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<h1>The Travels of the <br> Techno-Freedom-Fighter</h1>

The Travels of the
Techno-Freedom-Fighter

Very little truth in the numbers
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Just how much truth is the public entitled to know? Precious little, if the major parties are to be believed. The extravagant election promises made by ACT Labor and the Canberra Liberals, totalling $880 million so far according to Thursday's issue of The Canberra Times, are extremely deceptive. What Liberal and Labor don't tell you is that the calculations of how much money will be spent are based on a 5 or 6 year time frame. This makes them seem more impressive. This 'Lib-Lab numbers game' is essentially meaningless. It is a game in which promises to spend potential future revenue, and data about numbers of doctors, police or school class sizes are tossed around like confetti for the amusement of out-of-touch politicians. The relentless announcements of dollar amounts in funding and other statistics completely fail to address how the two major parties intend to deliver actual outcomes. Will they spend the allocated amount, even if the outcomes have been delivered with a smaller sum? Or, more likely, will they continue to spend on a process or policy which doesn't work, just so they can say they kept their election promise? Of course, most likely of all is a simple broken promise. I belive that that it is party attitudes, decision-making processes, integrity and accountability that count for most with the ACT community. The Alliance will work with government and the community to develop long-term budgeting strategies that reflect community priorities and provide for recurrent funding of essential services like education, health, infrastructure, and the environment. Because The Alliance has such close ties to the Canberra Community, we have a policy focus that is grounded in practical, outcome based solutions. It is often the communities themselves that can tell government how best to help. This bottom-up approach is highly targeted and will deliver excellent value for ACT taxpayers. When will Liberal and Labor get it? It's not about the dollars and statistics. Its about outcomes.

September 26, 2008 | 9:20 PM Comments  0 comments

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