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15. It's going to be interesting to see what happens,

Sun May 27, 2012, 08:16 PM

May 2012

especially if he does get control of both houses, which is just possible.

It's going to be very difficult for him to announce that he's cutting family payments and pensions, and dropping the tax-free threshold again, but if he doesn't, where will the money come from without the carbon tax and the mining tax? And since electricity costs are rising rapidly already and will continue to do so, cutting compensation won't be a popular move.

But Abbott always talks first and thinks afterwards ...

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