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Dear Candidates,

Firstly, best of luck to you all and I hope to have the chance to talk as much as I can with each and every one of you before and during the election cycle.

I'm going to at least try to avoid this sounding like a political advertisement but at the same time let's be realistic - we're all candidates for election. I'm not one who has time to bullsh*t so let's cut to the chase.

Each person has their own ideas and thoughts and unfortunately for the voters there's been an excessive amount of time spent debating only 1 issue. I'd like to broaden that up into a much larger picture of where we stand on some of the other things that eAustralians are concerned about and I hope you will join with me to do that.

One of the things that concerns me greatly with the national administration is the rate of taxation. A set rate of 10% might sound simple and flat - but at what cost particularly to new players? A $5 citizen fee/allowance - whatever you would like to call it - is swallowed up easily in 4-5 days work tax. That means, over the course of a newbie's weekly workload - the Gov has the coin back with interest. That's something to think about.

Another point of interest is the lack of allied wars. That's due to land swaps, MPPs etc. Cool bananas. What do the candidates think about that?

Here's one that concerns CEOs/Managers - market runs on pricing. I'm a great believer in the free market, but shouldn't we also be looking out for business owners who took the gamble to pay out the g? It should make for an interesting debate.

The Constitution has been a hot topic. You have to ask though - why is it? My guess?? We've failed to bother to speak to the issues. I'm back Flatty 100% on this point. Whether any of us are running for re-election, election or running for another office - the people deserve to have a good debate about what they want to see from us. After all, we're the ones out there asking for their vote.

It is a time of change. Win or lose - this shouldn't be about picking up a medal or a fame-seeking exercise. This is about a frank and open dialogue with the eAustralian people and taking an interest in the only people that matter - them.

Friends, ladies, gents, friends with privileges, exs on speaking terms:

Change will only come when we office seekers pull the finger out of our ar*es and tell the people who's prepared to work together - and who should be committed to the history books.

All one needs to do is hop on iRC and you need not search high and low to work out who's where. The only "elitism" that exists in eAustralia comes from those who would rather stand by and whinge instead of working together, having an open mind to resolve the challenges we face in this digital state and work in the national interest.

Respect to each and every one of you.

Cheers!
T. J.