tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post7623973982019415409..comments2023-10-02T18:02:52.243+10:00Comments on 3 Word Slogan: Falling Between two StoolsCartledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-54827575826639891312013-03-10T18:41:24.862+10:002013-03-10T18:41:24.862+10:00Good old Christine Milne. I recall when she first ...Good old Christine Milne. I recall when she first launched into state politics on the back of the anti-Wesley Vale pulp mill in Tas. <br />I agreed with her arguments there, but found her strident primary teacher delivery and thinking a bit much.<br />She did improve as a Senator, but leadership is obviously not her strong suit.<br />You know I am an economic and social progressive, but I hope Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-66026755834271434272013-03-10T18:19:07.331+10:002013-03-10T18:19:07.331+10:00And I’m afraid the Greens leader Christine Milne ,...And I’m afraid the Greens leader Christine Milne , who recently said that the RBA used certain assumptions and multipliers in its figures to overstate the figure of over 1 million employed in the mining industry calculated by the RBA – continues to downplay the reality of our changed employment patterns !! Her response may have been applicable to previous individual industry analysis, but Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-40305004716120991632013-03-10T13:58:40.463+10:002013-03-10T13:58:40.463+10:00True – What is needed is a pragmatic bold leadersh...True – What is needed is a pragmatic bold leadership with a plausible vision for the future.<br />RBA<br />The absurdity of the RBA constrained to monetary policy is apparent. Urgent action is required to change its mandate so that its narrow focus is expanded to be responsible for the maintenance of full employment independent of government influence. <br />This would also require an expansion Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-89265353289166497142013-03-10T07:13:50.965+10:002013-03-10T07:13:50.965+10:00I'm not convinced that the RBA has much clout ...I'm not convinced that the RBA has much clout anymore Lindsay. Between poor government policy developments and the global market they seem increasingly neutered.<br />Perhaps it is time government resumed its responsibility, though despite the good record of Treasury there does not appear to be much coherent economic policy now.<br />Is it time for a radical makeover? Not so much an Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-20480739582958426932013-03-09T15:08:20.084+10:002013-03-09T15:08:20.084+10:00Agree and as far as an “ Overvalued Aussie dollar”...Agree and as far as an “ Overvalued Aussie dollar” I remain concerned at the lack of action by our Reserve bank. <br /><br />Note the “Russian central bank is behind the strong $A” (AFR, November 12), according to Joanna Heath who reported on yet another increase in deposits held at the RBA by overseas institutions, a group that includes central banks. <br /><br />Not much has changed to the Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-34614692107998490082013-03-09T09:39:07.800+10:002013-03-09T09:39:07.800+10:00G'day Lindsay, thanks for the thumbs up. On yo...G'day Lindsay, thanks for the thumbs up. On your economic thoughts, it seems an area where we generally have broad agreement.<br />I personally feel our various governments have missed some great opportunities to position the country for another generation. <br />The lock step refusal to invest in our future has almost seen the pass us by completely, once again. <br />With the ill-founded Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-46103951015173491032013-03-08T16:13:30.046+10:002013-03-08T16:13:30.046+10:00Great post.
On the economy I think we need to ha...Great post. <br /><br />On the economy I think we need to have a more credible sustainable long term plan to rein in our ballooning debt. <br /><br />This is necessary to ensure we avoid becoming engulfed in the same chaotic debt trap evident in much of Europe. <br />The claim that the government’s stimulus measures insulated us from the adverse effects of the global financial crisis is a tenuousLindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.com