Fat, dumb and happy

In South Australia we have a state government that has been enthusiastically beating up the "bikies" and the "hoons" - and now they are about to start on the "poor".  Who's next?

So if you are a South Australian and have "outstanding fines" - then the Attorney-General is going to sell your house and/or your car out from under you to recover the money.  Because apparently the state needs it more than you.

This is a state that has perfected the art of "scamming" its citizens with "fear and penalty" programmes and outrageous fines - for quite minor breaches of their "manufactured" laws.

It's also a state where incomes and job security are amongst the lowest in the nation - and where government "scams and associated fines" are amongst the highest.

I am pretty sure that they have a couple of hundred public servants in an office somewhere dreaming up yet more "quite ridiculous" fear and penalty systems - to scam some more revenue from you.

And it's like that for two reasons.

1.  The South Australian Government has been in power for far too long - and like all long term governments - they have become fat, dumb and happy.  Not to mention arrogant.  And frankly the Opposition are worse - because they are even less interested in looking out for the people of the state.

2.  And the people who live in the state are too scared to speak up.  They have been intimidated and cowed.  And most state politicians misread that as "approval" to proceed with their dingbattery.

The truth is that the state is a basket case - mostly due to inept politicians on all sides.  I would love to hear someone dispute this - any takers?

So my advice to the people who live there is simple.  Leave and go somewhere else.  Take your family and your ideas and your assets and go where your contribution is valued.

Or at least go somewhere where you won't be assaulted by the state on a daily basis.

PS: I am happy to debate "anyone" - who thinks the state government is on top of it's game and looking out for the people.  Or even has half a blue clue ;-)

PS2: Yes - it's about time we had a real conversation about how to advance the state - and look out for the people - instead of letting the dingbats on the far right make *dumb* choices for us.