One Nation commends Joe Hockey for standing up to the banks and saying enough is enough. After years of ruthless theft from the public’s hip pocket it is time to say no more to the greed and contempt shown by the major banks towards the Australian public. People are tired of the same old excuse of looking after shareholders as one CEO after another try and outdo each other by seeing how hard they can squeeze consumers.
Why is regulation in this country such a dirty word? With so many government services being privatised regulation is essential to protect consumers from profiteering and greed. Maybe with strict guidelines in place we will see the gap between the rich and poor close a little. It is hard for many who battle from week to week to except the massive profits being made by the banks only for them to turn around and try and up interest rates when times are tough. What are also unpalatable to the public are the massive rates of pay handed to bank executives when so many Australians struggle to pay for food or power.
One Nation must remind voters that if the Labor and Liberal party were to adopt our policy of a people’s bank like the original Commonwealth Bank we would not be having this discussion. A government controlled bank would lower interest rates and charges creating competition. This would set the market standard for all to follow and would eliminate at once excessive profit taking.
Let us put this important decision to the people in the way of a referendum. It is time to remove party ideology from this debate and hear the voice of the people as this decision more than any other affects all Australians.
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