Adrian Bonham wrote: > > > I agree.. *However- In terms of Political parties, the "Labor Party" is closer to > > the American version of "Yellowdog Liberal Democrat" and the Liberal party > > reresents vewis more akin to mainstream thinking right? *I came to understand that rather quickly from a back-channel conversation with Fiona Thorne some time ago...*It "alluminated my thinking"<G> > > In some ways, I agree with you. The Labour Party (ALP) is more concerned with the > workers and improving their conditions. They are ones who bring in most of the social > reforms while the Liberals do a lot to help the rich get richer. In America, that is the Traditional Republican party- that has been overwhelmed by the conseritive christian voters, at the core however is the eleteist members of the "old Guard"... *Both parites in America are drunk on the "soft money" that flows into their coffers and leaves as silent "favors" and undertable deals.. *Some do not understand this as the cancer on our Freedom to rule our land.. The access to our leaders is choked by corporations, and what is comming is no difference between the two parties... and that will be a sham We must break the "Iron Triangle of special intrest-campign finance and special favors to those with access paid for by cash!" *How can the men who "take the money" cut off the gush of influence that money buy's? > John Howard (our PM) will > not say sorry to our Aborginal people for a policy brought in by a previuos Liberal > governemt that took Aborginal children from their parents. They have also slashed the > money their give to CHild Care centres that working mothers use so they can work. > This has forced many to give up work because they could not afford the $200 per week > for Child Care. Most of them were earning around $300 per week. *USA has zero child care sudsidies... only tax deferments and not enough to pay for day care. *I agree that to get poeple to work and *provide a liveing wage we must care for the children of these working moms.. *This is percieved as a "Hillery Clinton proposal" > > > > *Also.. Auzzies may feel somewhat benevolent to those who have been made >"redundent" or > > reconize the positive effects of a social inclusive health care > > system, right.. > All brought in by the ALP. We had a case here at the beginning of the year where John > Howard's brother Stan sacked all his workers and closed up his factory owing them > over 11 milliondollars in redunance pay. Stan got to keep all the money he made and > his nice house and cars. While some of the workers nearly lost theirs. There was just > a public out cry that the government (by the way of a grant) had to give the money > owed to the workers. *When you get sacked in America there is no "redundentcy pay" just a payment after waiting for a period of "un-employment insurance" claimed against the former employer. > > > > In our former church the parking lot was full of Mercades and Lexis cars > > and the carpet was clean and deep purple and the air chilled as the Pastor > > lectured with a decending powerpoit screen behind his head... > We have a few Lexis cars and one or two old Mercs in our Church parking lot, but for > the most part it's mainly the average type car like Fords. We also use PowerPiont > (without a decending screen) at Hawkesbury (I know, I'm one of the operators). We > use it for the songs mostly or to give a report on our new building (we've outgrown >our > old one). I have been in Churches like your old one and I felt like crying out "You > hypocrites, you talk of helping others and that's all you do." Them churches are >dead. > > > *So of course you may feel I stemped on your toes or you may agree- > > But that don't matter as the real deal is what we do about what ever the Lord > > gives us as resources... > > Nar, ya missed. I a round about way I do agree with with you, it's just I live here >and I > see things happen that other Countries don't. It's the same for the USA. I could make > similar type comments about the USA, but it would be based on limited experence. *Right... like when American sing "Land of the free and home of the brave" it applies to you in Oz as well<G> > > One thing I do know is that for the most part the people of our two Nations are a lot > like. > > > > > > > > > > > > There's a storm coming, our Storm. > > > PROCLAIMING GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD > > > Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!' > > > Isaiah 49:9 > > > Love in Jesus > > > Adrian Bonham aka Morning Light, The Larrikin > > > > > > I looked to the heavens to where God dwells > > > I looked into my life to see he lives there as well. > > > > > > Outpost 49 > > > Hawkesbury Royal Rangers > > > Windsor, N.S.W. > > > Australia > > > F.C.F. 94 > > > http://www.summit.net.au/~founder1/ > > > _______ > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > > > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > ��ࡱ > There's a storm coming, our Storm. > PROCLAIMING GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD > Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!' > Isaiah 49:9 > Love in Jesus > Adrian Bonham aka Morning Light, The Larrikin > > I looked to the heavens to where God dwells > I looked into my life to see he lives there as well. > > Outpost 49 > Hawkesbury Royal Rangers > Windsor, N.S.W. > Australia > F.C.F. 94 > http://www.summit.net.au/~founder1/ -- ��ࡱ�
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