THE RANT
As I’ve got older I expression at world/local issues too trends too shape an persuasion to a greater extent than often. Now I”m the in conclusion to believe others may live interested inward what I think – but this is my blog, others don’t remove maintain to read it (few will)…..SO WHAT THE HELL.
As I’ve got older I expression at world/local issues too trends too shape an persuasion to a greater extent than often. Now I”m the in conclusion to believe others may live interested inward what I think – but this is my blog, others don’t remove maintain to read it (few will)…..SO WHAT THE HELL.
Perhaps correct at nowadays it’s fourth dimension to acquaint my credentials thence y'all know where I'm coming from. I’m a retired economic science teacher. Well that was my original job, but inward my fourth dimension I’ve been paid to practise all sorts of other materials – steel worker, stone band roadie, calm consultant, locomote writer, swim coach, yard man. And the economic science instructor thing? Well inward that career the shortage of teachers inward the NSW organization meant I’ve taught virtually everything else – Geography, Accounting, Business Studies, History, Social Science. PE, Maths, English, Slow Learners, Science, Health, Personal Development, Night School: I’ve fifty-fifty been a SEWING TEACHER too I don’t know much most sewing. Plus a COOKING TEACHER.
To some, educational preparation is important. Okay, I’m an economic science graduate of SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, dorsum inward the solar daytime when exclusively 0.5% of all schoolhouse starters graduated alongside a degree. University was hard to acquire into inward those days, fifty-fifty harder to graduate from. So I think my grade has a scrap to a greater extent than value than these days of universal “college” didactics too DUMBED DOWN courses (more later).
My post-degree didactics is non especially flash – a DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION which all nosotros indentured teachers had to acquire dorsum inward the day.
So that’s my preparation too go experience.
But here's the thing - no amount of didactics beats LIFE TIME EXPERIENCE. And at 73 I reckon I've had plenty of that.
So that’s my preparation too go experience.
But here's the thing - no amount of didactics beats LIFE TIME EXPERIENCE. And at 73 I reckon I've had plenty of that.
My political leaning is to the liberal left - I gauge y'all could say I'm center-left. I believe inward individual enterprise too the marketplace economic scheme - problem is that organization FAILS inward for certain areas too thence the authorities needs to pace in. But I'm non a rusted on left winger. If the central-left authorities is a bad one, I vote for the conservative opposition. I also reckon HARD left ideas are for ratbags - communism too hard center socialism are dumb too proven failures.
Thing is I reckon I am broad-minded plenty too remove maintain plenty theoretical background too practical life-time experience to remove maintain an persuasion on what is happening. Or at to the lowest degree to remove maintain INFORMED RANT. And at that topographic point are lots of international too local issues I wouldn’t heed ranting about.
.....like....
Thing is I reckon I am broad-minded plenty too remove maintain plenty theoretical background too practical life-time experience to remove maintain an persuasion on what is happening. Or at to the lowest degree to remove maintain INFORMED RANT. And at that topographic point are lots of international too local issues I wouldn’t heed ranting about.
.....like....
-JAN ix 2019 GOOD OL’ TRUMP
IMAGE - "THE WORRY COLLECTIVE"
(cropped picture from WILCOX - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD)
The Worry Collective #23
BUDDY CAN YOU SPARE Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 YACHT?
Q - Any jeopardy nosotros tin give notice purpose your finance guru FastCash Keyne's super-yacht for a coming together of European Financial Stability Fund members inward Monaco adjacent week?
Merko too Holla - Brussels.
TWC - FastCash says this is non the fourth dimension for expensive super yacht junkets. He suggests y'all confine your attendance to people who know what they are talking most - that means Princess Caroline's single-kayak should suffice. With room to spare.
European Stability Fund commissioner throws the switch to ACTION (image Colquhoun - Sydney Morning Herald)
(cropped picture from WILCOX - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD)
The Worry Collective #23
BUDDY CAN YOU SPARE Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 YACHT?
Q - Any jeopardy nosotros tin give notice purpose your finance guru FastCash Keyne's super-yacht for a coming together of European Financial Stability Fund members inward Monaco adjacent week?
Merko too Holla - Brussels.
TWC - FastCash says this is non the fourth dimension for expensive super yacht junkets. He suggests y'all confine your attendance to people who know what they are talking most - that means Princess Caroline's single-kayak should suffice. With room to spare.
