thrust upon us. A stronger constitution and a bill of rights would have been useful. Shirley Knott: 14 Jun 2012 5:16:06pm Well, quite, and why I said all governments. It is most piquant that you suggest a Bill of Rights. You're forgetting the different historical basis of our constitution to that of the United States, and the guarantees of certain protections of trade (and working conditions, frequently in overtly racist terms) at Federation. Which virtually guaranteed a strong reliance of state institutions. It is delicious that the Liberals pretend to free marketry, when they are among the most enthusiastic users of socialist tactics. markt: 14 Jun 2012 1:14:53pm I'm an engineer but I'm in no way right wing. It has been clear to me for a very long time that the only logical answer to the future of our species is some form of socialism - not the oligarchy that passed themselves off as socialism under Mao and Stalin but actual socialism where the economy is subject to social needs and not the other way around.r libertarian: 14 Jun 2012 1:44:17pm That's nice, however it unrealistic. The ideal is to bring as many people up as possible. The US economy is the most successful, innovative and productive economy in the history of the world. It is responsible for lifting up more people, including in Australia and all over the world than any economy in the history of the world. It's strength is incentive. It's weakness is the growth of government