A little information graphic I did for the LBAF community. We asked two questions about how community members felt about the state budget - mainly to test out the idea that even though people may feel hard done by, they may feel that the budget measures are necessary (like they did under the Howard/Costello budget in 1996).

Well, they don’t. They don’t see it’s a good budget for the nation AND they will also be worse off…

(yeah, I know, small sample size…but with most of the coverage I’ve seen, it seems pretty consistent)

One interesting point that was picked up by a member of the community is that all those who are “for” the budget measures, were quite vague in their reasoning (we have a budget emergency / we gotta bring down the deficit / can’t live on borrowed money etc), but those against had very specific concerns. One great comment from a person who was for the budget measures was; “we have to make the cuts. It’s not a bloody island holiday resort”. That’s funny, as I’m not sure a low income earner, or a single parent would equate their life today as being like sitting on a pool chair, sipping a margarita…