Ivan, yes I am aware of the need for competent workers on the subs, but our stupid gov made it sound as though all the work would be done by locals.
As to Conservative govs James, in most instances, certainly true here in Oz, they have to clean up the economical mess left by Labor.
Here in Oz only one Labor gov since 1901 has ever delivered a balanced budget, that was in 1986.
Four times in that period the Liberal, (conservative) gov have cleaned up the mess left by labor, and produced surplus budgets.
Too many labor govs have come close to being in the Marksist class, but you cannot increase wealth by dividing it as they often think you can.
No gov of any persuasion is perfect but the concept that a Labor gov was there for the workers is long gone.
"Socialismis a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.."--Winston Churchill These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read: Unfortunately ,most voters don't know this.
- 5.When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to workbecause the other half is going to take care of them; and when theother half gets the idea that it does no good to work, becausesomebody else is going to get what they work for, that is thebeginning of the end of any nation.
You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3.The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.4.You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.