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We have a government that got us through the GFC without going into recession. Nearly 1 million jobs created. We have AAA rating with the 3 major rating agencies in the world. (Never happened before) Every home in the country that wanted free insulation, got it. Every school in the country had much needed infrastructure done, whereby keeping tradies in every community working.
Interest rates 2.75%
Inflation about 2%
Unemployment 5.6%
This government brought in the NDIS, is attempting to introduce Gonski, School Kids Bonus. Tax free threshold now $18,200. Got rid of the medicare rebate for the rich and also the baby bonus. They put a price on carbon which hardly caused a ripple in household budgets, but has already lowered the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and increased the use of renewable energy. We have a mining tax. We now have parental leave. We have plain packaging on cigarette packets which we are admired for world-wide. We have a special relationship with China, thanks to Julia's negotiating skills abroad.
Is this the ultimate in our wingeing society that they still say they're doing it tough and "What's in it for me".
I truly hope that if Abbott wins the election, the people who voted him in get all they deserve.