Politics & Council
19 June, 2024
Letter: Government mediocrity a concern
Sir, As a long time supporter and adherent to the principals of fairness, equity and democracy I am absolutely dismayed at the appalling way that Australia is now progressing. We have federal, state and local governments so far out of control that...
Sir, As a long time supporter and adherent to the principals of fairness, equity and democracy I am absolutely dismayed at the appalling way that Australia is now progressing.
We have federal, state and local governments so far out of control that an entire generation of Australians generally are being offered a miserable future in an economy that is going to provide certainty to few of the current under 30's, the elderly who never had benefits of compulsory superannuation and those, such as single parents and recently single women of almost any age who seek refuge from a violent relationship and other disadvantaged groups.
Our supportive government systems have been so depleted and trimmed as to being little more than survival mechanisms and a cacophony of voices across the political spectrum which have offered little and delivered less.
I have been a Labor supporter for most of my life having started work in a sawmill at 15 and I've seen government change from halcyon years to abject mediocrity due to overspending and poorly designed and executed public builds and services.
Medicare is a shameful example of deterioration of a service introduced in response to older and less affluent Australians needs by the Whitlam government, only to be tinkered with and changed to the detriment of the needy by successive governments with varied agendas .
The NDIS is starting to decay and the tax evasion and avoidance industry flourishes.
Overall, our once vibrant economy is now in what may well be terminal decline as our national and state debt soars to the detriment of the many in order to serve the few.
Perhaps the socialists and idealists who once exercised control over at least the Labor Party have become so fat and comfortable, entrenched in their landlords attire that they have forgotten from whence they themselves came.
The economy is clearly within the bailiwick of the federal treasury and minister but it is very poorly managed , particularly if one is in the lower portion of the economic spittoon.
There was much trumpeting and fanfare when the aged pension for couples rose by over $700 annually very recently but, in one fell swoop, that was taken away in simply the rise in home and contents insurance premiums.
Add in the family car and a bit of funeral insurance and "hey presto", Nanna and Pa are already worse off.
Power bills continue to go up and my $275 cheque to lower my power costs has never arrived.
We seem to need an entire new crop of politicians at all levels and in order to maintain the democracy that we enjoy that will require some radical thinkers be elected with a sincere attitude to bettering the lot of their constituents.
It's hard to imagine that many of our politicians are actually happy people as their tendency to work toward the happiness of others seems to be an uncommon commodity and attitude.
Stephen Colbert