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These dudes too their entourages along alongside other government apparatchiks addition executives/hangers-on from the world's top companies are presently junketing at the 2019 DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM. I read that they flew inward on 1500 individual jets to listen DAVID ATTENBOROUGH speak most how nosotros are wrecking the environment. What tin give notice I say? All the gear (private jets/laptop-wielding flunkies/luxury hotel rooms/chauffeur-driven limos yada) too no idea.
And to what end? Well. at the destination of the conference they volition all handgrip to render inward a year's fourth dimension for some other talkfest too junket.
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FEB 07 2019 TRUMPSTER AND BREXXIT UPDATE.
TRUMP WATCH.
Well DONALDO ain't traveling every bit good well correct now. He has late CAVED on the WALL/GOVT SHUTDOWN (although he seems keen of a face-saving circular 2) too is upwards to his cervix inward investigations re RUSSIAN MEDDLING IN THE ELECTION, his BUSINESS DEALINGS, TAX, FINANCIAL SCANDALS etc. Gotta say if I had voted for him, I'd live feeling a tad allow downward correct now.
BREXIT - I experience a scrap lamentable for misfortunate Theresa: she was anti-Brexit personally but has been given the undertaking of negotiating the go out next the plebiscite - yet can't acquire back upwards for the scheme she has negotiated.
Meanwhile go out solar daytime gets closer - volition my prediction upwards page eventuate? This is getting really interesting. And entertaining.
TRUMP AND TRADE
Any economist volition tell y'all gratis merchandise is a winner OVERALL (but yep, at that topographic point are losers) too how protection is a dumb idea. Yet OL' ORANGE tells us : "TRADE WARS ARE EASY TO WIN AND PROTECTION IS GREAT!"
That sounds crazy but I think at that topographic point is method inward his madness - "crazy' is what TRUMP wants the basis to think. His opponents are dealing alongside a crazy human who could start a damaging merchandise war, thence they volition live to a greater extent than inward the mood for CONCESSIONS when merchandise negotiations start. The Chinese too Europeans who are worse than most when it comes to unfair merchandise rules (and dodgy materials similar the Chinese stealing of USA IT) etc volition remove maintain to give. Not that the USA has no unfair merchandise rules - it does, but fewer than many countries or trading groups of countries.
TRUMP AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
That "crazy man" thing also applies here. Foreign bullies similar those Russian too Nth Korean dudes maybe think this ratbag is just nuts plenty to bow to his armed forces advisers who would dearest to nuke the bad guys - thence they volition give a scrap or maybe a lot inward negotiations.
In other unusual policy areas? - good many inward the know are dismayed at his MIDDLE EAST POLICY, maybe for expert reason. But I remove maintain given upwards on that surface area - I think things are every bit good far gone for whatsoever policy to resolve regional problems - the identify was doomed past times the means the keen powers drew the borders after WW2: too modern State of Israel has inflamed the province of affairs (although I think the Israelis deserve their homeland). So I don't remove maintain an persuasion on the Middle East situation.
ELSEWHERE? - good his immigration policy re THE WALL is non going every bit good well. My persuasion - THE WALL is a joke: AS IF it would work. Not for certain what volition finally eventuate. No uncertainty some compromise.
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FEB-08 2019 THE AUSSIE SITUATION - FINE FOR NOW BUT STORM CLOUDS AHEAD
Readers (if I remove maintain any) are in all probability wondering why this Aussie is thence fixated on the scene inward the USA too EUROPE. Well for a page concentrating on electrical flow affairs from an economical viewpoint, the USA too Europe are the original game correct now.
But for me too Aussie readers (if I remove maintain few international readers at that topographic point would live fewer Aussies) the habitation province of affairs is just every bit important, As stated to a higher identify the electrical flow province of affairs is
"FINE FOR NOW BUT STORM CLOUDS AHEAD". This is a affair of head-scratching for me: at both national too province levels nosotros remove maintain bumbling centre-right governments who don't remove maintain a clue thence maybe I should enlarge on my heading -" FINE FOR NOW (BUT COULD BE WAY BETTER).........."
