I'm going to relate a bit of personal experience. I've been in the commercial world for 30-some-odd years. One thing that I and many of the other million-plus small businesspeople across this country recognize is that in order to survive, prosper, grow, and provide benefits, both for community and staff, you have to control expenses. If you don't control expenses, you don't survive, regardless of your income.
Our government took a look at that in 2004-05. Under the previous government, spending increased by 14.5%. Well, 14.5% on a continuous basis is not sustainable. If we have an economy that's growing by 2% to 3%, give or take a little, and your expenses are going into double digits, that is not sustainable. At some point the services would have to suffer, unless there is solid management in place to deal with this. Is the business of government any different from the business practices of the small or large commercial sectors in this country?