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James Coyle
James has over 35 years experience in financial services with particular expertise in two of the key components of retirement finance - Superannuation and the Age Pension. He is passionate about providing the guidance and support that can help older Australians enjoy their best possible retirement. He lives in regional Victoria surrounded by dogs and chooks.
As always there are many promises the reality however is that many of those promises by either side are doomed to fall into the to hard basket or are simply “floss” in order to persuade a recalcitrant voter into voting for one party or another. Many in the electorate are hard wired to vote for one party or the other, the reality being that only a modest number of voters are persuaded by the hype to change their vote.
Sure democracy is messy but if it is to work for the benefit of voters there must be a genuine effort by our erstwhile politicians to provide what the public needs, Increasingly the electorate are being taken for granted and every three years candidates for parliament roll out the same rhetoric about being “for Australia” the reality is however that rather than the common good, all the politicians are really on about is securing their time on the gravy train for another three years. Perhaps when every politician, no matter what ideology they are bound too, realizes that their place at the table is a privilege that has to be earned we will get change for the better. Unfortunately I cannot see that happening any time soon
Absolutely, Robert. They should be thinking of the country, people, party and finally self; in truth, it is the complete reverse.
Still nothing about allowing us to work as is the policy in NZ… Any party that does that will WIN!
Not only NZ, Robert. Most European countries work the same way. You can work as long as you can, get the Age pension after 65 but then pay income tax on the total.
However, there are not too many “Freebies” given to oldies as we enjoy here in Oz.
Time to change the LNP even for one term as it flushes out the government inactive and movment on change and we really need that now after ten years of same government.
Vote for who you would like too and don’t be fooled by the sales pitch.
Although I will vote, I don’t feel that any politician or party are really worthy of my vote. Their behaviour in parliament is disgusting. If I had behaved in a similar way I would have very quickly lost my job and been in trouble with the police. Another thing is the adds; they are just putting down the other parties instead of praising themselves. No wonder people are being more and more turned off the whole political/government situation.