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The GST, Other Taxes and Red Tape
John Howard Lie #1
John Howard: “No, there’s no way that a GSTwill ever be part of our policy.”
Journalist: “Never ever?”
John Howard: “Never ever. It’s dead. It was killed by the voters in the last election”.
John Howard, interview, Tweed Heads Civic Centre, 2 May 1995
The Truth:
“The bills before the House […]
Education
John Howard Lie #1
“I can guarantee we’re not going to have $100,000 university degree courses.”
John Howard, interview with Neil Mitchell on Radio 3AW, 15 October 1999
The Truth:
16 different degrees now cost at least $100,000.
John Howard Lie #2
“We have no intention of introducing a loans scheme with a real or indeed any other rate of interest.”
John […]
Health
John Howard Lie #1
“It is our policy, without qualification, to retain Medicare . . . Not only does Medicare stay but so does bulk billing . . . They are the fundamentals, the underpinnings of the policy.”
John Howard, Health Policy launch of “A Healthy Future”, 12 February 1996
The Truth:
“No-one can guarantee bulk billing. No-one can […]