Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says he doesn’t trust Treasury — the nation’s non-partisan economic experts — to cost his policies.
Just like the Coalition doesn’t trust the overwhelming consensus that its emissions reduction plan is too expensive and inefficient.
And the scientists who say deeper action is required on climate change.
And the communications experts who say the NBN needs fibre-to-the-home technology.
And the advice from an independent panel of experts on asylum seeker policy.
And the pleas from business that the Coalition’s maternity leave scheme is too expensive.
And all the school principals who like the Gonski funding model.
And the economists who argue that tightening up the rules on fringe benefits tax will prevent rorting.
Tony Abbott says Labor can’t be trusted in office. Which is a fair point. But eventually Abbott will have to start trusting people smarter and more knowledgeable than he is if he’s going to put forward good, rigorous policy for the nation’s future. Like economic policy we can really believe in.
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This is the bloke who went on The 7:30 Report to tell us not to trust whatever he said – then said “only trust what he writes”?
Which means we can’t trust him on anything he says or writes.
What a piece of clap-trap!! For every one of the eight points you raise, implying support from so-called “experts,” there are a heap of other experts who support what the coalition is saying. And now let’s see you rip apart some Rudd policies, where there are plenty of “experts” who would say his policies are crap too. Balance will be good in the weeks ahead – not just biased criticism.
Heap of other experts…sure.
Oh yes MfM – heaps. You should open your eyes, your ears – and yes, your mind.
This is the same bloke who won’t appear on Lateline or Q&A because he doesn’t trust himself to speak.