[LINK] Future short-circuited as hi-tech sector overlooked in rush to spend

[Stilgherrian]

On 09/02/2009, at 9:15 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> IMHO, the Howard/Costello government failed to invest in the things  
> that
> really change and enhance a nation - education and modern
> infrastructure. This government seems to be doing the same thing.
>
> Maybe it's not the government, maybe it's the people not demanding it.
>
> The problem is us. My problem is me.

Thank you for pointing out what is often forgotten: in a democracy,  
the government IS us. If we complain that "They" haven't done  
something it's because we've sat back and let "Them"... "Them" just  
being our fellow citizens who we haven't persuaded.

That said, we need the conversation about What Needs To Be Done to  
happen in a venue and in a way which could eventually result in the  
thing being done. One letter on paper to a Minister is worth a  
thousand angry blog posts which they'll never see.

Stil


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