I'll vote according the Party which ...
- Offers the most to me
- The leader which I like the most
- Agrees with most of my core values
- and, believe it or not, someone which has an eye for the future (10y + horizon)
Essentially, I'm a small 'L' Liberal, but will swing if the weight of the above 4 points say vote the other way.
^ So, to the points above
1. Offers the most to meFranking credits. Labor plans to remove franking credits for those in a low/no tax environment.
The franking credits are a source of income for me. Usually around $4,000 - $6,000 but this year
will be closer to $10,000 because of the RIO/Caltex/Woolies off market buy=backs.
I could agree with Labor if they 'socialise' the use of franking credits and limit the refund to say $25,000.
Any credits above that amount cannot be refunded
2. The leader which I like the mostI'm neutral on Morrison, but I don't trust Shorten's Union connections
That sentiment is reflected in their various leader polls where Shorten trails/ed both Turnbull and Morrison.
3. Agrees with most of my core valuesI liked Labor's focus to easing the financial burden on Cancer patients
I like any political party which keeps Australia's population growth though a combination of Humanitarian and
Skilled Worker Migration AND offers that Visa only to areas of lower density populations.
As in not SYD/MLB/BNE for a period of 5+ years
Has a healthy mix of social equity programs but supports small business and taxes the larger multi-nations appropriately.
4. Someone which has an eye for the future (10y + horizon)Labor was all over the NBN with the FTTH. (Fibre To The Home)
They got booted and the Libs went with the much lower cost FTTN. (Fibre To The Node)
Smart move that as the FTTH costs would have blown out and become a millstone.
Sure FTTH/Business has some excellent applications, but we are a wide brown land
with limited population densities.
So, that eye to the future? NBN will become less relevant as 5G and 6/7/8G come on.
The
Future Fund as $146 Billion in it's coffers as at FY18. It was set up to cover the future cost
of some Employees Super.
Those monies, the seed funding of $60 Billion came from our last major mining boom.
But Australia can't be a mine forever so, in respect for intergeneration equity (leaving something
for our kids) but some funding aside in future budgets to slowly convert those unfunded super account
and convert future government super to user funded.
Norway has an eye for the future with a National Fund with over a US Trillion ... now that is a country with vision.
That's me