The green vote - the upcoming Australian Election

I have some pretty interesting conversations sometimes.

The topic of the ‘green’ vote came up after a comment was made about the Melbourne Electorate and that more than likely the vote there would go to the Greens and thus they would hold the seat.

It went something along the lines of:-
The polling indicates that the Seat of Melbourne will be won by the Greens
Reply:-
Yeah, the seat with the biggest Air Conditioners and Plasma TV’s – talk about cynics

Did you know that the Seat of Melbourne has a protected electricity supply? Meaning that if the power goes down state-wide (just saying), that the Melbourne CBD and surrounds would be considered the most urgent and important to get re-instatement.

So the tree-hugging, soy latte types, living in the concrete jungle, get preference, over those actually planting the trees, growing the crops, the meat and trying to survive.

These are the same people that are trying to block the use of cars in the suburbs and saying public transport is the only method of transportation allowed. All fine and well when the nearest bus stop is 500m, but when it’s 5000m OR greater, we are penalised because we use our cars.

Train stations? – Most people in the country don’t have access to trains, because the lines have all been shut. Why? – because transport users stopped using trains because they were unreliable, they were costly and difficult to get to, let alone, try and park and use the train. There is no parking.

Not everyone wants to live in the city, not everyone can live in the city.

The ‘green’ vote although idealistically sound, there are many policies under that green vote, that can’t work for the ordinary man and woman.

I’m all for solar power, I’m all for recycling, reducing and recycling. I’m all for planting trees, and vegetable gardens.

Picking out a few of the points located in the ‘The Greens’ website:-

Health - the public health system is the best way to deliver health services.
Education - ensure the viability and diversity of existing public schools is not endangered by the development of new private schools.
Economics - the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is unfair, regressive and places an unfair burden on individuals and small business.
Climate Change and Energy - facilitate the rollout of smart meters with real-time communications technology and information display with measures to ensure that people who are on low incomes, unemployed or aged are not unfairly penalised.
Immigration and Refugees - house asylum seekers who arrive without a valid visa in publicly owned and managed open reception centres, where entry and exit to these centres are unrestricted except where prohibited for medical or security reasons specified in clause 28.(AAV = asylum application visa)
Sustainable Planning and Transport - increase the tariff on imported four-wheel drive vehicles from 5% to 10% except for primary producers.
Childcare - childcare should be a not-for-profit service.
Environmental Principles - develop and adequately fund fuel reduction burning strategies based on the latest research on scientific fire ecology, fire behavior information and indigenous fire management practices, in consultation with experts, custodians and land managers.

These are just some of the points located at Greens.org.au

I’m not going to pull apart each and every point, in fact I’m not going to pull apart ANY of their policies. I just want you to stop and think before you put pen to paper and think ‘Is this what I want for my future? Is this what I want for my family? Is the cost of implementation too high socially and economically?

It's your vote, make it count. Remember food comes from somewhere and it has to be transported to you, how much more will it cost?

If the public health system is the best way to improve our health, why are the hospitals struggling now, when private health insurance is almost mandatory?

If the cost of electricity is already high, how much higher will it be with the implementation of 'smart' meters? - Can you really financially afford it?

On the 21st August make YOUR VOTE count.