Comments on: Libs need to stop playing by the Government’s rules http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-26/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pedro http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-26/#comment-42040 pedro Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:09:46 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-26/#comment-42040 Hi Richard. Besides public hospitals being a State and Territory issue, giving the government an easy scapegoat, "Start talking hospitals and health and blame Kevin Rudd’s dithering around with committees of inquiry for every mishap and tragic death." would not be a winner for the Libs. The coalition is currently neither savvy nor smart enough to pull that kind of attack together. And even if they did, they would probably come with another unbelievable fantasy take on how it was "all Kevin Rudd's fault". Perhaps you were just being mischievous and I missed the irony...! Hi Richard.
Besides public hospitals being a State and Territory issue, giving the government an easy scapegoat, “Start talking hospitals and health and blame Kevin Rudd’s dithering around with committees of inquiry for every mishap and tragic death.” would not be a winner for the Libs. The coalition is currently neither savvy nor smart enough to pull that kind of attack together. And even if they did, they would probably come with another unbelievable fantasy take on how it was “all Kevin Rudd’s fault”.

Perhaps you were just being mischievous and I missed the irony…!

]]> By: Kieran Crichton http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-26/#comment-42028 Kieran Crichton Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:53:21 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-26/#comment-42028 You know, the liberals could start advocating solar power. Given that the government abruptly withdrew a subsidy for this earlier in the year it could make for some interesting fireworks. I think this issue would fit liberal ideology very well: 1. It favours small-scale and domestic enterprise. Leave aside that the solar industry is small by definition, having been left out of the game for so long. 2. It would enable the passing of benefits to families at all levels through the adoption of a gross-feed in tariff mandated by binding federal legislation. 3. Every installation in a new building should be subject to a 50% subsidy; retrofitting to an existing property should be subject to a 70% subsidy. Businesses wanting to switch to solar power should get their panels free of charge. 4. I'm sure the libs could figure out a way to get big business in on the deal. 5. It would be amusing to watch Wilson Tuckey do his impression of an odious man while advocating points 1-3 above as a new test of Malcolm Turbull's leadership. It would be equally amusing to watch Malcolm turn the blowtorch on Senator Wong to adopt these measures as a test of the government's credibility in dealing with renewable energy. You know, the liberals could start advocating solar power. Given that the government abruptly withdrew a subsidy for this earlier in the year it could make for some interesting fireworks.

I think this issue would fit liberal ideology very well:

1. It favours small-scale and domestic enterprise. Leave aside that the solar industry is small by definition, having been left out of the game for so long.

2. It would enable the passing of benefits to families at all levels through the adoption of a gross-feed in tariff mandated by binding federal legislation.

3. Every installation in a new building should be subject to a 50% subsidy; retrofitting to an existing property should be subject to a 70% subsidy. Businesses wanting to switch to solar power should get their panels free of charge.

4. I’m sure the libs could figure out a way to get big business in on the deal.

5. It would be amusing to watch Wilson Tuckey do his impression of an odious man while advocating points 1-3 above as a new test of Malcolm Turbull’s leadership. It would be equally amusing to watch Malcolm turn the blowtorch on Senator Wong to adopt these measures as a test of the government’s credibility in dealing with renewable energy.

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