23-06-2010, 03:00 PM
Then they will be happy with Gillard, if she is true to form, as she has never said an unkind word.
Your observations on this are true Mark. He didn't go through with the ETS, which I think is a good thing, but he still wants a carbon tax, also a good thing. No one understood carbon trading except the bankers (Turnbull) who were behind it. As for the mining super profit tax everyone was delighted that the miners were at last going to pay some of their share for a change instead of taking more from PAYE work bots. The mining companies were absolutely NOT going to close shop and move overseas. They have it too good here. But they were desperate not to allow it to go through as it would then set a precedent to other countries with major resources, to do the same and that is what they didn't want under any circumstances. They are trying to make it look as if he is lost and confused. I have watched this orchestrated whispering campaign against Rudd being run the last few months and have yet to see any basis in fact not of their own creation. Not being a Rudd or Labor supporter in any way or shape I would love to find something to hate about the man as a leader but I cannot. I feel he is basically a decent man with fairly honourable intentions who has done reasonably a good job in running a right wing social democratic party within those limitations. Obviously against some one's vested interests though. The right wing 'powerbrokers' behind this are bloody disgusting.
Your observations on this are true Mark. He didn't go through with the ETS, which I think is a good thing, but he still wants a carbon tax, also a good thing. No one understood carbon trading except the bankers (Turnbull) who were behind it. As for the mining super profit tax everyone was delighted that the miners were at last going to pay some of their share for a change instead of taking more from PAYE work bots. The mining companies were absolutely NOT going to close shop and move overseas. They have it too good here. But they were desperate not to allow it to go through as it would then set a precedent to other countries with major resources, to do the same and that is what they didn't want under any circumstances. They are trying to make it look as if he is lost and confused. I have watched this orchestrated whispering campaign against Rudd being run the last few months and have yet to see any basis in fact not of their own creation. Not being a Rudd or Labor supporter in any way or shape I would love to find something to hate about the man as a leader but I cannot. I feel he is basically a decent man with fairly honourable intentions who has done reasonably a good job in running a right wing social democratic party within those limitations. Obviously against some one's vested interests though. The right wing 'powerbrokers' behind this are bloody disgusting.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.