Your Voice

Sydney Morning Herald

Saturday December 6, 2008

The Herald has set up an online readers panel. Each week it gauges responses on issues that shape the nation.

If you want to join the panel log in to www.thesmhinsider.com.au/signup. Here are the results of this weeks questions.

If the federal budget goes into deficit,

will it lower your view of the economic

competence of the Rudd Government?

Yes 14%

No 72%

Maybe 13%

Dont know 1%

What best describes your attitude to the

Government providing computers to

every school child in years 9 to 12?

An education revolution 9%

A waste of money 9%

A good move, but hardly revolutionary 38%

Money should be spent on more teachers and better teacher training 43%

Given the gobal financial crisis, should

companies be cutting back the money

they spend on Christmas parties

this year?

Yes 67%

No 26%

Dont know 7%

Do you support Australia's involvement

in the Afghan conflict?

Yes, but the troops should come home soon 23%

Yes 32%

No 39%

Dont know 6%

© 2008 Sydney Morning Herald

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