What do use want from the next government ?

[KraftyPg]

When housing affordability is based on "average pay x 3 = affordable house" it's no wonder people talk about a housing affordability issue. Average wage is around $70K (according to C9 the other day) so that puts a single income family on average wages only in the affordable housing bracket if their house was $210K or below. Unaffordable was about $270K and over that out of reach or some such other jargon they used when they looked at the "word of the day" calender. While there is houses in that price bracket around the country there aren't many in the cities, even for a 2 income family at $420K there would be quite a lot of 2 income families overstretching the "affordable housing" bracket.

It's not any governments fault people over spend on their houses and it makes no difference who's in power when the banks have the free reign they do to lend money, it's not even the governments fault when the banks don't pass on interest rates cuts but you can bet like every other campaign since the early 80's this election lead up with have one or both parties making it an issue because sucker voters love to hear that their favourite leader plans to do something about interest rates.

 

[terryc]

What, he/she/it is going to invade the USA or something so they'll stop investing their money in our dollar?

SFA the gummint really can do. either they widen the parameters of what they want the reserve bank to work on, or they go towards gnats arse, either way will be pain for someone.

Shrug, ignoring the bilge in that very dated news article, houses are definitely affordable, unless you are very picky.

Hmm, i wonder who Bob might get down here. I sure hope he doesn't choose on their hat style.

 

[Jason]

 

[Krankin]

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[4BYFOR]

I want another 1000 bux in my account bring ruddie back!!!

 

[Ridgie]

http://www.news.com.au/national/ton...launch-in-sydney/story-fndo4bst-1226562833136

I dont mind Abbott, but I personally dont want this payed nanny crap.

WTF did people do yesteryear. They didn't get the baby bonus, they didn't get payed day care, no maturnity leave etc.

Oh and how can we forget all the bullshit certificated we need these days.

I have to do a ladder course in a few weeks FFS.

This constant bullshit pushed onto business is whats making manufacturing go overseas. Wonder if you need a chainsaw ticket in China ? How about a ladder course, WTF happened to on the job training ?

Haven't read all the responses but I can tell you this - the cert's etc are needed to cover the bosses arse - Courts are full of people suing the boss because the employee fell off a ladder. My question is - what happened to taking responsibility for your own actions and **** ups? (Not yours personally Dave - but you know what I mean).

 

[nakedape]

^ It's a delicate balancing act! We all want a safe work place, but can't stand the all the rules and reg's. So you're right Ridgie -- EVERYONE needs to take responsibility for their own actions (Employers and employees) and then we might not need a ticket to use a pen!

 

[Foxbat]

Sex With Gillard

I want to have sex with Julia. She's already ****ed the rest of Australia and I want to know what I am missing out on.

 

[nakedape]

I want to have sex with Julia. She's already ****ed the rest of Australia and I want to know what I am missing out on.

If Abbott gets in then you'll know all about being ****ed

 

[KraftyPg]

So what you're saying is we are fcuked either way...seems like the right sentiment, pity there is no medium.

 

[terryc]

Oh, if you want a medium, try a Ouja (wee jar) board.

 

[KraftyPg]

Oh maybe we could get Harold Holt back with one of those.

 

[Dave]

Less red tape. I heard of a bloke who's taking his drilling rig up to Roma to pump out some mine. He's using his own equipment and has to do a three day induction.

Other than that, get the hell out of our lives and stop wasting money.

Well dont vote Labor or the Greens.

 

[terryc]

Well dont vote Labor or the Greens.

It wasn't Labor that introduced all the red tape, but little Johnny and and the Liberals that instroduced the most red tape of any government since federation. Go figure, the party of small government isn't .

 

[Dave]

Which red tape are you refering too ?

Union's are pushing for all these certificates to do this and that.

 

[Old.Tony]

I'd vote for Greig Pickhaver as long as his deputy was John Doyle, who both publicly campaigned:

If you've got the poles, we've got the holes.

Now that's a campaign. If elected, you'd be able to get a hole any time you need one.

 

[Krankin]

Union's are pushing for all these certificates to do this and that.

well not entirely....Workcover have a lot to answer for in that respect.

 

[terryc]

Which red tape are you refering too ?

Union's are pushing for all these certificates to do this and that.

Which unions and which certificates?

The only stuff I know about is people in a particular field trying to keep others from doing "their work".
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[terryc]

Which red tape are you referring too ?

It was a comment on a radio program a few years ago.

Banging on about "red tape" for pollies is like blokes discussing the weekend game. From what I remember it was someone unconnected with either party who
made it when two pollies were going at it.

I did try and find something on the web, but I think my chances are infinitesimal of getting something factual now.

All I know is that whenever here is a problem, in stead of evolving the rules & regs, they create a whole pile of new ones(red tape) that just pisses everyone off.

 

[Nevyn]

On that note, I'd like to see less interference from any government in our day to day lives. We're not all idiots and some of us actually grew up at some point in our lives, so a little less of some wanker telling us how we need to do things (and legislating so we have to listen) would be nice!

Cheers Brad