@JamesMelville The greater good… being we fund the governments expensive programs of spending? As opposed to the greater good of supporting the next generations.
"We need to fix technical debt"
If you say this in executive meetings, you've already lost.
I learned this the hard way after 7 years as a Technical PM.
My background was actually making these conversations worse.
Here's the exact playbook that changed everything:
@BazzaCC @ishiesdad This is an inaccurate statement.
Be nice as a percentage of flexible power to be provided by these instead of the current environment destroying wind.
@QBCCIntegrity They won’t be happy until no one can afford a home will they. The only way for low middle class families to get ahead is through appreciation of the family home the only asset many can afford. And they want to take that away.
@aaronsmith So this shows the error of your thinking.
Would you borrow money to invest in an art painting?
If you wouldn’t then you should sell the art to pay down debt.
Remember it’s a risk whether the painting appreciates.
@David_Baker_@tomdflynn You are right to be cynical, However, if you are wrong and we end up with nuclear submarines in the water, and China has not started at war by then, Australia will be much safer. And we will have acquired one of the most prized naval assets in the world.
@tomdflynn In two ways.
Aus strategy is deny access through the northern approaches. It also allows us to have strike back capability.
It increases the collective strength of the allies in the pacific to counter balance.
@DougCameron51 You could cap NDIS to just acute claims and cut out the rort and corruption. That would save a lot to assign to defence over the next ten years.
@piersmorgan Bullshitting is a two way street. But saying bullshit doesn’t add to the argument, doesn’t improve the debate. Especially when you have Dave smith on the program who doubles down on propaganda rather than face facts. Ergo, bullshitting.
@BelindaJones68 Lower taxes, higher growth. That’s the principle. Remember that inflation is constantly moving upward to gather a large tax take so you need to lower taxes else low income would end up in high income tax brackets.