http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/12/18/if-he-didnt-write-it-he-should-have/ Ambit Gambit Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/12/18/if-he-didnt-write-it-he-should-have/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Sir Vivor Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:31:29 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=3435#comment-2878 This item is older than Crikey. See <a href="http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/jacktheinsider/index.php/theaustralian/comments/keating_lets_the_sparks_fly/P225/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/jacktheinsider/index.php/theaustralian/comments/keating_lets_the_sparks_fly/P225/</a> I quote from "Jack the insider", his kernal of neocon wisdom: "The privatisation of public assets is a tricky business at the best of times but in relation to New South Wales electricity, it has been apparent for many years that it is in the public interest for the government to divest itself of these assets. In 1998, NSW Premier Bob Carr considered the prospect of electricity privatisation but failed to get the proposal up at his party’s conference and quickly ditched the idea. At the time the assets were worth $25 billion. By 2007, the assets were worth $15 billion. So there’s $10 billion of public money lost right there. If you think that’s bad, it gets worse because there must be a new base load power generator up and running in New South Wales by 2014 or significant power shortages will occur across the state. The cost? $10 billion. And without privatisation, the people of New South Wales are looking at sliding further into debt to finance the new generator." -=-=-=- Is Keating one of the cavemen we are asking to reinvent the wheel? Not me. I'm asking him to stick to his antiques. I'm hoping for widespread solar electricity panels and a feedback tariff, Solar heating and rebates, jobs for ordinary people instead of sell-offs to energy giants at bargain-basement prices. And energy efficiency leading to Negawatts (energy savings). Probably I should dash off to my GP for advice about my "hope disorder". This item is older than Crikey. See
http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/jacktheinsider/index.php/theaustralian/comments/keating_lets_the_sparks_fly/P225/
I quote from “Jack the insider”, his kernal of neocon wisdom:
“The privatisation of public assets is a tricky business at the best of times but in relation to New South Wales electricity, it has been apparent for many years that it is in the public interest for the government to divest itself of these assets.
In 1998, NSW Premier Bob Carr considered the prospect of electricity privatisation but failed to get the proposal up at his party’s conference and quickly ditched the idea. At the time the assets were worth $25 billion.
By 2007, the assets were worth $15 billion. So there’s $10 billion of public money lost right there.
If you think that’s bad, it gets worse because there must be a new base load power generator up and running in New South Wales by 2014 or significant power shortages will occur across the state. The cost? $10 billion. And without privatisation, the people of New South Wales are looking at sliding further into debt to finance the new generator.”
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Is Keating one of the cavemen we are asking to reinvent the wheel? Not me. I’m asking him to stick to his antiques.
I’m hoping for widespread solar electricity panels and a feedback tariff, Solar heating and rebates, jobs for ordinary people instead of sell-offs to energy giants at bargain-basement prices. And energy efficiency leading to Negawatts (energy savings).
Probably I should dash off to my GP for advice about my “hope disorder”.

]]> http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/12/18/if-he-didnt-write-it-he-should-have/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Graham Young Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:35:55 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=3435#comment-2879 Didn't realise that Crikey had also published it. I had it a few days ago, but it went to the bottom of a pile of work. Didn’t realise that Crikey had also published it. I had it a few days ago, but it went to the bottom of a pile of work.

]]> http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/12/18/if-he-didnt-write-it-he-should-have/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 Patrick B Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:52:24 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=3435#comment-2880 This was on Crikey a few days ago. I don't know if that lends it credibilty. The tone seem like genuine Keating. This was on Crikey a few days ago. I don’t know if that lends it credibilty. The tone seem like genuine Keating.

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