While our lamestream media continue to look the other way, the CIA says that our Labor government is right up there with the Greeks at punching donuts:
There is no doubt Australia is one of the most heavily indebted countries. A list compiled by the American Central Intelligence Agency puts us at No. 14 on the foreign debt scale with about $1.2 trillion owing to offshore lenders.
When you consider our relatively small population, and our strong but comparatively tiny economy, that means we are punching well above our weight in the spendthrift stakes. In fact, total foreign debt easily outstrips national income. The CIA reckons we owe the rest of the world 132 per cent of our annual gross domestic product.
That’s not too far behind Greece which, at 165 per cent, finally appears to have tipped the balance and is heading towards bankruptcy (more politely expressed these days as a debt refinancing).
Yes, the ALP are good at punching O’s.
As are our “safe as houses” Big Four banks.
Bend over Australia, and grab your ankles.
This won’t hurt a bit.
Who’s number 1 on the list? If it ain’t the USA then it ain’t much of a list.
Not that I think the ALP aren’t donut punchers.