http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/19/whats-missing-from-the-coag-agenda/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/19/whats-missing-from-the-coag-agenda/#comment-15156 Keith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15156 The only effective way to clear this mess is to return to the states the powers to collect the taxes that they, and they alone, deem necessary to provide the services they wish to provide. The only effective way to clear this mess is to return to the states the powers to collect the taxes that they, and they alone, deem necessary to provide the services they wish to provide.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/19/whats-missing-from-the-coag-agenda/#comment-15157 Steven Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15157 It will exist until the voting public do something about it. State dollars, Federal dollars are all taxpayers dollars. Has any estimate been made of the amount of wasted $ in this bullshit. Steven It will exist until the voting public do something about it. State dollars, Federal dollars are all taxpayers dollars.
Has any estimate been made of the amount of wasted $ in this bullshit.
Steven

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/19/whats-missing-from-the-coag-agenda/#comment-15158 David Sanderson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15158 The idea that state schools removed technical facilities in the 70s and 80s to satisfy left-leaning bureaucrats is so laughably ridiculous it could (or should) come only from the mouth of John Howard. You need to do some school visits yourself Christian. The idea that state schools removed technical facilities in the 70s and 80s to satisfy left-leaning bureaucrats is so laughably ridiculous it could (or should) come only from the mouth of John Howard. You need to do some school visits yourself Christian.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/19/whats-missing-from-the-coag-agenda/#comment-15159 Engineer Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-15159 I agree about vertical fiscal imbalance. Add another issue - corporations powers - which have been used by Howard and others to eat into the fabric of our federal Constitution. Commonwealth duplication in areas of state responsibility is a cancer. I agree about vertical fiscal imbalance. Add another issue - corporations powers - which have been used by Howard and others to eat into the fabric of our federal Constitution. Commonwealth duplication in areas of state responsibility is a cancer.

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