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		jacques_chester on Sept 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Australian Opposition backtracks on plans to imple... John Howard actually went to an election over the GST. He lied about it the first time, but it's not as though he then passed it into law without warning.

DigitalSea on Sept 5, 2013 [–]

No he just said he wouldn't do something and then did it.

jacques_chester on Sept 5, 2013 | [–]

Yes, but instead of just lying and introducing it without a mandate, he sought a mandate.

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