One Budget Rumination

Thinking & listening to discussion after the Federal Budget speech for 2007, I came up with a slightly new slant to the ones that I've had before on earlier budgets:

This government is like an abusive partner or parent. After beating &/or abuse &/or deprivation — all said to be 'for your own good', or because 'you made me do it' — come the gifts and attention and 'I love you, you know that'.