Economy
Just how far out of touch is bureaucracy in Tasmania?
Just how far out of touch is bureaucracy in Tasmania?
“With our State Government facing a $1.5 billion black hole it seems wrong that considerable public resources are being wasted on seeking to control a problem the community says doesn’t exist.”
Our community faces a massive round of cuts to service delivery at next month’s state budget. Community confidence in the ability of the state sector to deal with Tasmania’s challenging future is being undermined by a clear waste of public resources demonstrated by the Heritage Council and Hobart City Council in their approach to this matter. Those polled are clearly asking the question haven’t they got better things to do?”
‘With cuts flagged to health, education, and policing why are we wasting public money on denying Tasmanian’s beauty and colour in their lives?’
Underscoring the double jeopardy of such petty rule by bureaucratic red tape respondents said today ‘Hobart is closed for business!’ The community is again demonstrating that their thinking is head of the politicians and public administrators.
In an on line poll conducted this week through the social media website Facebook:
“100% of the 432 respondents participating said the red awnings should be allowed to stay.”
97% of those polled said they “value beauty and colour in the built environment as well as strict adherence to historical authenticity”
Overwhelmingly those participating said that “individual freedom of expression should be respected” so long as it doesn’t hurt others, with 98% support.
In excess of 95% of those polled said that government should have nothing to do with matters such as the former Saving Banks red awnings, with some participants warning of the fascist nature of
those seeking to regulate individual expression.
“Interestingly, poll participants showed how sympathetic they are to heritage issues with the vast majority of participants at 95% supporting a balance between respecting the heritage of the past as
well as an orientation to future needs”
Alarmingly, considering the difficult economic conditions facing Tasmania, 100% of respondents believed that the level of Government interference in property rights was putting investors off investing in Tasmania.
“Tasmania is clearly tired of public sector wasting of their taxes, with a misdirected desire to control others, and an anti-investment mind set even when that development is entirely sustainable”
Without reserve those polled are sending a message to government “you have better things to do with our taxes!”