Comments on: The danger of Liberal nostalgia http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/18/the-danger-of-liberal-nostalgia/ Australia's leading libertarian and centre-right blog Tue, 22 May 2012 16:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Entropy http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/18/the-danger-of-liberal-nostalgia/comment-page-1/#comment-24936 Entropy Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:01 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8663#comment-24936 <i>Actually Menzies probably had no idea of what Black jack was doing with tariffs. Everyone liked the non-competitive markets. Employers and employees alike. hurt us immeasurably in the 70s and took Hawke and Keating to reform. </i> holy batshit! I find myself in agreement with BBB! Actually Menzies probably had no idea of what Black jack was doing with tariffs.
Everyone liked the non-competitive markets. Employers and employees alike.
hurt us immeasurably in the 70s and took Hawke and Keating to reform.

holy batshit! I find myself in agreement with BBB!

]]> By: Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/18/the-danger-of-liberal-nostalgia/comment-page-1/#comment-24797 Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:45:38 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8663#comment-24797 Rafe, If there had have been some regular changes of government perhaps the Liberals may have become economic liberals. Long stays in government ( and opposition) does the nation no good at all. Rafe,

If there had have been some regular changes of government perhaps the Liberals may have become economic liberals.

Long stays in government ( and opposition) does the nation no good at all.

]]> By: Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/18/the-danger-of-liberal-nostalgia/comment-page-1/#comment-24729 Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:29:53 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8663#comment-24729 actually it was Holt that got rid of it.Menzies growled at all Holt's reforms as Immigration Minister and the Downer Snr dudded Holt on the reforms he brought on. Holt believed the reorms he proposed would be sent to Cabinet. Actually Menzies probably had no idea of what Black jack was doing with tariffs. Everyone liked the non-competitive markets. Employers and employees alike. hurt us immeasurably in the 70s and took Hawke and Keating to reform. Actually Rafe when you look at Western polity there were few 'liberal 'parties anywhere actually it was Holt that got rid of it.Menzies growled at all Holt’s reforms as Immigration Minister and the Downer Snr dudded Holt on the reforms he brought on. Holt believed the reorms he proposed would be sent to Cabinet.

Actually Menzies probably had no idea of what Black jack was doing with tariffs.
Everyone liked the non-competitive markets. Employers and employees alike.

hurt us immeasurably in the 70s and took Hawke and Keating to reform.

Actually Rafe when you look at Western polity there were few ‘liberal ‘parties anywhere

]]> By: Rafe http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/18/the-danger-of-liberal-nostalgia/comment-page-1/#comment-24672 Rafe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:11:16 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8663#comment-24672 Yes on White Australia, but no on tariffs and the labour market. Yes on White Australia, but no on tariffs and the labour market.

]]> By: Michael Sutcliffe http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/03/18/the-danger-of-liberal-nostalgia/comment-page-1/#comment-24669 Michael Sutcliffe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:24:31 +0000 http://catallaxyfiles.com/?p=8663#comment-24669 I thought the white Australia policy was a number of pieces of legislation (primarily labour market protectionism) which the Menzies government rolled back to a good degree? I thought the white Australia policy was a number of pieces of legislation (primarily labour market protectionism) which the Menzies government rolled back to a good degree?

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