Comments on: Mungo: The dubious legacy of John Winston Howard http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:04:11 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8290 brian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8290 more on MLS By Abbot; "This policy was put in place to try to get more people into private health insurance, along with the private health insurance rebate," he said. "Now together, this policy has done exactly what it was intended to do." Nasty. more on MLS By Abbot; “This policy was put in place to try to get more people into private health insurance, along with the private health insurance rebate,” he said.

“Now together, this policy has done exactly what it was intended to do.”
Nasty.

]]> By: Tony Papafilis http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8291 Tony Papafilis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8291 Mango has produced silly material for many years but even Kevin Rudd would run from this. (Keating wouldn't.) At least it's not as personally nasty as some of his other work. Happens when you don't have intelligent, logical & factual basis for your spray. Mango has produced silly material for many years but even Kevin Rudd would run from this. (Keating wouldn’t.) At least it’s not as personally nasty as some of his other work. Happens when you don’t have intelligent, logical & factual basis for your spray.

]]> By: brian http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8292 brian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8292 Mungo forgets the Medicare Levy surcharge designed to force middle income earners onto private insurance; http://www.aph.gov.au/LIBRARY/Pubs/BD/2004-05/05bd167.htm It should be removed asap. Mungo forgets the Medicare Levy surcharge designed to force middle income earners onto private insurance; http://www.aph.gov.au/LIBRARY/Pubs/BD/2004-05/05bd167.htm It should be removed asap.

]]> By: Hal Crossing http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8293 Hal Crossing Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8293 Dear Mungo<br /><br />If the Libs are game enough to clean out the deadwood left behind they may again have a chance to Govern (God forbid) Dear Mungo

If the Libs are game enough to clean out the deadwood left behind they may again have a chance to Govern (God forbid)

]]> By: brian http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8294 brian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8294 Labors view: "It introduced this measure promising that it would only apply to wealthy Australians. "They've failed to index the threshold and now Australians earning [an] average income are being slugged with that levy, that's not appropriate. ' Labors view: “It introduced this measure promising that it would only apply to wealthy Australians.

“They’ve failed to index the threshold and now Australians earning [an] average income are being slugged with that levy, that’s not appropriate. ‘

]]> By: brian http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8295 brian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8295 Back on nov 5:' Labor's health spokeswoman Nicola Roxon says a Labor Government would look at raising the $50,000 earnings threshold at which the Medicare levy surcharge hits those who have not joined a health fund. ' Will they? Better to get rid of it Back on nov 5:’ Labor’s health spokeswoman Nicola Roxon says a Labor Government would look at raising the $50,000 earnings threshold at which the Medicare levy surcharge hits those who have not joined a health fund. ‘
Will they? Better to get rid of it

]]> By: brian http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8296 brian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8296 Will Rudds labor govt now repeal the MLS or at least raise the threshold?Or does the 'fiscal conservative' favour conserving this wretched bit of legislation? Will Rudds labor govt now repeal the MLS or at least raise the threshold?Or does the ‘fiscal conservative’ favour conserving this wretched bit of legislation?

]]> By: Tony Papafilis http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/27/mungo-the-dubious-legacy-of-john-winston-howard/#comment-8297 Tony Papafilis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-8297 Mango wants GST on food, ignores GST election, we went into East Timor while world watched without USA, Solomons, help for tsunami victims, supported USA & others in Afghanistan, tax cuts & family benefits lifting living standards & stopped que jumpers. Mango wants GST on food, ignores GST election, we went into East Timor while world watched without USA, Solomons, help for tsunami victims, supported USA & others in Afghanistan, tax cuts & family benefits lifting living standards & stopped que jumpers.

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