Australian politicians: staggeringly out of touch

[Carn The Berries]

MPs are on reddit for the same reason they're in twitter or insta.

The fact they are even responding suggests thier data is showing its becoming an issue electorally

As I said before, responding does more harm than good... It keeps it in the news cycle and has done absolutely zero to improve her credibility. If it's been identified as an issue, this isn't helping.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

As I said before, responding does more harm than good... It keeps it in the news cycle and has done absolutely zero to improve her credibility. If it's been identified as an issue, this isn't helping.

Damned either way at this stage. She’s been caught out with an absolute shocker and it’s all just fumbly damage control at this point.

Can see this one sticking to her, it’s such a momentous and signature stuff-up regarding her own portfolio.

Lesson: get informed about the job you’re meant to be doing. That shouldn’t even need to be a “lesson”, but here we are.

 

[Saint]

What is #2?

When interest rates go up, it does two things. It gives those with wealth a big boost (people with paid-off homes and cash in the bank).

It gives those without a massive whack. Mortgages and rents go up, so does the price of everything and wages didn't keep up this time, they rarely do.

So, the Government should compensate for these impacts by adjusting things in their control. So put more means testing on pensions or middle class welfare and give more to lower classes.

Increase corporate tax rates and increase the tax free threshold (by $10k). Re-balance the imbalance caused by interest rate hikes.

Maybe even tax our fossil fuel exports we're literally giving away. Why won't either of the major parties even discuss this, do you think?

There are solutions. And pretending there's nothing they can do is going to be the ALP's biggest problem. At least the LNP will pretend they have an answer.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

When interest rates go up, it does two things. It gives those with wealth a big boost (people with paid-off homes and cash in the bank).

It gives those without a massive whack. Mortgages and rents go up, so does the price of everything and wages didn't keep up this time, they rarely do.

So, the Government should compensate for these impacts by adjusting things in their control. So put more means testing on pensions or middle class welfare and give more to lower classes.

Increase corporate tax rates and increase the tax free threshold (by $10k). Re-balance the imbalance caused by interest rate hikes.

Maybe even tax our fossil fuel exports we're literally giving away. Why won't either of the major parties even discuss this, do you think?

There are solutions. And pretending there's nothing they can do is going to be the ALP's biggest problem. At least the LNP will pretend they have an answer.

Because both parties are completely captured by vested interests.

This is why parliamentary reform is needed. Duopolies should be busted.

 

[QuietB]

That's not a gotcha question for the Housing Minister (I'd argue that all state pollies should have some, broad, idea about this, even if it isn't their portfolio). She should be relieved of her duties for a stuff up like that.

I have no issue with the PM buying his new place. He's damned if he did and damned if he didn't. If he had gone to the 'burbs and spent $800k-$1.5m on a place there would have been people having a crack at him for taking a house away from someone who can't afford any more than that. It's a complete non-issue.

Where the hell can you buy a house for $800k? Other than Moe.

 

[QuietB]

When interest rates go up, it does two things. It gives those with wealth a big boost (people with paid-off homes and cash in the bank).

It gives those without a massive whack. Mortgages and rents go up, so does the price of everything and wages didn't keep up this time, they rarely do.

So, the Government should compensate for these impacts by adjusting things in their control. So put more means testing on pensions or middle class welfare and give more to lower classes.

Increase corporate tax rates and increase the tax free threshold (by $10k). Re-balance the imbalance caused by interest rate hikes.

Maybe even tax our fossil fuel exports we're literally giving away. Why won't either of the major parties even discuss this, do you think?

There are solutions. And pretending there's nothing they can do is going to be the ALP's biggest problem. At least the LNP will pretend they have an answer.

Except governments represent the oligarchs and do not represent the people they are supposed to.

 

[Saint]

Except governments represent the oligarchs and do not represent the people they are supposed to.

It's themselves first. It's just the oligarchs offer to fund their parties to keep them in power. Also, their interests often align.

It's not a deliberate or organised thing. It's just a systemic problem that successive Governments on both sides have further entrenched and exacerbated.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Where the hell can you buy a house for $800k? Other than Moe.

Fair few options in the Dandenong area. Underrated part of the world, need Dutton and the Vic Libs to throw out another anti-African racism festival to keep the investor class away longer.