We asked the other Scott Morrisons want they want from the Budget
IT’S the question the whole country has been waiting to hear the answer to: What is Scott Morrison going to put in the Budget? So we asked him. Or rather, them.
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IT’S the question the whole country has been waiting to hear the answer to: What is Scott Morrison going to put in the Budget?
Well, we thought we’d ask him. Or, to be more specific, them.
For while the Treasurer has been coy about the Turnbull government’s plan to put Australia on the path to economic success, The Daily Telegraph has found six other Scott Morrisons who are more than happy to answer our questions.
The six Sco-Mos range from a geotechnical engineer to a lawnmower. None of them has ever brought down a Budget before, but hey — neither has the Treasurer.
And by the looks of things he has his work cut out for him. It seems that Scott Morrisons are just as disaffected as the rest of us and worried about the same problems: tax cuts, housing affordability, transport infrastructure, economic growth, education and mental health.
Indeed, it’s an almost perfect snapshot of the issues that keep coming up time and again among the broader public.
And that’s the rub for the Treasurer in his make or break Budget: If he can’t win over the Scotts how on earth is he going to win over the average Joes?
Scott Morrison
Wollongong
engineer, 41, father of two
“Providing good education to all children regardless of how wealthy or poor they might be is giving people a ‘fair go’ in life, I think. I support the Gonski reforms, as the policy seems sensible. Funds should be directed to those people who need them most, and from my perspective that means going to low socio-economic areas.”
Parents on high incomes are more able to support their kids’ education, and those on low incomes aren’t. If we don’t do this, we are really promoting a sort of class system in Australia.”
Scott Morrison
Surry Hills
Financial Services, 24, lives with his parents and has an investment property in Camperdown
“Something that is very important for me is the future growth of the country, both economically and socially. House prices for people my generation is something which worries us, I am fortunate enough to be able to get into the market early, however while I have bought, I can’t afford to live in it and rely heavily on the rental market.”
Scott Morrison
Baulkham Hills
Sales Consultant, 50, father of two adult children
“The federal government needs to reduce their spending and drive economic growth, I believe we can do that through exports, for instance through to China and Europe. The negative gearing is a bit of a bone of contention in the blue-collar market, too. They should introduce it for new homes only, we need to get new houses and we have enough land.”
Scott Morrison
Kingswood
Storeman, 35, father two children aged seven and four
“I’ve recently moved back to Western Sydney after being in Perth and the growth is unbelievable, it’s exploding really. They should be investing in the area, which they seem to be doing, lie with West Connex which is great.
At the moment it’s really unfair for low and middle income earners — the high income earners get all the tax benefits and breaks while the normal Joe on the street has to bear the brunt. I also think more should be done to looks after carers and the elderly.”
Scott Morrison
Castle Hill
Youth Missionary, 23, lived with his parents
“They need to invest more in mental health prevention. How many young people are we losing to suicide? Kids need to know someone is there and that it’s OK to speak up.”
Scott Morrison
Macarthur
Lawnmower, 44, father of two
“I think the government needs to do something about housing affordability, we’re just struggling at the moment with two kids as well as schooling. We did have a house, we sold it and made a bit of money out of it, but it’s not enough for a deposit to get back in.”
Originally published as We asked the other Scott Morrisons want they want from the Budget
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