Treasury minute showing the Howard government was warned in November 2006 — before the senior ministers' meeting that set budget priorities — that big spending would boost inflation. The minute, obtained by the Nine network under freedom of information laws, said that "as the economy is running close to capacity there is a real risk that significant spending will add to inflationary pressures"" Why didn't they tell the Australian people, wind back their inflationary spending and prepare the nation for the end of the bubble economy? --------- Mission Accomplished http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/11/27/OP_wideweb__470x399,2.jpg http://www.geocities.com/wmds_r_us/king_john_il ------------ The Official [Est. June 2000] aus.culture.true-blue FAQ ; http://geocities.com/fairdinkum_trueblue/faq.html The true-blue Homestead; http://geocities.com/fairdinkum_trueblue/ The true-blue Hall Of Fame; http://www.geocities.com/trueblue_hall_of_fame/index.html The Tuckerbox; http://www.geocities.com/true_blue_tucker_box/index.html -----------
