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18-06-2013, 08:29 PM | #61 | |||
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Even to be a lowly council worker these days(no disrespect intended) , you get asked "how many tickets you got mate", good luck getting a job without having friends or being very lucky if you are low skilled. There will always be a need for labour type industries , a percentage of the populace are not suited to being rocket scientist or mathematicians or salesman, if you take away the majority of the local industry you are going to have a a lot of idle hands and dole cheques to pay out, and a lot more crime, not to mention losing a lot of skills. |
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18-06-2013, 08:41 PM | #62 | |||
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Many of them know nothing else but manufacturing, how will these people be received in an employment market which prefers certificates of paper over hands on experiences. I was simply pointing out that for all the negatives of the Button plan, there are many people who work for successful import brand networks who will disagree, my brother being one of them. |
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18-06-2013, 10:09 PM | #63 | ||
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The concept of limiting models available to our market due to our very small consumer base (in comparison with somewhere like the USA) is a valid concept. The method used may not have been the correct approach.
Australia has a ridiculously large range of choice of vehicles at present. There are a huge amount f manufacturers offering their products and each has a large range. This is all despite the fact that it's a rather small consumer group.
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19-06-2013, 05:30 AM | #64 | ||
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" top post Wrongway ............. run for PM mate , you got my vote!!!
To add to that anyone that thinks the de industrialization of Australia(also by stealth) is by accident , do some research on the the Lima declaration, or check it out on the tube , the only conclusion anybody could come to is it is by design " Thanks M8
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19-06-2013, 07:29 AM | #65 | |||
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Funny stuff. There needs to be balance in the plan. Some parts worked but it clearly failed over the longer term, because what's the point of the 'Button Plan' when there is no longer a car industry. The main thing though, we as consumers are the winners....aren't we. Just a pity there will be no industries to work for in the future to buy those great and high quality imported goods and food. We'll all be able to sit back and rejoice that they are better than we could build/grow ourselves here in Australia. I wonder if we'll start importing water next. Perhaps they make better water over there? |
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