I don't have a problem with this tax in theory as long as it only targets high income earners, people in more fortunate economic positions should be able to share a greater burden of economic responsibility.
Fighter planes could well be needed. Those in the know have more of an idea than the rest of us.
We don't need any more fighter planes. Australia is not under any threat from any country for the foreseeable future. The problem is that 'those in the know' on this area are generally those who have a lot to gain from any expansion of the military-industrial complex or are highly authoritarian neo-cons who enjoy having an oversized military from an emotional perspective.
We are back in the cycle, Labor are idiots and run us into debt. Libs have to come in and be the assholes making the hard decisions to dig us back out.
This is a myth. Australia's debt is a non-issue. Australia's public debt as a percentage of GDP is lower than any Western power with the exception of Russia, which is a country that we should not be seeking to emulate at all.
In terms of overall economic policy Labor didn't do too badly, the stimulus package was done by the textbook and whilst the idea of giving cheques to people was somewhat ridiculed it has been proven to be one of the most effective ways of quickly injecting money into the economy.
The only economic areas I would strong criticise the Labor government for off the top of my head were the stripping away of welfare payments to single mothers and the incredibly soft implementation of the mining tax which was a major error.
Anyway don't blame me as I voted for neither Kang nor Kodos.
