Owning Wayne Swan

After having a good chortle at Wayne Swan’s expense today – as he slowly realises that big companies, like rich people, can afford good accountants – I was intrigued to see he has capped this off by announcing that private property had been abolished in Australia.

While trying to justify the fact that the celebrated mining tax has raised a mere $126 million in six months, Swan announced that ‘Australians own our resources 100%t and when very big profits are made Australians are entitled to share in those profits and that is the purpose of the MRRT.’

Personally, I’ve always wanted to own a diamond mine, even though I’d settle for gold or iron ore. But now I’d like to see Wayne Swan demonstrate the principle first, just to make sure it’s OK. Go on, Wayne — go up to a Rio Tinto site some time, and just wander in and start filling your pockets with iron ore. Take a camera crew with you, so that we can see how it’s done.

Then go and climb Uluru. All that stuff about ‘traditional…