It's election time in Australia. The politicians are trying to get everyone's attention on who had a better policy.
Watching Q and A (#qanda) last night listening to the 3 sides of politics (Liberal, Labor and Green) and 2 sides of media (News Corp and non news corp), I figured that no one really has a vision. This election is important for my job - clearly Labor policy has been on the go and is a threat to my job and an entire industry built around FBT on cars. But what does it mean for my kids' future?
My own standing in the political landscape is really mixed. I'm a social and economic liberal. The Liberal party comes close on my opinions of economy, but social policies don't cut it. I don't think war mongering on boat arrivals is a good idea. That's where Labor has really conformed to the right by playing a populist tactic that sounds like this "Stop the boats". The Greens have a different ideology - but I have seen far too many idealists get corrupted by power.
Watching Q and A (#qanda) last night listening to the 3 sides of politics (Liberal, Labor and Green) and 2 sides of media (News Corp and non news corp), I figured that no one really has a vision. This election is important for my job - clearly Labor policy has been on the go and is a threat to my job and an entire industry built around FBT on cars. But what does it mean for my kids' future?
My own standing in the political landscape is really mixed. I'm a social and economic liberal. The Liberal party comes close on my opinions of economy, but social policies don't cut it. I don't think war mongering on boat arrivals is a good idea. That's where Labor has really conformed to the right by playing a populist tactic that sounds like this "Stop the boats". The Greens have a different ideology - but I have seen far too many idealists get corrupted by power.
In effect, the choices are pretty bleak from a futuristic point of view - however, on economic credentials, I do have a problem with Labor. They are stuck in an era of industrial action and labour unions - where there are no industrial jobs left anymore. We are in a knowledge economy now! Therefore, the grand action plans that are built in an industrial era, a school system that creates more industry workers is not a solution. It's time for "real change" ;).
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