Given the lead up we have had over the last two weeks, surely next week’s budget is more highly anticipated than the fourth season of Game of Thrones. The drama, the gore, the inexplicable constant anticipation of impending doom …..where else would we be but glued to the screen?! (If only the ABC coverage could borrow the GoT score…)
In order that the excitement doesn’t overwhelm you, the Croakey team have put together two engaging games to ensure that you don’t run screaming from the telecast.
Budget Bingo
Tick these off as they are mentioned, you may want to time yourself for fun. Perhaps a glass of wine once the card is completed?
Don’t forget to tweet #BudgetBingo once completed.
(Health warning: We strongly recommend you do not have a drink each time one of these is mentioned, binge drinking is bad for your health.)
Tough but necessary |
Boost |
Labor debt mess |
Middle class welfare |
Share |
Debt and Deficit Disaster |
Six year spending Spree |
Short term pain |
No such thing as a free lunch |
Burden |
Look people in the eye |
Debt controls you |
Modest |
Cut the waste |
Heavy lifting |
All in this together |
Lower, simpler, fairer taxes |
Helping people take responsibility for themselves |
A hand up not a hand out |
Appropriate |
Fiscal Responsibility |
Live within our means |
Those who can pay should pay |
There is no alternative |
Squib (bonus points) |
Budget Hide and Seek (or Statements you’re unlikely hear in the budget):
Treat yourself to a Tim Tam / chocolate / rice cake for every two statements missed by the Treasurer. On second thoughts seven Tim Tams may be considered excessive in some quarters……
Increase Newstart
Lift payments to single parents
Fast-track the NDIS
Reduce health inequalities
Address the social determinants of health
Plan for the health impacts of climate change
Acknowledge the impact of austerity on people’s health
Do more to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ social and emotional wellbeing
Cut the PHI rebate
Reduce fee-for-service
Increase the focus on prevention
Invest more in early childhood
Reduce health care costs for people with chronic illnesses
Consult more with consumers on new health policies
Enjoy the night, and don’t forget – We’re all in this together (apparently………)
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Post Script
Should we be offering cigars to the #BudgetBingo winners? Seems a symbolic sort of prize for all sorts of reasons..