Jimmy_041 wrote:And I was proven right in saying Labor would send us further down the gurgler in 2010 and they didn't let me down
so opinions can substitute for fact now can they?
Jimmy_041 wrote:We have been promised balanced budgets and/or surpluses ever since 2010 and have just gone further into the red
both sides will promise this, knowing full well that it is mostly out of their hands on both sides (cf federal parliament)
Jimmy_041 wrote:Whether we should cut the PS, or not, every Treasurer promised it and didn't deliver
thats because it makes economic sense, because it is a huge expense, so money can be found here when they are doing their pre-election costings
BUT it is immensely unpopular because of the fact that it is employs such a huge proportion of the state (see how unpopular cambell newman was for cutting the PS)