Comments on: Are libertarians over John Howard?

By: jimmythespiv

jimmythespiv — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:03:08 +0000

I attended a college with Sheezel - but he had no friends- not one !

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:40:36 +0000

That too, Mark. I’m talking about how standard pollies see things.

By: Mark Hill

Mark Hill — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:30:05 +0000

Wrong. Taxes are too high.

By: pommygranate

pommygranate — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:28:28 +0000

I think the solution is to slash the revenue base during the good times, turn surpluses into deficits and then attack spending. It’s tough to argue for spending cuts when you’re running a $30bn surplus,

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:16:43 +0000

Well, yes. During a recession the tax base shrivels so finding a way to keep costs down starts to seem like a very good idea.

By: pommygranate

pommygranate — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:10:57 +0000

Add the Tories in the UK to the list of big-government Conservatives. I am concluding that small govt politics can only exist in recessions. People get too complacent during the good times

By: JC.

JC. — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:10:27 +0000

Who me? Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:23 +0000

I think you’re being facetious, JC

By: JC.

JC. — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:15:16 +0000

“Wonder how he finished up in Victoria?”

How lucky is that, Hey. For Vic I mean.

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:09:22 +0000

I went to UQ with Julian Sheezel - was even on union council at the same time for a while. Wonder how he finished up in Victoria?