gotta zip
so to keep you folks honest
and give you something to do.... like ignore the facts and backslap each other here are the rest of Rudd's lies...
so time for you to start cookin with gas
and shakin that sauce bottle...
Nine months into office, while implementing these productivity-based reforms, we, together with the rest of the world, were hit by the GFC. Lie 11
But our core economic priority, understandably, became national economic survival as we watched bank collapses around the world, depositors lose their savings and economies crash into recession with massive job losses.
As you know, here in Australia, we deployed a national economic stimulus strategy, timely targeted and temporary, which helped keep Australia out of recession, kept the economy growing, and kept unemployment with a five in front of it – one of the lowest levels in the world. Lie by inference 12.
And we did so with lower levels of debt and deficit than practically all the major advanced economies in the world. Lie by inference 13,
These were our core preoccupations from 2008 to 2010.
In early 2010 with the economy stabilising, as Prime Minister I returned to the theme of national productivity growth. Lie 14.
Just to recap: in 2010 one in seven Australians were over the age of 65, whereas by 2050 that ratio will fall to one in four. Lie 15 – unknown.
My confidence in rising to this challenge is underpinned by our economic fundamentals which we have kept strong, despite the pressures of the Global Financial Crisis. Lie 16 – debt and deficit
The government will maintain a prudent approach to fiscal policy, returning the budget to surplus across the economic cycle – and as the Treasurer has recently confirmed. We will continue with our plan to return the budget to balance in the medium term. Lie 17
Because the China resources boom is coming off, Australia's core economic strategy for the future must be one which diversifies our economy, by creating more jobs in manufacturing, food production, infrastructure, construction, and our many other services industries, rather than having all our eggs in just one basket – the resources and energy sector. Lie by inference and contradiction 18
Relying on the lower dollar alone to boost competitiveness is insufficient for the great economic task that lies ahead. Lie 19.
But before you all start reaching for your revolver on the carbon price, let's be rational about this: the carbon price at present contributes less than 10 per cent to national electricity prices. Lie 20.
The primary reason for the hike in electricity prices appears to be the current system of national electricity regulation which has allowed excessive rates of return for publicly-owned transmission and distribution utilities
I am also concerned that if you went through our business elites, you would not find a whole lot of the top 25 executives in each of our top 100 firms who have spent any of their career time serving in Asia – the engine driver of the global economy through until mid-century. Lie by inference 21.
This is a problem of Australian enterprise. Not a problem created by Australian unions. Lie by inference 22.
We now have universal pre-school education supervised by teachers for a minimum of 15 hours a week emphasising pre-literacy, pre-numeracy skills. Lie 23.
We do, however, need to do more with vocational education and training, particularly given the recent withdrawal of effort by many of the states. Lie by inference 24.
Number six: Infrastructure.
Infrastructure Australia is doing great work. Lie 25.
For the first time in the nation's history, a national infrastructure priority list has been developed on the basis of a rigorous cost-benefit analysis. Lie 26.
The NBN is being rolled out – the new infrastructure of the 21st century which of itself becomes a massive productivity driver for firms. Lie 27.
It also involves other productivity drivers such as the effective take up of the NBN. Lie 28.
Mr Abbott says that Australia's core economic problem is that we are suffering from a debt and deficit crisis. Lie 29.
He said: '… there is now a budget emergency.' (Budget Reply speech, 16 May 2013). Lie 30 he said a lot more.
Mr Abbott, is a formidable politician – he is the nation's most formidable exponent of negative politics, and negative politics above all designed to induce feelings of worry, anxiety and fear in the community. Lie 31.
He and the Liberal Party have concluded that fear is a far better political bet than engaging on a debate on the facts. Lie 32.
Which is why once again Mr Abbott refused to debate the economic facts here today. Lie 33.
Fact one: Despite Mr Abbott saying every day the economy is in crisis, since we have been in office the Australian economy has in fact grown by 14 per cent. Lie 34.
And those of Germany and the United States have only grown about one fifth the rate of the Australian economy. Lie by inference 35.
Fact four: Australia's budget deficit as a proportion of the size of our economy is also one of the lowest in the OECD. Lie by inference 36.
Fact five: Australia's unemployment rate is lower than almost every major advanced economy. Lie 37
So this is the factual economic report card for Australia that Mr Abbott does not want to debate today. Lie 38.
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