Mercury (Hobart)

Why are people so unkind?

FEDERAL BUDGET

- Glennis Sleurink Launceston Brian Mitchell Federal Labor candidate for Lyons Tony Geeves Rosetta David McBain West Hobart

IF YOU thought Julia Gillard was a boring speaker, she has nothing on Labor leader Bill Shorten. Just heard him on the radio talking about the Federal Budget. It may not rock the boat but I have never heard such negativity as from this guy! One may not like Tony Abbott and the Liberals, but if Labor block everything then we will be down the creek without a paddle and probably not even a boat.

We elected all politician­s to govern so surely all sides of politics should get together and plan, not just until the next election but far into the future with the electorate’s interest at heart? If they can’t agree on anything then we should chuck them all out and try to get people in who know what they are doing. I guess that is a pipedream. there was a budget emergency and a debt and deficit disaster.

Now he expects Australian­s to just forget all that. He has ramped up new taxes and spending and has doubled the deficit. Australian­s remember this is the same man who said before the election “no cuts to pensions, no cuts to health, no cuts to education”. Tony Abbott should stop taking Australian­s for mugs.

Above the law

GOING by what happened with the Hawthorn coach, nothing will happen to North Melbourne’s coach. These blokes seem to be above the law.

Fat fighters

WITH the obesity epidemic in Australia, why wasn’t Cadbury lauded when they tried to help by reducing the size of their chocolate bars?

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