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The price of sticking to the script
Nov 4^th, 2012 at 9:58pm

Penny Wong has "come out" since being reinstated to 1st for the Senate seat

Gillard needed someone other than that idiot Swan to fool people that we are still on track.

The question is - on track for what?

In May Swan tells us that we are on track for $1.5B surplus

4 months later - Swan tells us he'll miss the target by 33%

Now Wong is telling us that we are "on track"

On track for the $1.5B?

On track for the 33% cut?

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15293716/budget-surplus-still-on-trac...

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Bill 14% is not the alcohol content of that wine. It's your poll number

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progressiveslol Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17029	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #1 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 10:08pm You have to wonder dont you. A $1billion surplus. Included in that was an expectation of getting tax money from the mining tax (where it is possible there will be none or very little). Is going to be interesting how they are going to cook the books even further.
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Shane B Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1473 Canberra Gender:	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #2 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 10:27pm The once promised, now "planned", budget surplus has been politicised by Labor. They've had plenty of time to back out of it but have pinned their exonomic credentials to it. Election in March to avoid the inevitable deficit.
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Re: The price of sticking to the script
Reply #3 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 10:32pm

Shane B wrote on Nov 4^th, 2012 at 10:27pm:

The once promised, now "planned", budget surplus has been politicised by Labor. They've had plenty of time to back out of it but have pinned their exonomic credentials to it.

Election in March to avoid the inevitable deficit.

I think they are finding very difficult to back out because Juliar Gillard said just before the election "if I am elected, we will bring the budget back into surplus in 2013".

They just dont want another "there will be no carbon tax"

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Shane B Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1473 Canberra Gender:	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #4 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:01am Well today's narrative from Swan is the wafer thin $1.1 billion surplus remains "rock solid". This is going to be one ugly train wreck.
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MOTR Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6646	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #5 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:08am So Labor still plans to deliver a surplus in an election year. Good stuff.
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progressiveslol Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17029	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #6 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:10am MOTR wrote on Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:08am: So Labor still plans to deliver a surplus in an election year. Good stuff. Is it really. That cooked book surplus is going to give the opposition plenty of ammunition.
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #7 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:35am MOTR wrote on Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:08am: So Labor still plans to deliver a surplus in an election year. Good stuff. at least you didnt say promise..
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37895 Gender:	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #8 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 6:57am Shane B wrote on Nov 4^th, 2012 at 10:27pm: The once promised, now "planned", budget surplus has been politicised by Labor. They've had plenty of time to back out of it but have pinned their exonomic credentials to it. Election in March to avoid the inevitable deficit. yes, i think you are correct
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BlOoDy RiPpEr Gold Member Offline aussie-patriot.com Posts: 2475 Sydney Gender:	Re: The price of sticking to the script Reply #9 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 7:07am I don't give a stuff about a surplus, what i am worried about is how much we owe in debt? And what are the interest payments on that debt? And what the Hell happened to all the money?
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