Swan and Gillard's low lines

Comments on Wayne Swan “Levy helps us to pay as we go”, 10/02/2011, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/levy-helps-us-to-pay-as-we-go/story-e6frg6zo-1226003217719

Swan is repeating the line that "Even someone on an annual income of $80,000 will pay only $2.88 a week - less than the price of a cup of coffee." But a one per cent increase in Medicare levy is more than 2 or 3 per cent increase in their tax bills.

He ignores the fact that the $1.8 billion is about 0.5% of federal revenue. And more importantly, it is less than the waste the federal government has done in its BER programs, along!

He and Gillard have been saying in terms of how many cups of coffee for those being hit, but they just hid the fact or the picture in percentage terms.

They conceal their poor management of taxpayers’ money.

How hypocritical is that!

It appears that Gillard and Swan have been trying to divide and conquer the public and taxpayers by this levy.

They divide states against states.

They divide taxpayers against taxpayers.

It is trickery in behaviour.

It is low politics.

It is demeaning.

PS: Swan says “Levy helps us to pay as we go”. It could also be said "Levy helps us (the government) to manage as they waste”.