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So who really is campaigning for small business?

23 Jun 05:30am

Filed under: Economy, Election 2010, Federal Labor, Small Business

Well, well, you know that there is an election coming when politicians get a bit more sensitive. That’s the thing about your average politician.

Small business needs less talk and more action. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen.

They all want to be praised for their good work and want us to overlook their failures. The problem is that sometimes there is little or no good work, and plenty of failures.

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James Darby says:

10:00am | 24/06/10

Out of the Archipelago into the Gulag. Rudd came from a Public Service backgound with no understanding of the relationship between individuals in a enterprise society. Jullia Gillard’s background goes with a desire for a non enterprise society. She has sworn to work for the socialisation of industry, distribution, production… Read more »
James Darby says:

09:36am | 24/06/10

If Ruud goes that certainly makes the Lemon ad the biggest Lemon of political advertising. Julia Gilliard becoming PM will be a disaster for Small Business. Rudd is a disaster for Australia and deliberately set about preparing Australia for an AustAsian Union. Julia will attack small business for different reasons. Read more »

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