Something to ponder about the 2011-12 Federal Budget

An example of where the Australian Labor Party has lost its way.

The Punch and Jo Thornely on 2^nd December 2011:

“Wading through the bits of the 2011-2012 Budget that actually say actual things in actual English (that is, the bits that don’t say things like “continuing benefits to the bottom-line beyond the forward estimates”, which I assume means “um”) I was struck by some comparative numbers.

One of the numbers was $222 million, which has been earmarked to extend the National School Chaplaincy Program.

One of the other numbers was $53 million, put aside to improve access to public dental services, particularly for those with low incomes. In a (perhaps simplistic) summation, in financial terms the government is around four times more likely to give you access to divinity than dentistry. It will be easier to learn about Noah’s Ark than dental plaque.”