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Comment on Who attacked the Indian student? … finally the "shock" answer by Robert

Robert — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:02:20 +0000

Very well written arugement. I think you seem to be trying to shift the blame from Anglo-Australians, as you call them, but you’ve picked 2 examples of attacks by others and tried to paint a picture that doesnt really fit. There have been numerous attacks, picking two and generalising based on this is pretty weak.

Comment on For a new financial system inquiry by For a new financial system inquiry « Australian Politics News « Offshore loans, banks, money

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:03 +0000

[...] For a new financial system inquiry « Australian Politics News While the $40-50 billion per annum residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market supplied the funding for up to a quarter of all Australian home loans it did so with little-to-no government oversight or support. The growing depth and liquidity of this market enabled the … Here it is odd that we’ve been repeatedly told that our banks were lucky not to have had substantial overseas exposures and yet they now appear to be rushing offshore to obtain exactly these; … Read the original here: For a new financial system inquiry « Australian Politics News [...]

Comment on Our new (pensioners) cost of living by Pat

Pat — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:48:58 +0000

One thing that pensioners spend a lot of money on is a companion animal - and veterinary costs can be enormous. A companion animal is almost essential if one lives alone and possibly has no family living nearby. In a few cases, the pensioner has a disability for which they rely on the aid of an Assistance Dog. Assistance Dogs attract a tax deduction if the person is in the workforce. There are proven health benefits for those who live with a companion animal - particularly for the elderly.

Comment on Bruno censored on Rove? by Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:53:24 +0000

It’s Scientology! Someone from the cult is working in Channel 10’s editing room and hit the ‘quick censor’ button! Can’t have anything bad said about their leader… or his brainwashed wife.

Comment on Bruno censored on Rove? by JBmaybe

JBmaybe — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:02:24 +0000

I was thinking exactly the same thing. It just shows how powerful Tom Cruise is. Anyone else can be insulted on Rove abut apparently not Tom and Katie. Things that make you go hmmm.

Comment on Economic liberalism and the opportunities for political favours by John Quiggin

John Quiggin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:53:49 +0000

“Correlation is not causation” isn’t, as you seem to assume, an all-purpose argument for dismissing empirical evidence. If, as you appear to concede, the correlation is real, you need to argue either that the causality is the opposite of that claimed or that there is some common cause.

In the current context, that is, you need to argue either that the corrupt nature of the governments in question led them to espouse economic liberalism (which seems implausible) or that times favorable to political corruption are also favorable to economic liberalism. Maybe you can develop something along these lines without weakening the case for economic liberalism - I’ll wait and see.

Or, you can argue that it’s just a chance correlation. What you can’t do with any credibility is say that you are going to stick to the results of a priori reasoning regardless of the empirical evidence.

Comment on Is this new MP for Beaudesert fair dinkum? by Cr Paul Tully

Cr Paul Tully — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:15:05 +0000

Local Government is the level of government closest to the people. State and Federal politicians represent constituencies which are so large, it’s at the expense of grassroots’ representation. Aidan McLindon’s plan to re-establish Queensland’s Upper House - which was abolished in 1922 - would require a referendum of the people. According to a poll in today’s Courier Mail, the majority of people want state governments abolished. It all pie in the sky, just like labor’s policy in the 1970s to abolish the Senate. It would never be approved in a referendum. That’s why it was scrapped from the labor party’s national policy.

Comment on Is this new MP for Beaudesert fair dinkum? by No dope from Chuwar

No dope from Chuwar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:58:52 +0000

Come off it Paul! Out come the self-serving politicians like Labor’s Paul Tully. Get rid of local government. Save the state billions. Your party is trying to spend their way out of debt. Doesn’t make sense.

Comment on Her Worship the Mayor of Logan by moonbeam

moonbeam — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:16:05 +0000

Worship the Mayor? I don’t even worship pop stars.

Comment on Great reading: What went wrong by Great reading: What went wrong « Australian Politics News | Business News

Great reading: What went wrong « Australian Politics News | Business News — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:22:03 +0000

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