Stop the Waste

In a recent report it has been revealed that the cost to Australia of alcohol misuse is $36 BILLION per year.  This includes a lot of indirect costs, obviously, but is said to be a realistic figure.

So the Liberal Party wants us to "stop the waste"!  I say let's start looking at this problem of alcohol misuse.  It's sobering to think that if we all stopped misusing alcohol for just a year and a half, we could actually pay for the National Broadband Network, INCLUDING budget over-runs!

This puts a lot of things into perspective.  The coalition has long claimed that the NBN is a waste.  On this basis, it is, in reality, excellent value for money.  Why don't we see people appealing for the reduction in alcohol abuse with the same sort of vehemence they are opposing the NBN?