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Fair enough. One of the wets. The liberal party always says it's a broad church. I didn't realise that was actually trueI am fairly economically conservative. I don't like over regulation to the point I've been actively involved for over a decade in reducing red tape for one of the industries I work in. That work led to the shutting down of a WA government department a few years back, saving millions (on top of a s**t load of red tape time). Which also fits with me wanting to reduce government spending. Although I'd argue a bigger issue is us spending on the wrong s**t. I'm not personally as obsessed about tax cuts as other people but I'd love the government to do more with less. I am not against investigating reducing our current three levels of government down to two. I'm annoyed both parties treat debt like it is meaningless these days. Privatisation should always be in the toolbox but Australia seems to have lost the user manual for it imo.
And on social and environmental policies I'm progressive. I'm infuriated that we are sitting on our hands in regards to EV atm. I don't see the downside of encouraging/investing in RE and other measures that actually reduce emissions not pretend that they do. I am sick of government treating the symptoms and not the causes of social issues, and effectively burning money just perpetuating the destructive cycles that exist, trying not to let them get too out of hand. Rights of people of all shapes and sizes are important to me. Having benefitted considerably from utilising diversity, I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't stand up for them. I'm a big believer in people being entitled to their opinions but I have little patience for people whose actions harm others. In a nutshell I'm about balance which is probably why I gravitate toward Turnbull and Chalmers over others.