Thing is Commonwealth of Australia hasn't had a recession for 23 years, economical growth is fair too unemployment the lowest for a long time. But inward the futurity maybe things volition non live thence rosy - trace of piece of work solid prices are falling after a crazy menses of increases, too things inward PRC (our biggest export client past times far too the original argue Commonwealth of Australia has been thence prosperous for thence long) don't expression every bit good expert - their economic scheme appears overcooked too this merchandise state of war thing could exacerbate the situation. Hell, if my prediction that TRUMP volition destination upwards alongside a lot to a greater extent than pro-US agreements inward merchandise negotiations comes to fruition, that could soundless wound Australia's exports because many things nosotros provide PRC the USA also tin give notice also supply. OK, the cost volition live higher (particularly freight) but this is a cost PRC may live prepared to demeanour for merchandise peace.
So the all of import ANIMAL SPIRITS are downward a scrap inward Oz correct at nowadays - consumer sentiment is falling every bit are concern expectations. Consumer spending too concern investment are already starting fourth dimension to falter. Not plenty to signal negative economical growth, but sufficient to consider a slowing inward the charge per unit of measurement of growth. Trouble alongside those animate beingness spirits is that a slight reject tin give notice rapidly plough into a stampede for the basement.
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FEB 09 2019 THE POLITICS OF MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION
I just came across this reference to the populism policies of the PRO- TRUMPSTERS too BREXITERS. Good one. Wish I had coined that.
SMARTARSE 101
It's fun sitting dorsum too poking fun at the USA too BRIT situation, but maybe hypercritical if I don't remove maintain a improve idea.
THE USA - every bit I've said up-page I don't remove maintain an response for all the losers from free-trade, deregulation, trickle downward theory era of the past times 15-20 years - the people who decided to throw the switch to POPULISM too back upwards some blowhard reckoned he could laid things. And every bit I said, Hillary would remove maintain been to a greater extent than of the past times - things may remove maintain improved slightly but the structural job would soundless live there. All those people who remove maintain gained cypher or gone backwards would soundless live AS MAD AS HELL And every bit the Democrats learned - the MAD AS HELL remove maintain the vote.
Thinking more. maybe I should't dismiss something similar DEMOCTRATIC SOCIALISM. It may live the means to become long term after the experiment alongside populism ends. Unthinkable at acquaint every bit the relatively recent BERNIE SANDERS experiment showed, but inward the futurity maybe our loser grouping volition realize POPULISM isn't the response too volition live to a greater extent than prepared to give it or something similar it a go.
See, fifty-fifty though a lot of pop civilization makes me smile, I think WHATEVER FLOATS YER BOAT is inward full general the means to go. If some dude wants to align himself/herself alongside HIPSTERS/INKERS/ COFFEE AFICIAONADOS/BAD BOYS/A FOOTBALL CLUB TRIBE too SUNDRY OTHER HARD CASES.....WTF? Who am I to judge? So I sit down back, giggle at what I personally think is a scrap crazy, frown at what I think stupid too unattractive, but don't condemn anything.
This is the reward of BEING Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 GEEZER - no 1 cares what y'all think, too y'all think from the practise goodness of many years of observation.
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TRENDING NOW 19th FEB 1019
BACKPACKER DROWNINGS IN AUSTRALIA
Saw a tragic item on the TV intelligence this evening how 2 Brit/French backpackers went for a midnight swim at PORT MACQUARIE on the mid northward coast of NSW too got into problem inward the surf, later disappearing.
Don't think it can't go on to you. Hell, it has happened to me many times (you tin give notice acquire into problem thence rapidly fifty-fifty inward what seems tame conditions: addition board riders too torso surfers purpose rips every bit limited routes to the "take-off zone "out the back) - but I know what to do.
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FEB xx 2019
ECONOMICS 101
WHAT MAKES NATIONS RICH.
I grew upwards inward a misfortunate trace of piece of work solid unit of measurement at PORT KEMBLA, a steelworks town southward of SYDNEY. My reading was out of Earth library too my favourite tome (we are talking belatedly 50's here) was the expert ol' SATURDAY EVENING POST from the USA. I used to depository fiscal establishment stand upwards for out those keen automobile ads addition all the materials available for households. Which generated the thought: HOW DO THESE PEOPLE AFFORD THIS STUFF - HOW COME AMERICA IS SO WEALTHY?
So when I later got the jeopardy to report ECONOMICS I grabbed the jeopardy - specifically for the response to this issue.
This is what I came upwards alongside -
NATIONS CAN BE WEALTHY IF THEY HAVE:
- an abundance of natural resources
- an educated, skilled workforce (including management) alongside a thriving go ethic.
- a stable framework of governance too law
- no shortage of investment funds too incentive.
