Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Fully Informed

It's pretty impressive stuff when the average "man in the street" can explain in great detail what is wrong with the nation and with our politics. And has advice on how to fix them both.

This was my experience earlier today.

An acquaintance bailed me up and proceeded to tell me how bad the economy is doing and how the place is right royally stuffed. Apparently all because our government has no idea how to run things and because those communist Greens are now running the place and trying to impose a world government.

He said that the carbon tax will decimate small business and turn the place into an economic wasteland - probably by the end of next week. The solution is that we need to install a coalition government as soon as possible - to stop the rot - and help our small business he said.

Interesting I said and risking another tirade, I asked him how he knew all this.

Well its obvious isn't it - and not only that but it's in all the newspapers, on talk back radio and on all the television news channels. And the chamber of commerce told me he said.

Well there you have it - our people are fully informed. Thanks for that Australian media.

There are just two small niggling issues - and I hate to mention them here.

Firstly, might there be "vested interests" who have captured our media and who are playing games with the "man in the street" all so they can push their dingbat agenda onto him? Surely not.

And secondly, might there be other viewpoints that are based on facts and real economic analysis - and which might be articulated by actual economists here and here?

Just asking.

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