Labor Rorts

[Wokko]

So Comrade Dan and his band of thieves has stolen $387,842 from Victorians. Where are all our Nick's anti-corruption crusaders who love to tell us all about the evils and corruptions of the Liberal party?

I'm really looking forward to seeing the back of this inept, corrupt and arrogant government.

[stui magpie]

they're not bad, make Bronnie Bishop and her chopper rides look like an amateur.

People claiming allowances for living outside their electorate resign, barnarnaby gets hammered for his supposed expenses, yet Dandrews systematically spends $400k of taxpayers money to help win an election, another $1mil of taxpayers money fighting to prevent the ombudsman investigating it, then when the report comes out, paying it back is enough.

I love the hypocrisy of people.

[Mugwump]

I gave up my Age subscription long ago in protest at its refusal to separate news from propaganda, and there seems to be little reliable news coverage of this. How grievous is it ? And is there a good non-partisan source on it ?

On th face of it, an appalling scandal.

[stui magpie]

^

The Herald Sun has some good coverage. Anyone with an IQ over 40 can sift out the emotive and histrionics and see the facts.

eg http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victor ... 6e4bc57fe8

[Mugwump]

[Dave The Man]

It's just not Labor.

They all do it.

They are all Corrupt and only there for themselves and nothing Else

[stui magpie]

No, it's not just Labor and it's not just Libs, but some would have you believe it's only the Libs who rort.

[stui magpie]

[Mugwump]

[HAL]

I'm not sure if it could.

[swoop42]

No, it's not just Labor and it's not just Libs, but some would have you believe it's only the Libs who rort.

White collar crime is much more difficult to uncover than a union official punching someone on the schnoz and the Liberals wouldn't get out of bed for a lazy 380k anyway

Meanwhile we continue to see a seal of approval given to multinationals to go ahead and reap the rewards of our huge gas reserves while the Australian public have to pay record high prices and receive peanuts in comparison for a natural resource that should be benefiting us all to a far far greater level.

Now this is a rort.

https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/how-aust ... yqg0f.html

The next time some Lib whinges about the cost of welfare I'll point them to this.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal ... 4z2uv.html

"Australia is on track to eclipse Qatar as the largest exporter of gas by 2020, but is expected to only earn $600 million in 2018 - the same amount of revenue the government earns in beer tax every year - compared to Qatar's $26.6 billion."

[stui magpie]

[Mugwump]

[pietillidie]

No, it's not just Labor and it's not just Libs, but some would have you believe it's only the Libs who rort.

Five minutes ago it was only the unions who were corrupt, or only the ALP who bribes electorates with wasteful handouts, or only the Libs who leave asylum seekers to rot, or only for-profit companies who mistreat employees, or whatever.

Imagine all the time wasted in the inane back-and-forth just in case an unrepresentative weight of impressions sways an opinion.

Unfortunately, this game favours those most fanatically driven by whatever psychiatric impulse to influence others, and works against those deflated by a recognition of the whole madness.

I greatly envy people who can detach and enjoy the game as a given state of human nonsense. One character on here, I think his name was Nick, seemed to successfully run that philosophy, at least for a while.

[npalm]

Unfortunately, this game ....... works against those deflated by a recognition of the whole madness.

Yep. Thanks. That just about sums me up.