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Originally Posted by Raptor
Howard got an easy ride and credit for all the good reform done by Hawke/Keating and wasted the opportunities that presented him with.
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I love lefties, first one to claim credit "oh it was Hawke/keating who did it".
What did they do?
"Introduced reforms to the economy, they deserve all the credit".
What reforms did they introduce?
"They freed up the Australian economy, they are hero's".
Economic reform included the floating of the Australian dollar, deregulation of the financial system, dismantling of the tariff system, privatised state sector industries, ended subsidisation of loss-making industries, and the sale of the state-owned Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Optus, Qantas and CSL Limited. A fringe benefits tax and a capital gains tax were implemente
What do you think of neo-liberalism?
"We hate that Thatcher the biotch and Reagan is a seee you next tuesday"
The fact is the Hawke /Keating government is a million miles from AOC or the Greens these days.