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you don't actually think its a myth do you? like seriously its documented concrete evidence factual information that labor are hopeless with the budget.

Of course it's a myth.

If you are to look at the budget movements over the last 30 years as opposed to simply who had a dedicit/surplus in what year, you see the 2 major issues were precipitated by external causes (recession then gfc) and that after the global recession of the late 80's labor brought the budget back into line gradually and Howard merely inherited a surplus. In fact if you draw it as a line graph it doesn't actually change until well into howards reign.

Treasurers are just glorified puppets, they don't actually balance the books, they take the credit/discredit.

The guys behind the scenes doing the real work are just guns for hire and in many cases have worked for both parties. Some of howards advisors actually worked for rudd afterwards for eg

actually labor are worse and managing the budget some good info here, doesn't say liberal are perfect by any means but as a direct comparison labor run larger deficits and smaller surpluses.

http://cuffelinks.com.au/budget-time-labor-v-liberal-fiscal-discipline/

Woke up middle of night from a sharp pain. Something bit me whilst I was asleep. Had to search my room for a snake or spider. I didn't die so wasn't poisonous.

Have been multiple incidents with others being bit by snakes in their beds.

Life in the Pilbara...they don't mention this in the interview/contract.

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actually labor are worse and managing the budget some good info here, doesn't say liberal are perfect by any means but as a direct comparison labor run larger deficits and smaller surpluses.

http://cuffelinks.com.au/budget-time-labor-v-liberal-fiscal-discipline/

Yes historically that is accurate. But the trends are more important. Let's not forget how much the LNP love to blame labor for the current trend.

All the labor deficits were on their way to correction, as were all the liberal ones. Also that chart kinda misses the current clusterf**k.

Long and the short of it is they are no different. The thing that f**ks us up internally are the constant elections

Woke up middle of night from a sharp pain. Something bit me whilst I was asleep. Had to search my room for a snake or spider. I didn't die so wasn't poisonous.

Have been multiple incidents with others being bit by snakes in their beds.

Life in the Pilbara...they don't mention this in the interview/contract.

Sounds fun. #fifolyf

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wtf is with morons doing 60km/h through the whole Burnley tunnel? It changes to 80 about 200 metres into it, yet three lanes of traffic manage to ignore the 3 sets of signs saying 80, feathering their brakes around 58km/h. So rage inducing.

Somehow they notice the 80 signs after the tunnel and the 60 before it, but nothing in between?

wtf is with morons doing 60km/h through the whole Burnley tunnel? It changes to 80 about 200 metres into it, yet three lanes of traffic manage to ignore the 3 sets of signs saying 80, feathering their brakes around 58km/h. So rage inducing.

Somehow they notice the 80 signs after the tunnel and the 60 before it, but nothing in between?

Everyone is paranoid/scared driving in a tunnel. Use it all the time when visiting the South-East burbs & get stuck each time.

God forbid you change lanes in a tunnel!

Not sure if your area sees white tails, but if a white tail gets you, you won't cop it bad for a couple of days...be like a mosquito bite until then.

lol thanks, it flared up & caused a rash around it but in the morning its all gone bar the bite-mark. Might have to search the room again tonight.

Did a geadgasket remember? What happened to VWL head job?

Sub 7.5 sec pass on a motorbike is friggin crazy, balls of steel.

Also watching 2x XU falcons run 7.2's neck and neck. Full body, over 1500kgs, twin turbo.

Did a geadgasket remember? What happened to VWL head job?

Sub 7.5 sec pass on a motorbike is friggin crazy, balls of steel.

Also watching 2x XU falcons run 7.2's neck and neck. Full body, over 1500kgs, twin turbo.

Over to Barry's for a metal gasket, ARP studs timing belt / water pump. A freshen up here and there.

Was looking at that RB25/30 in for sale section for $3000, seemed too good to pass up, but in the end it's lucky dip, as is any second hand engine. My bottom end was running flawlessly and I was happy with power level so the argument was if I could get out of it for a couple of grand and have the work guaranteed then that's the sensible option. Engine will be more track prepared once done and I'll look at an oil cooler / alum radiator too.

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