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.
