First, the good news: we are still here!
- ‘YES, WE’RE ALIVE’: Australia responds, the world cheers– THE world’s eyes turned to Australia overnight to see if the country was still here, with people around the globe figuring if the world was going to end we’d know about it Down Under first.
A promise is a promise:
According to Joe Hockey, this might be the most promised promise since promising was invented:
The government had said more than 200 times it would return the budget to surplus…
What’s next? An attempt to muzzle the press from talking about all of this. If the Budget was about lies, they’d be in real surplus.
But lets take a closer look, I mean a real close look:
“The Budget will be back in surplus in 2013 if I’m re-elected.”
Its not a broken promise – Gillard, the current PM was NOT elected by the people - but put herself in power by bribing the 3 corrupt Amigos with your taxpayer dollars after a few weeks of trading principles for empty promises. If the PM had been elected, there would not have been any necessity for the weeks of delay and the world’s worst 17 or so minute speech by a very dependent independent. It would be a broken promise only if the PM had been re-elected.
Fortunately, Tim Blair kept a record:
A PROMISE MADE AND IT WILL BE HONOURED
Wayne Swan, May 2010:
We now expect a surplus in three years, three years ahead of schedule.
Julia Gillard, August 2010:
The Budget will be back in surplus in 2013 if I’m re-elected.
Wayne Swan, August 2010 :
Well, we’re getting back into surplus in three years. Come hell or high water.
Julia Gillard, August 2010:
The Budget is coming back to surplus, no ifs no buts it will happen.
Julia Gillard, November 2010:
The budget will be back in the black, back in surplus in 2012-13 … as promised.
Wayne Swan, April 2011 :
We see the surplus in 12-13 as being absolutely fundamental.
Julia Gillard, April 2011:
My commitment to a surplus in 2012-13 was a promise made and it will be honoured.
Wayne Swan, May 2011:
We’ll be back in the black by 2012/13, as promised.
Julia Gillard, May 2011:
We’ll bring the budget to surplus in 2012-13, exactly as promised.
Wayne Swan, August 2011:
I believe we will attain those forecasts, coming back to surplus in 2012/13.
Wayne Swan, August 2011:
The government remains absolutely committed to delivering our return to surplus as we planned.
Wayne Swan, February 2012:
I am determined to produce a surplus in 2012-2013. We have got our colours nailed to the mast.
Wayne Swan, March 2012:
Despite the tough global conditions, we remain determined to return the budget to surplus in 2012/13, and we will get there.
Julia Gillard, November 2012:
We stand by the predictions, the entries in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. We stand by the figures and we’re on track to deliver a budget surplus.
Wayne Swan, December 2012:
It’s appropriate that we return to surplus.
Wayne Swan, December 2012:
It’s unlikely that there will be a surplus in 2012/13.



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