Tibet Now ?

Will CEOs and economists cut their wages to help the economy?

Some writers to The Australian criticised complaints about Work Choices implying they did not understand economics. Here is Kay's reply in today's Australian --

Work Choices = Lower Wages

Treasurer Peter Costello smirked that interest rates would rise if Labor were to dismantle Work Choices once in government. This seems to be a desperate attempt to bring back Howard's successful interest rates fear campaign of the 2004 Elections. Kay put it in another way in her letter to The Australian today -

Howard's Emergency Landing

Prime Minister Howard's undignified dash out of an RAAF plane inspired Kay's letter in Sydney Morning Herald (19 Mar 07) --

Howard's Legacy

Kay's letter published in the Sydney Morning Herald today -

Thanks, mum and dad

Kay's latest letter - Sydney Morning Herald 4 December 2006

"Society has always found ways to distinguish between people - by colour, class, wealth, birth. The divisions Michael Duffy describes ("Rich, smart and isolated: meet the new aristocrats", December 2-3) are just the latest variant.

Members of any group are there because of accidents of birth. Those born with IQs able to take advantage of the opportunities offered to them are accidental beneficiaries of their birth, just as those of the upper classes were in a previous generation.

So while individuals may consider they have an entitlement to their wealth because of hard work, we would all do well to reflect that our genetic inheritance is not a result of effort. It is good fortune.

Kay Kan
Cheltenham"

Still on the subject of Aussie values ....

Kay's letter, recently published in the Sydney Morning Herald (4 Sep 2006) :