The coalition left the Labor government in a position in which it could avoid a recession. The recession hasn't yet been avoided. The government has a large debt. The ALP is doing all it can to stop the coalition from reducing that debt. A lot of the spending to "avoid" the recession was probably wasted on unnecessary school buildings, a lethal insulation batts policy, a $900 bonus payment which may or may not have made any difference to the economy.

I said I didn't like the Liberal government's policies, yet you use the East-West link against me?

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Peter Ross <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:
From: "Michael Scott" <luv@inoz.net>
> I don't like Dennis Napthine and I don't like the policies of the current
> Victorian government, but the Labor governments have been terrible. Their
> policies are, on the surface, "wonderful", but are generally unfunded,
> except by deficit budgets, funded by increasing debt.

Of course it is much better management if Liberals:

- Get elected with the promise to support the Metro Rail Tunnel

- Drops it after the Minister for Racing becomes the Premier
  (the one that not even bothers to declare his investment in horses
properly)

- Gets the East West Link "planed" so all "consultations" are done before
the plans are finalized

- Cannort show us good reasons, business plan deliberately hidden, "second
river crossing" advertised (where please?) and "27 minutes time savings'
(when travel at peak times takes 21 minutes now)

- Runs into legal hurdles because of the shoddy planning

- Signs a billion dollars contract weeks before the election promising the
consortium hundred millions of "refund" if the process cannot be cleared
in court (and the opposition may cancel this bull-shit project after a
likely election win)

- "Rediscovers" the Metro Rail Tunnel

- Ignores five years of planning and changes the routes completely because
something needs to be advertised (there is an election coming!)

- Has to find out that it collides with billion dollar investments in
development of high risers

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fishermans-bend-rail-rerouting-runs-into-tower-projects-20141105-11hheb.html

That's management!

In the mean time Baillieu and Naphtine killed all investment in wind and
solar energy. This contributes to the rise in unemployment with the
highest rate (13% I think) in Naphtine's electorate. Amongst others there
was a company building rotors for wind turbines that closed down.

I call that "good way of running an economy"!

I don't know whether Liberals were any good in history but this lot is a
corrupt and greedy bunch of village idiots. The only qualification: The
work for the rich.

Last time I checked it was a Labor government which helped Australia to
avoid a recesssion during the Global Financial Crisis. The only developed
country world wide which avoided this.

Just all sing after Rupert Murdoch and The Hun:

Liberals are goods for the economy
Liberals are good for the economy
Liberals are good

.. for me!

Hallelujah!
Peter

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