A sudden move in the Senate saw a big chunk of the Loophole Bill being passed. What passed and how it passed is the dawn of a 'new' capitalism for Australia.
John. If only this could be achieved. But OMG, the background stories about some pollies can be hair-raising. Fortunately the vast majority of pollies Ive dealt with over many years are level headed, 'normal' people but the political environment produces strange behaviour with, too frequently the 'scary' characters often holding sway. But we have to deal with the pieces that are on the chess board and the players who are playing. There's little pick and choosing just dealing with the vagaries of the human character
The number of idiotic policy errors that have been born from deals buying off ‘independent’ senators would fill a book. As individuals, they tend to be ideological, but analytically unmoored from any relevant intellectual discipline or life experience. And they are cheap to buy off.
Voters never learn, and each crop of independents is soon replaced by the next.
I am continually amazed at the stupidity of power drunk politicians who enact legislation that will be both expensive and difficult to fully implement, knowing full well that when there is a change in Government, the opposing side will get rid of it. What happened to sitting down and exploring the things that would really genuinely add value to society, brilliant ideas that the opposition will probably oppose but quietly agree with. This is a waste of time, a despicable source of anger and resentment, and a genuine set-up for future conflict. A country as prosperous as Australia, arguably does not need very much legislative change, more just an ongoing "trimming of the sails". These self absorbed, self important buffoons, binding themselves to some imagined legacy, continue to shoot themselves in the foot and expect the community to foot the medical bill. We need a group of politicians who understand the meaning of "Smooth Sailing when the weather is fair."
John. If only this could be achieved. But OMG, the background stories about some pollies can be hair-raising. Fortunately the vast majority of pollies Ive dealt with over many years are level headed, 'normal' people but the political environment produces strange behaviour with, too frequently the 'scary' characters often holding sway. But we have to deal with the pieces that are on the chess board and the players who are playing. There's little pick and choosing just dealing with the vagaries of the human character
Funny things happen to people when given power. For many of us, it is our biggest challenge, to be given power but to remain humble and in service.
The number of idiotic policy errors that have been born from deals buying off ‘independent’ senators would fill a book. As individuals, they tend to be ideological, but analytically unmoored from any relevant intellectual discipline or life experience. And they are cheap to buy off.
Voters never learn, and each crop of independents is soon replaced by the next.
I am continually amazed at the stupidity of power drunk politicians who enact legislation that will be both expensive and difficult to fully implement, knowing full well that when there is a change in Government, the opposing side will get rid of it. What happened to sitting down and exploring the things that would really genuinely add value to society, brilliant ideas that the opposition will probably oppose but quietly agree with. This is a waste of time, a despicable source of anger and resentment, and a genuine set-up for future conflict. A country as prosperous as Australia, arguably does not need very much legislative change, more just an ongoing "trimming of the sails". These self absorbed, self important buffoons, binding themselves to some imagined legacy, continue to shoot themselves in the foot and expect the community to foot the medical bill. We need a group of politicians who understand the meaning of "Smooth Sailing when the weather is fair."