Re: Abbott must go, arise Sir Malcolm!
Reply #148 –
the conundrum is that there simply is no money in the til
tightening the belt is long arduous and unpopular .
Unfortunately, there was a lot of waste in the last 6 years
regardless of ideology of policy and whether one deemed it to be successful or not
The problem with using a term like "waste" in an argument like this is that it is subjective. What is "waste"?
Is a university spot a waste?
What about a hospital bed, is that a waste?
Perhaps cuts to such are considered to be a "saving', I suppose until you need one it is?
How about some diplomacy is offering some a waste? Given the diplomatic state of things today is unraveling over three decades of diplomatic effort in just a week or two also a waste?
Is waste selling gun boats to a semi-gorilla controlled democracy a waste of human life or is it just irresponsible?
Is cutting emission controls a waste? Perhaps we are going to turn the carbons around and send them home if they try to cross our border without permission!
Is canceling an ultra long life cheap to operate low maintenance fibre optic network a waste? Is replacing the same with high maintenance high cost 100 year old copper wire based network also a waste? Where is the smartness, where are the savings?