Comments on: Guest Post by Mercurius Goldstein: Pre-election Policy Leaks

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:38:33 +0000

Workchoices, the gift that keeps on giving

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:17:45 +0000

I also support Irkchoices. This new democratic innovation allows the punters to directly choose which irritating knobjockey on the Lib front bench replaces Howard.

After the election this will be rebadged as SmirkChoices…turns out there is only one irritating knobjockey to choose from.

By: FDB

FDB — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:30:22 +0000

ChoiceChoices

Gold!

ShirkChoices

Employers get to decide which, if any, of their responsibilities to their workforce to discharge properly. Wait, that one’s sounding familiar…

PerkChoices

Business as usual in Canberra. A rare bipartisan show of policy unity on this one.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:47:38 +0000

Hilarious. Thank you.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:13:01 +0000

He he this is wonderful.

By: Rex

Rex — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:08:19 +0000

Delightful. Love your work.

By: Katz

Katz — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:13:02 +0000

BurkeChoices. For too long the value of corpses has been locked up in the ground or destroyed outright by cremation. Under the Howard Government's new BurkeChoices legislation, corpses may be redeployed to vital projects such as fertilising the fields of our hard-pressed battler farmers. Of course, those with a conscientious desire to have their loved ones remain underground may do so by time-payment under HECS (Honourably Entombed Corpse Scheme.) The Government assures the Australian people that the BurkeChoices policy in no way disfavours the poor, because many hardworking Australian families willingly sacrifice much to keep their grandma underground.

By: Ambigulous

Ambigulous — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:47:27 +0000

IrkChoices: very good.

Will said person appear less IrkSome, making a special guest appearance on the Opposition frontbench? Or will he still irk some?

By: Lefty E

Lefty E — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:35:18 +0000

I think we need a whole of government framework here: Choicechoices.

After all, giving everyone the same range of options is of a bit one-size-fits-all, lowest common demoninator, crypto-statist approach, no? Why reward failure with options? eg employees. What a bunch of losers.

I also support Irkchoices. This new democratic innovation allows the punters to directly choose which irritating knobjockey on the Lib front bench replaces Howard.

By: hannah's dad

hannah's dad — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:32:33 +0000

Yeah OK , but I thoughtyou called these ‘new’ policies?
Same old.