On Fri, 7 Nov 2014, Michael Scott <luv@inoz.net> wrote:
All I did was say that the government has a large debt. Whatever percentage of GDP or how it compares to other OECD countries does not change that. If it's in the billions of dollars and costs billions in interest, as a percentage of the government's budget, or our taxes, it is large.
If you just look at absolute numbers then by definition everything that a government does is large. But there is no information content in such an analysis.
We can go on and on with the left-right argument, Russell.... I lean both ways depending on the policy.
Please give examples of when you lean to the left. You only get involved in political discussions here to defend the extreme right-wing.
I'd vote Green if their policies only related to their green matters. Unfortunately they don't. They are able to come up with unfunded policies which they never have to justify in practice.
In terms of being a "left" party the fact that the Greens advocate for protecting the environment isn't at all relevant. There have been lots of right-wing "conservative" parties that want to conserve the environment. In fact a common Godwin violation when discussing politics is to refer to the Nazis supposedly being positive towards the environment. Note I haven't bothered looking at evidence of the Nazi environmental policies as it's just not relevant to modern political discussions.
I'd vote Labor if they weren't backed by corrupt unions (and I'm not saying all unions are corrupt).
I'd vote Liberal if they weren't backed by corrupt big business (and I'm not saying all big business is corrupt).
Unfortunately, I've never been in a marginal seat and my vote tends to have little to no affect. This coming state election is the exception. I'd love to see the Napthine government voted out tomorrow, but I dread the alternative. Simply because I cannot stand the absolute lack of regard for the environment. I could say the same for the current federal government.
You think that Labor is worse for the environment than Liberal?
Is that far enough Left for you, Russell?
It's not Left at all. One modern definition of Left vs Right is about whether the government should provide services for poor people or whether it should just exist to serve the rich. Another definition concerns social issues (and you've clearly stated your position in terms of GLBT rights). It's nice that you want to protect the environment, but you still haven't given an example of an issue where you are on the Left side. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/