Sean McHugh wrote:
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>> I agree 100%. I think it will be a very different Austraila by the
>> middle to later this century. WASP/C's are fast becoming just another
>> ethnic group and we will lose our majority ethnicity eventually I feel.
>> I can remember too AWA and Kriesler TV's, Malley's Whirlpool washers,
>> Morphy Richards toasters, etc., And the clothing and footwear industries
>> have long since gone. To his credit Rudd has said that the loss of
>> Australia's manufacturing capabilites is an issue of concern to him.
>> Let's see if he does anything about it. It's not so bad tho if we can't
>> make toasters, but we put ourselves in a very vulnerable postion if we
>> cant feed ourselves.
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> I recall Rudd saying that, but only once. I would like to see him
> talking about it a lot more as well as doing a lot more than talking.
> If one hears nothing in the next six months, then obviously it was
> just empty campaign rhetoric. However, let's give him a while to get
> over himself and lose that beaming grin, and then see what he actually
> does in real terms.
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> It's often argued that Australia's small size is the problem. That's
> crap. Take New Zealand for instance. They are much smaller, yet
> produce the well respected Fisher and Paykel range of appliances that
> are made and sold throughout the world. Sweeden only has a population
> of 9 million, yet makes its own sophisticated jet fighter (the SAAB).
> We don't need more people or warm political fuzzies; we need a rocket
> up our collective arse and a government that know that and has the
> courage to do something about it. I will be pleasantly surprised if
> Rudd heads such a government. I will be pleasantly surprised if Rudd
> is such a Prime Minister.
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> The signs aren't good that any the this is going to turn around under
> the Labor mindset. For example, the NSW Labor government has been
> trying to sell its power utilities to the Chinese. Yep, China running
> our power. They even lied cold in trying to cover it up, but you won't
> hear much media bleating about that - at least not as much as the
> carry-on over any small rise in interest rates under Howard. But
> unfortunately, it seems that all the governments in Australia - not
> just Labor - will break their necks trying to sell off public assets.
> Anyone who says that such a policy is good for Australia is either a
> fool or a liar. The winners are the buyers of assets, otherwise the
> foreigners wouldn't be spending the bucks on the purchase. _They_
> aren't fools. What the governments want, is some quick cash - a bit
> like taking the country to The Cash Converters and hocking it, but
> with no chance of getting it back. Unfortunately, there is a similar
> mentality in Australia's private sector.
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> Remember Monopoly? As a child one learned quickly that the ones who
> did the buying usually ended up winning and ones doing the selling,
> usually ended up losing. Coincidentally perhaps, power and water were
> two of the utilities.
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Yep, agree with all that. It would be a good idea if all politicians had
to have run a successful business before they could enter politics.
Running the country is like running a large business or corporation. I
recall Jerry Harvey saying that if he was running the country he'd get
it ship shape in no time.
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> Best Regards,
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> Sean McHugh
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