The fact is that this is when my opinion is most lucid!

These are one off payments for pensioners et al… I believe…the enquiry and review is ongoing…we all know it was needed for the poor buggars and this a Get Out of Jail card for the Government…win win win

…when I heard the $21000 for new home buyers I was a little perplexed – I then figured $21,000 of a $300,000 home is just over 14 times – when The Minister and I bought our first home in 1971 for $12,000 we received a $500 grant (however, it was means tested) that was 24 times the price…

…nothing for us in the Self Funded Retirees Twilight Zone – might have to look for work until I’m eligible for the pension – lot of work around for 61 year olds who ran their own business for 16 years – yeah!

Just hope they get the pension review over in the next four years

That’s what I like about this mob. It’s never me me me (unless Sherlock or Chalks find their way here – God forbid). On this site I can read a balanced argument which considers the pros and cons on most issues, from bloggers who are just as prepared to listen to the arguments of others as they are to present issues themselves.

I think that makes us unique.

I would keep an eye on his blog…judging by his last response to my post over there, it will be illuminating.

And I am working hard to contain my excitement at the prospect of seeing Chairman Rudd in 15mins….. woohoo!!!

I imagine Pious Rudd is just taking the opportunity to publicly pull his tiny todger so that we all know he is “doing something”…for this we can probably blame the slopposition & RW media limpets for perpetually insisting that he “does nothing”; whatever that means.

He still has a long way to go before sinking to Howardian depths though. Rudd is a little too conservative for my liking.

It looks like we have another PM that thinks he is a president.

Oh well, at least the proceeds from that sale was put into a fund and sent OS to be managed on a return of 5.5% from over 55% that was exposed to high risk investment strategy.

Could set up a development bank in Australia and earned more than that pathetic rate!

I definitely agree with this, it would be tremendously hypocritical of me to see it any other way; while also acknowledging that circumstances are markedly “unique” at the moment & as well as being politically opportunistic I think this chumming of the electoral waters is actually aimed at the perceived collapse of economic confidence.

I can see sense in the thrust of what Tom (quite noteworthy when the anti-union anchor is detached methinks) & James have stated.
Especially given the blame often attributed to Anus Howard over the FHOG. It doesn’t suddenly become a good idea just because Rudd regurgitates it. There needs to be pain for equilibrium to return doesn’t there?

I wanted to agree with reb but being wrong all of the time just sux.