praising bad policy and duplicitous posturing for it's political efficacy, we really have a problem.

We should be talking about UHVDC instead of celebrity big brother!

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