Originally Posted by
Clare Prop
This absolute mess has the lowest unemployment rate of all the States as well as being the only State with a budget surplus of billions.
Brought about by the surging spot price in a single commodity - that's not good
management, that's
good luck. Nothing more. And despite your State Daddy's surplus, you still have a health system that is unable to cope with
scheduled elective surgeries without a Covid-induced-response affecting the system. It's no wonder he
has to keep it out...
Originally Posted by Clare Prop
It is extraordinary to have people in locked down covid infested states, relying on WA resources to provide the funds for their welfare, jeering at us.
It's also extraordinary to expect NSW to carry the lions share of the risk of international arrivals and
airfreight yet those states whose Citizens transit through Sydney Airport, those states whose time-sensitive freight transits through Mascot, are more than happy to lock out NSW's Citizens.
Originally Posted by Clare Prop
From the Ruby Princess onwards NSW has been unable to kepp it under control.
On the contrary, until the arrival of Delta, NSW managed all outbreaks while keeping the economy relatively open with targeted lockdowns. They didn't
stop taking international arrivals like Victoria did when they had their outbreak, they didn't have a sook about the number of arrivals and demand they be halved like McGowan did - while still expecting NSW to pick up the slack - and they didn't say "we ain't taking
anyone" like Tasmania did.
Be realistic, WA has got where it is though good luck, not good
management. Any
child can close the door to keep the boogy man out - and that's all McGowan has done, viable opposition or not. He hasn't managed WA's fair share of international arrivals, nor the volume of air freight that Sydney handles, and he's run the health system into the ground. On just about every measure, the WA health system has been trending badly for the last several years, where most other states have been static or showed improvements - the only thing that'll likely be able to turn that around
is the budget surplus - because god knows you'd be
totally screwed
without it!