Why don't they ditch the stupid NBN white elephant that is going to be out of date before it's even rolled out. That would give them about $40b to rebuild infrastructure.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Millward Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BTMO] Flood levy And so true. They are terrified of not getting back into surplus by 2013 and so won't borrow the money, which is what a government should do in this situation. You can also guarantee that if the budget is suddenly further in the black one year than expected they'll find some waste of money to spunk it on rather than give it back. On 27 January 2011 15:49, Marcus Chantry <[email protected]> wrote: Had to laugh at this comment that someone put up on the SMH website about the flood levy: So.... swany and co blow the surplus on dodgy insulation schemes and throwing $900 to dead people, non australians and bogans to buy a plasma tele's, smokes and pokies and then demand everyone pay it back because suddenly the kitty is bare for infrastructure rebuilding? Priceless economic mismanagement by a group of labor hacks that have never even run a school canteen The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this email in any way and should destroy any copies. Macquarie does not guarantee the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Macquarie. -- Boo! Thick Mick Out! -- Boo! Thick Mick Out! -- Boo! Thick Mick Out!
