Letter to the Editor: My examples of Labor’s ‘lies’

DEAR News Of The Area,

I AM writing in response to David Eisler’s invitation to give examples of Labor’s lies.

In my opinion there is only a fine line between telling a lie and obfuscation.

Mr Albanese is a master of both.

He told blatant lies about energy being $275 less under his government, his Mediscare campaign, and the cost of establishing nuclear energy plants.

He hoodwinked voters over his voice referendum; he won’t tell us the cost, environmental impact and timeline of his renewables conversion; he’s not warning us of the impending loss of our AAA rating caused in part by his government hiding spending off-budget; the decline of our productivity – down five percent over the last three years and the decline of eight percent in Australians’ real incomes.

I could go on but you get my drift.

Unfortunately, we are now in an unimaginable position where we have almost a majority of citizens that are largely dependent on the state.

If we want better leaders and a better society, we’ll need to become better citizens, capable of handling hard truths and resisting easy lies.

The social contract isn’t just written by governments, it’s upheld by a culture that can handle realism and relativism.

Regards,
Jeffrey COX,
North Boambee Valley.