Treasurer Waffles Eloquent

Agamedes admires the meaningless and unhelpful drivel which was spouted by our own state treasurer.

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Funding blow for Gingin a 'tragedy' (The West, 10 Apr 2010). The state government has decided to scrap funding for the Gravity Discovery Centre (GDC), a public display related to the work of the associated Gravitational Wave Observatory project.

It's okay to spend $200,000,000 on science but not okay to spend $200,000 on letting the public learn from that same science.

The best news, though, is treasurer Troy Buswell's unhelpful comments.

Buswell's background in science comes from sniffing chairs and snapping bra straps. With that background he's also well qualified to be state treasurer. He is, after all, a politician, with public servants to turn his vague thoughts into reality.

So what does this paragon of political power have to say?

"I think they (GDC) need to do some more work in terms of looking at alternative management models and alternate funding models so that they can move forward." In other words:

• Rethink the way you manage the GDC; I don't have any ideas.
  
• Go begging for money somewhere else; I'm not interested in helping.
  
• Move forward, or backward, or nowhere. Close down, if you like. I don't care.
  

A politically correct statement would include, "I advise you to make enquiries of other people who may be willing to support your need for continued funding." Before PC, the treasurer would have simply said, "Go talk to someone who gives a shit."

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