Everyone needs a little logic, it seems

Comments on Christian Kerr “Spin in overdrive drowns out debate”, 19/05/2009, http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/houserules/index.php/theaustralian/comments/spin_in_overdrive_drowns_out_debate/Dear

Mr Christian Kerr, I don't see any necessity, reason, or logic in that "THE private health insurance rebate means test is absolutely necessary to guarantee the future of the age pension.”

Government has so many avenues in raising revenue to fund whatever is needed to be funded, why is that “absolutely necessary”? It appears that we need to be a little logical and not be so ideologically driven as equally being so impotent as the spins used by the government! Let’s be self critical a little and be self-disciplined a little as well!

Even current tax can't meet projected future needs, government can and will find new sources of taxes to do so. They can also repriporitise different expenditure spending to focus on the most important ones. There is always unlimited wants, but needs are met with available resources. That has been the case and that is likely to remain the case for the future.