It's a sick little state Virginia

So what do you do when your personal circumstances change and your income reduces?

Do you slow your spending a bit - look for smart ways to trim expenditure and seek out clever ways to make your dollar go further?

That is what most of us would do - but it's not what some Australian State Governments are doing.

After living high on the hog for much of the past decade - creaming it in with ever increasing GST and Stamp Duty charges - those State Government revenue streams have flattened and their growth has slowed.  Because much of it was driven by the *unmentionable* housing ponzi.

So what have the various States done to accommodate their new circumstances?  Well in South Australia they have gone after new revenue.  And very creative they are too - because there is really only one way for them to capture new revenue.  And that is by taking it out of your pocket.

So Government fares, fees, fines and other charges are growing - at a rate that is way beyond reasonable.  Plus they are manufacturing new rules and laws that result in you wearing new and excessive costs.

I have had a couple of personal experiences recently that left me gobsmacked - their revenue grab is way out of control.

This particular state has no shame.  If the Opposition were even half competent they would already be in power.

Question: "What are we citizens supposed to do when the Government is milking us and the Opposition thinks the solution is to slash and burn Government services"?

It's a sick little state Virginia.