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20-11-2016, 12:59 PM | #1 | |||
Bathed In A Yellow Glow
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20-11-2016, 01:18 PM | #2 | ||
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Correct me if I'm wrong but he did nothing for motoring enthusiasts....just managed to line his own pocket at our expense.
What a pathetic political system we have....and he keeps getting money...WTF? |
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20-11-2016, 02:35 PM | #3 | |||
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If enthusiasts were truly behind the party, like many said they were, AMEP should have got more seats and more say. Instead, like the good sheep people are, they have to vote along the line of what the parents did or the union tells me too, once the party had a representative, most on here whinged and moaned about his experience to represent them. How many who whinged and moaned actually put their hand up to represent AMEP? Bugger all I bet. |
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20-11-2016, 02:50 PM | #4 | ||
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Good on him for having a go.
Like Peter Garrett, one man against many stands a snow balls chance in hell of coming up with a better Australia with the current system. (as an aside, re Garrett) How a bloke from parliament gets fingered for some dude doing dodgy electrical work in an attic is beyond me. He's had a go, and he's discovered that you allegedly voted for lying devious, morally bankrupt politicians that have wasted billions, yet you worried about him lining his own pockets? He had to deal for these other politicians. About 150 of them not to mention the millions spent on support staff? Should I throw your question back at you? How many letters have you written about the issues you are worried about? Apathetic much ? The article states political pensions were only for people elected prior to 2007, and that's something he says should have changed, it should have been retrospective, no one should get political pensions once their job is done and they are no longer elected regardless of start date. How is that bad for the few remaining taxpayers left? Last edited by 383hq; 20-11-2016 at 03:18 PM. |
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20-11-2016, 03:56 PM | #5 | ||||
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That rewards the one off mistakes. Quote:
His election in a strong labor seat didn't push any of those issues to the forefront as he toed the party line.
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20-11-2016, 03:58 PM | #6 | ||
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Given you've already done the research why not make us all the wiser and list his failed motorist initiatives.
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20-11-2016, 05:59 PM | #7 | ||
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A flawed voting system got him accidentally thrust into the senate where he was well and truly out of his depth. It shouldn't be a surprise that he's gone back to working in the timer yard.
As for his politics, as I recall a previous thread Ricky seemed very interested in cows and milk. FWIW, Senator Ricky is removed from facebook along with other websites. Whatever Ricky's contribution may have been, this is rapidly being erased. Hope he enjoyed the +$200,000 p.a. |
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20-11-2016, 06:34 PM | #8 | |||
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Had a similar issue with some excavators, due to safety regulations in another state, we had to install some sensors that bring on a warning light when some particular equipment is down on the ground. We couldn't do it via our normal way with sensors and wires - wires would snap if the excavator turns around too many times. We could do it via hydraulic sensors, teamed up with a hydraulics bloke, all he needed was a circuit diagram of one particular hydraulic circuit, we contact the manufacturer of this equipment. They turn around and say we're not providing that information, its our intellectual property, book it in with us and we'll sort it out. 3 month wait to book in, excavator going out interstate at end of week, oh well out it goes without this safety system. He was trying to introduce a bill to parliament about manufacturers providing access to information for diagnostics, servicing to us third party repairers, but then the double dissolution happened and he got turfed out. http://www.motoring.com.au/aaaa-and-fcai-showdown-46880 http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news...xclusive-42274 I take my hat off to Ricky Muir, he got my vote at this last election, unfortunately it wasn't enough. |
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20-11-2016, 06:38 PM | #9 | |||
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20-11-2016, 07:12 PM | #10 | |||
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20-11-2016, 07:58 PM | #11 | ||
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Use google, it is not that difficult.
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20-11-2016, 08:02 PM | #12 | ||
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What do you expect from a senator in a rural seat??
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20-11-2016, 08:32 PM | #13 | ||
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I thought Ricky Muir was ok, you got to admire him giving it a go, a little man going up against the might of two big political parties & the rat bag greens.
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20-11-2016, 08:34 PM | #14 | ||
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I gave the guy a bit of credit. He stood up for what he believed in, managed to get over the line and got in amongst the big boys - putting him on a huge learning curve on how the system worked and how to play to win. I think he was just hitting his straps when he got undercut by Hinch. I think he may be back, and a lot wiser.
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20-11-2016, 08:37 PM | #15 | ||
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Actually senators are not elected by seat, but rather by State. Complete different system to HoR. Not many can achieve what he did against the majors in those days given the resources and history he had.
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20-11-2016, 08:50 PM | #16 | ||
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Agree with his assessment of party politics.
Still think someone like Pauline Hanson will be PM within 10 years - probably through a coalition of minor parties and independents. |
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20-11-2016, 08:55 PM | #17 | |||
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He was completely out of his depth and if an industry is relying on him to save it, good luck, you'll need it. On intellectual property i certainly see merit on both sides of the arguement. Some company invests millions in engineering only to be forced to hand over details to anyone who asks. That will stiffle innovation. |
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20-11-2016, 09:06 PM | #18 | ||
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What does it actually cost tax payers to have a knuckle head like this sitting in the senate?
He gets 4 or 5 staff and an office, his salary and travel and accom etc. 3 or 4 mill a year? Wasted tax payers dollars... And now we are stil, paying him 50K a year. |
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20-11-2016, 09:08 PM | #19 | |||
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I'm not asking for it for free, I'll be the first to throw down money to become certified by manufacturers to be able to work on their vehicles, Ferrari and Lamborghini do something along these lines, a workshop the next street along has accreditations from Ferrari and Lamborghini to maintain and work on their vehicles. If Ford for example ran an accreditation scheme where I could go off and do some training with Ford on certain products, and have my business accredited by Ford for maintenence and repairs on their cars, I'd throw down money for that. |
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20-11-2016, 09:10 PM | #20 | ||
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20-11-2016, 09:42 PM | #21 | ||
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Where does it say that?
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20-11-2016, 10:10 PM | #22 | |||
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The article says he got a single payment of $50k to relocate and no pension. |
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20-11-2016, 10:27 PM | #23 | ||
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How many other knuckle heads are there that ARE VOTED IN BY PEOPLE LIKE YOU, assuming you do vote of course.
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20-11-2016, 11:21 PM | #24 | ||
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Ricky has done quite a bit at a local level for grass roots motor sport and recreational off street driving.
But obviously some of you knuckle draggers know about any of that as you probably get your news from channel 9 or even worse channel 7. |
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21-11-2016, 01:52 PM | #25 | |||
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C'mon you got get you news from somewhere, please do tell what is the best source of media news, remember now you have left yourself open to be flamed. |
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21-11-2016, 03:10 PM | #26 | ||
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The bloke ended up in parliament through no fault of his own.
The system put him in there. The system also booted him out. Hopefully the mill that he got himself into works out for him and his family. |
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21-11-2016, 03:25 PM | #27 | ||
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21-11-2016, 07:13 PM | #28 | ||
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Ricky's tenure as a senator for a couple years cost is small time compared to others who really know how to manipulate the political system for monetary gain, I don't begrudge him, I begrudge the bigger *** holes who have been ripping the tax payers for years.
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21-11-2016, 07:27 PM | #29 | |||
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21-11-2016, 08:42 PM | #30 | |||
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You got that right, they do say sorry begrudgingly. |
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