Howard is using America as an example.  I would think this was a bad example.  The under class that needs to works two jobs just to pay the rent, American style, let alone a mortgage is just around the corner.

An election slogan something like, "We will reverse these unjust laws" from Labor, should get them re-elected in a landslide.

But what’s the bet there will be a “National Emergency” at about the time of the next election.

Anyone attending the national day of protest on Tuesday?

Too far for me to go, but I'll be there in spirit.

You bet!
Not going to go into the big smoke though, will attend the one at Caboolture. Went to the last one in town, marched with the metal workers down adelaide street.

I'm going to the one in Adelaide at Elder Park.  Hopefully you won't see me on TV. HAHA!

C Ya there Paula

I'll be the one with the placard

I'll keep an eye out for that placard!

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An election slogan something like, "We will reverse these unjust laws" from Labor, should get them re-elected in a landslide.

Yeah - except the last time they said that was over the GST, now they say they will leave that in if they get back in. People wont trust them to keep their word either. You reckon Bomber Weasly is gunna screw over all his business mates by telling them they will have to pay the serfs after all?

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Yeah - except the last time they said that was over the GST

The GST was actually supported my Labor (in private) and there was no real passionate counter propaganda.  This time it is different.

We marched to the local Liberal members office -

Channel nine tried to play down the protest by reporting that tens of hundreds attended.

I was gonna come down during my lunch to see it all on tue but it looked like it was gonna rain so I chickened out. sorry  

We’ve hear it all before.  Lower the wage so we can compete on the open market.  Compete with who; China, India, Philippines?  There is one giant hole in that theory – we drop our wages and they drop theirs and then it is a race to the bottom.

The present push to lower wages will merely increase the profit margin for an already solvent business and create more working poor.  It is unlikely to increase employment because the strategy is to increase profit margin not productivity.

Innovation and technology will increase productivity not low wages.

Those who apologise for the darker side of Australian politics are persisting in the line that  demonstrations weren't the biggest yet seen. I prefer to think that the fact that peoiple protested at all speaks volumes.