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The 2014 budget summed up in just three words

The 2014 budget announcement has gone and the analysis of what it means has begun. But like everything in life you can sum up Joe Hockey's first budget in just a few choice words - well at least Twitter thinks so.

The 2014 budget summed up in just three words
The 2014 budget summed up in just three words

Last night Treasurer Joe Hockey delivered his first budget and it was a tough one by many standards. Journalists everywhere have jumped on the opportunity to weigh in with what it means for the everyday punter. But let's not get bogged down in pages and pages of detailed analysis.

If you want to get the 'real' analysis you could easily turn to Twitter. It's like your regular budget breakdown but only with a lot less words and plenty of opinion.

The hashtag #ThreeWordBudget has been sitting near the top of Twitter's trending list for many hours with hundreds of people weighing in with their concise analysis of what the budget 'really' means.

Here are a few of the best:

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Greens MP Adam Bandt even weighed in with his analysis for the young at heart.

But Margo Kingston probably wins with the ultimate question that may haunt some voters.

What's your three words to describe last night's budget? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.


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