Labor, Socialism and Unions

Lets start with some basic figures.

The ruling element of the Labor is top heavy with Unionists, about 70% of them were or have close affiliations with unions. This on its own is unsurprising since Labor was created to represent the interests of the working class.

In current Australia unions have about 17% penetration into the workforce, that for those with a calculator is a minority. Ergo the Labor party and the unions are currently representing a minority, when considered from a unionist perspective. Gillard and her ilk are working hard to try and get these numbers up. So you are currently being represented by those interested in a minority of interests.

Many labor reps are essentially socialists or follow the socialist agenda. Socialism is an idealized system that sounds good, has some interesting principles but does not work in practice. To demonstrate this find the most rabid socialist you can, the easiest place to start is with a Uni lecturer, and ask them to provide a single example of a socialist state that has worked.

Since there has never been on they will not be able to give you an answer. They might bluster and try to give some examples but they cannot give you a real world example because socialism only works on paper.

Currently we have PM who is being advised by socialist leaning economists. This means we are hearing solutions based not in the real world but in the fantasy world of an idealised theoretical system. You should not be feeling very confident about how soon we will be out of this recession.

Don't blame me, after examining the options I voted Liberal.