the states, expand some local government services, and drop to two tiers. One assumes that should public services be outsourced to the states, the states will want compensation for taking on additional staff given they can't afford the ones they have at the moment .. not sure how this will save any money in the long run, especially if one takes into account productivity losses as a result of having to train staff in whatever it is Robb is talking about. One assumes that should public services be outsourced to the states, the states will want compensation for taking on additional staff given they can't afford the ones they have at the moment .. not sure how this will save any money in the long run, especially if one takes into account productivity losses as a result of having to train staff in whatever it is Robb is talking about. Putting aside JB's fairly large faux pas, it seems a bit of a ridiculous option. It isn't a faux pas when someone is intentionally offensive. +2 [quote comment="427407"][quote comment="427403"]Putting aside JB's fairly large faux pas, it seems a bit of a ridiculous option.[/quote] It isn't a faux pas when someone is intentionally offensive.[/quote] +2 Given that Andrew Robb has had a well documented battle with depression, I find the heading "appears to be off his meds" particularly distasteful. +1 +2 [quote comment="427396"][quote comment="427373"]Given that Andrew Robb has had a well documented battle with depression, I find the heading "appears to