What (or Who) is a "Working Family"???

[The Big Shrek]

Wait until next year when we rip into capital gains ....my heart bleeds

and destroy the economy as you always do. ALP = economic poison

Rather than pretending the be economic gurus then leaving the country with rising interest rate levels, over the top inflation and the inability for people to buy a home.

[Wedgie]

Wait until next year when we rip into capital gains ....my heart bleeds

and destroy the economy as you always do. ALP = economic poison

Rather than pretending the be economic gurus then leaving the country with rising interest rate levels, over the top inflation and the inability for people to buy a home.

Surely we're over the Hawke/Keating years by now?

[Psyber]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

[stan]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

Well cya later then. I'll catch u when im in the UK next time.

[Leaping Lindner]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

My family is still suffering from the horrendous policies of the Deakin Government. As for Fisher and that bastard Barton don't get me started on them. Sure it was long time ago but........

[Psyber]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

My family is still suffering from the horrendous policies of the Deakin Government. As for Fisher and that bastard Barton don't get me started on them. Sure it was long time ago but........

It's probably fortunate Arthur Calwell and his team didn't get a shot at running the country then!?

[Psyber]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

Well cya later then. I'll catch u when im in the UK next time.

To be serious, and put all stirring aside, I'll admit we'd be going to the UK at this stage even if the Libs had won, as I'd been promising my wife the trip and she has been forgiving about my putting it off for several years as business opportunities came up. We would have closed our companies and made the same trust and superannuation arrangements too, as it is just the common sense thing to do at the right time. We just sped them up a bit, after the election result, to get it established before the change of policy came. It looked inevitable that the ALP had to honour its promises this year and come up with an excuse for changes later. I predict the announced "tax review" is the vehicle.

I do suspect the GST will be increased as one of the outcomes of the "tax review" to "internationally standard levels" of 17-20% eventually, as part of the review, although there may be more exceptions. Let's wait and see if I am right in the way I am reading the hints that are popping up in the media - as leaks to get us used to the idea.

[Leaping Lindner]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

My family is still suffering from the horrendous policies of the Deakin Government. As for Fisher and that bastard Barton don't get me started on them. Sure it was long time ago but........

It's probably fortunate Arthur Calwell and his team didn't get a shot at running the country then!?

Arthur Caldwell got a shot.....but not at running the country.

[Psyber]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

My family is still suffering from the horrendous policies of the Deakin Government. As for Fisher and that bastard Barton don't get me started on them. Sure it was long time ago but........

It's probably fortunate Arthur Calwell and his team didn't get a shot at running the country then!?

Arthur Caldwell got a shot.....but not at running the country.

Yes, that was startling - one of the things we would have thought could not happen in Australia. Later, of course, there were the exercises run by our military intelligence group during the 1975 crisis based on a theoretical miltary coup attempt in Australia. That was also disconcerting.

[stan]

I know some older people of European origin, who are not over the economic effects of "Devil Whitlam" to quote one of them.
They saw the Hawke/Keating era as more of the same and are getting alarmed now - a bit prematurely, perhaps.

Still I'm taking steps in case they turn out to be right.
[I'm alert rather than alarmed.]

Well cya later then. I'll catch u when im in the UK next time.

To be serious, and put all stirring aside, I'll admit we'd be going to the UK at this stage even if the Libs had won, as I'd been promising my wife the trip and she has been forgiving about my putting it off for several years as business opportunities came up. We would have closed our companies and made the same trust and superannuation arrangements too, as it is just the common sense thing to do at the right time. We just sped them up a bit, after the election result, to get it established before the change of policy came. It looked inevitable that the ALP had to honour its promises this year and come up with an excuse for changes later. I predict the announced "tax review" is the vehicle.

I do suspect the GST will be increased as one of the outcomes of the "tax review" to "internationally standard levels" of 17-20% eventually, as part of the review, although there may be more exceptions. Let's wait and see if I am right in the way I am reading the hints that are popping up in the media - as leaks to get us used to the idea.

Well like I said if your over there the same time I am, I find out which part of the UK your in and if it happens we are in a similar (probably unlikely place) ill catch up with you.

[Psyber]

Well like I said if your over there the same time I am, I find out which part of the UK your in and if it happens we are in a similar (probably unlikely place) ill catch up with you.

OK - we can buy each other a beer or two if we can get something drinkable where I'll be based in one of the northern counties and working part-time to fund travelling Europe. We plan to be there a couple of years at least, from about July this year. The departure date from Oz is not yet firm, as it depends on how long it takes to wrap up business issues here.