This may come as news to some people, but apparently John Howard is still running Australia. Obviously he doesn´t have his actual ¨hands on the wheel¨ so to speak, but still, his ominous presence hovers menacingly above us all, kind of like the dead King in Macbeth.
Or at least that´s what Wayne Swan wants us to believe.
Budget blowout is John Howard's fault - Wayne Swan is the headline in the Herald Sun. Apparently the Liberals relied upon the continuance of the mining boom so much that they overspent and now that the mining boom has ended we´ve gone from being in budget surplus to being in deficit. $60 billion in deficit according to leaks which may or may not be accurate and probably $200 billion in deficit over the next couple of years.
But even though the Ruddster has been around for a while this massive problem is still Howard´s fault. No mention of money given to people to spend on booze or pokies, or to insulate their ceilings or buy more holdens. No mention of the idea of maybe sacking a few public servants. No the Labor Government has been condemned by circumstance outside their control. Hardly seems fair that we´re actually paying them if they can´t do anything does it?
cheers
Harry
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