Friday, October 01, 2004

Shifting Policies

As a small business owner my concern is how can Labor manage balanced labour relations. If all governments State and Federal are Labor controlled and unions control Labor, what will happen to workplace agreements and real wage increases based on productivity gains?

As a tax payer my big worry is Labor policies will create a shift from user pays into tax payer funded education and health. If this shift to public services occurs, taxes or budget deficits will have to rise significantly and therefore drive up interest rates.

Coalition costing relies on people staying in the private system. Mr Howard provides support and incentives for tax payers who are willing to pay for their choices. In the real world freedom of choice is worth more than a false promise of Utopia.