Get rid of Commonwealth politicians - we don't need them
There's no doubt that Australia is over-governed - we have three tiers of Government - Local, State and Federal.The Federal Government's lunatic fiscal policies over the past few years has just about guaranteed that we will slide into recession. It's likely that the Australian dollar will slip to 55c US. At least the Federal Treasurer is making noises about cutting the excessive level of spending – but we are yet to see any action. In many opinions, Western society has been in decline for decades (if not centuries) but we do seem to be heading towards the abyss at an ever increasing speed. Australia is probably a reasonable reflection of what is happening elsewhere (at least if the drivel in newspapers and on television is any guide. There is little real political choice when it comes to elections as all party hacks scramble for the 'middle ground' In Australia there is virtually nothing to choose on economic policies between the Liberal/National co...