lynx wrote:
> "From 1996 to 2007, the Howard / Costello Government has eliminated more
> than $96 billion in government debt, restored Australia’s AAA credit
> rating and delivered more jobs, the lowest unemployment rates in 33
> years, lower inflation, lower interest rates, a lower tax burden, higher
> wages, more productive workplaces, higher pensions, better living
> standards, more funding for health, education, defence and trans****t,
> more funds for state governments and an economic resilience that is the
> envy of the developed world."
>
> http://www.liberal.org.au/about/ach.php
So inflation and interest rates weren't on the rise last year and the
year before and Howard/Costello's middle class welfare had nothing to do
with that.


|