Dave70
Le roi est mort..
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Seriously??? Have you heard the crap coming out of Politicians(front bench ministers) mouths when they're not parroting word for word what their adviser have spoon fed them. Surely you don't need examples! And this is half the problem, the leading elite are so far out of touch with the daily realities of life for the vast majority of their constituents. When their job is management of a country, how do you manage people you don't (want to) understand or have empathy for? The only reason most front benchers can tell you the price of bread or milk or even a case of beer comes down to one interview years ago. Dumb as DS!
Unfortunately the only interest our current crop of pollies have is getting re-elected, by doing as little as possible in the process, incase doing something rocks the boat a little too much.
Take a few minutes to profile a handful of the countries leading pollies, any party. Virtually all are university educated, some have Phd's, a few Rhodes Scholars in there, lots of economists and solicitors. These are not stupid people. I'm not saying they aren't out of touch, or that they enact stupid polices, or say stupid things, but they are in the business of persuasion after all, not empathy.
Australia consistently scores top five in the worlds best standards of living. I personally don't believe that would be the case if the upper house was stacked 'down to earth' representatives the likes of Lambi and Hanson (or Hanson Young for that matter).
A slightly right of center minarchisim would be my pick for a change of pace. They don't seem to have an Australian branch however.