tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post6173977582868023867..comments2023-11-05T23:07:01.842+11:00Comments on Grog's Gamut: On the QT: Making Meltdowns out of Molehills, and Molehills out of FertiliserGreg Jerichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956402439870441083noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434369190746987531.post-57960492474814982872010-05-14T08:38:05.945+10:002010-05-14T08:38:05.945+10:00The B-I-R was a whole load of hooey from the Half-...The B-I-R was a whole load of hooey from the Half-Baked Howard clone.<br />He copied Howard's pre-1996 pledge to cut PS numbers; which only saw the rise of the dreaded Private Contractor numbers, and I notice Abbott didn't say that wouldn't be the ultimate consequence of his cut to the PS. Contractors on contracts with terms dictated by the WorkChoices-loving Abbott, no doubt.<br />Other antediluvian acts such as putting a halt to productivity gains for the nation off the back of the NBN rollout; no E-Health; and, according to the Herald today, a generous payment to keep women 'Barefoot and Pregnant' and at home in the kitchen, by making it financially more attractive to do just that.<br /> Long story short? Fiscally reckless, with Abbott seeming to rely on his ability to charm the pants off women while taking them away from the workplace during their fecund years. Also attempting to convince workers that they would be better off, in mining, working their butts off for the Mining Man(they should be grateful to have a job at all), as opposed to obtaining a better retirement savings deal; and beyond the Mining Industry, trying to convince the general workforce of economic Armageddon as a result of the sleek and well-fed Miners having to pay their fair share of Resource Rent.<br /> We'll see.HillbillySkeletonnoreply@blogger.com