The Governor of the Reserve Bank says the economy will remain slow for some time. (Duh..)
Then,our Anna, the Premier of Queensland Mrs Anna Bligh, announced the sell off of a few of the states major assets, including possibly the freight section of Qld Rail and Ports, to raise capital to to reduce our huge debt. These places employ large numbers of Queenslanders and even Labor supporters are up in arms. And last but not least.... her government has decided to remove our fuel rebate levy! There may yet be mutiny on the Bounty, Captain Bligh!
The farmers of Queensland are already battling the moratorium on land clearing which could in a very short period of time, put a lot of currently productive farmers out of business. This means a scarcity of locally grown produce and higher costs to consumers. Add to this the rise in fuel cost from 1 July and you have farm production costs rising enormously, truck drivers battling to make ends meet and both having to raise their prices to keep their business afloat.The end result.. we are going to be paying a great deal more for our groceries here in Queensland... And there will be a great deal more unemployment.
Listen, Mrs Bligh, a lot of Queenslanders are already struggling. Give us a break. We need some good leadership here before the ship goes down.
Politicians today are so busy being 'politically correct' and appeasing the minority groups that they lose focus on the big picture and things that really matter.
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