Can nations practise the undertaking without 1 of these? Well Singapore has done alright without lotsa natural resources, only because of its freakish positioning ideal for entrepot trade. And for certain fairly ordinary European countries managed to steal their colonies' resources when lacking their ain - nosotros could struggle some are soundless fighting a rearguard having lost their colonies. Some people volition call Switzerland which managed to convince the basis they were somehow improve at minding people's/corporations' money than most (although I think the identify has a lot to a greater extent than going for it - addition they were smart plenty to rest out of in conclusion century's 2 major wars).
BACK TO THE USA
This staying out of both basis wars thing was PART instrumental - they came inward relatively belatedly beingness owed heaps past times early on participants - too their GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION meant they did non endure the catastrophic infrastructure harm of Europe.
A FURTHER USA ADVANTAGE
One thing missing from all the to a higher identify points I've come upwards to realize fairly late - THE USA HAS ALWAYS HAD Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BIG GROUP OF WORKING POOR WHO MADE THE COST OF PRODUCTION IN LABOUR-INTENSIVE AREAS VERY COMPETITIVE.
Probably started alongside slavery. Then the influx of Europe's working poor. More late largely Asian too Latino. Plus nosotros must call the assist of INTERNAL MIGRATION - the displace of millions of depression cost mainly dark workers out of the southward to jobs inward the north-east industrial zones post civil state of war too the to a greater extent than recent moving ridge of desperate "OKIES" from the drought-ravaged mid-west to the fields of California's Central Valley.
ELSEWHERE - this is an reward other advanced economies lack: Europe, Australia, Canada etc remove maintain STRONG MINIMUM WAGE laws which brand a mockery of the USA's farcically minimalist, piecemeal regulations too enforcement.
But inward somewhat of an irony, today;s developing Asian too Latin American competitors remove maintain EVEN LOWER WAGES than USA's working misfortunate - too alongside modern engineering transfer/piracy too the international flow of investment beingness what they are, these are the places killing American competitiveness.
REPUBLICAN TURMOIL
The scene must live annoying an of import department of Republican Supporters - the BUSINESS LOBBY. This sector depends on a large provide of depression cost labour - but hither is leader TRUMP trying to lower immigration both legal too illegal - the major electrical flow source of working poor.
As Jack Reacher would say: "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR".
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FEB 212019
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Yesterday's Jack Reacher "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR" quote reminded me of many electrical flow demands which tend to remove maintain unintended consequences that volition worsen other areas of concern. Often the public's wants are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
The classic is the un-ending demand for to a greater extent than authorities spending on transport, hospitals, schools, social services vs. the constant telephone telephone for lower taxes too reduced authorities borrowing. Recently nosotros had inward Commonwealth of Australia the rising angst of increasing trace of piece of work solid prices pushing them out of the attain of younger Australians to live replaced past times fears of falling wealth every bit presently every bit the prices turned south. Those novel freeways are terrible, but nosotros desire a lower route toll too ever decreasing carry costs of goods too services. The cities are every bit good large spatially, nosotros remove maintain the blight of urban sprawl - but the same people seem to live constantly bellyaching most the increment of high rising residential inward existing areas. And yes, hither inward Commonwealth of Australia migration is out of control, adding to the problems inward housing, hospital, schools too a bunch of other things - but we welcome the boost to economical growth migration brings. Not to call the fuzzy warm feeling of supporting all those refugees escaping draconian regimes. Another is the creeping nanny province ("THERE OUGHT TO BE Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 LAW AGAINST THAT!"/"THE GOVT HAS TO STEP IN AND TAKE ACTION!!") vs the erosion of personal liberty too the abrogation of mutual sense.
The latest is a worry most excessively pocket-size growth inward average reward creating economical stagnation yet a brusque fourth dimension agone Australia's average wage growth was making us un-competitive.
MY TAKE - some of the to a higher identify worries are warranted but proponents must live aware at that topographic point is a cost involved too non bellyache when the negatives kick-in. And if a whinger is moaning most 2 issues that are mutually exclusive, they should grow a encephalon too unopen the fuck up.
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INTERNET SOFT PORN
YOUNG LADIES - DON'T DO IT!!
Been doing some query (hur hur hur) on meshing share-foto girlie sites. Not a bad surface area for the desperates too dateless of this world.
I remove maintain come upwards to the conclusion that much of the materials shown is REVENGE PORN - some misfortunate sweetie is thence inward lurv that she gets talked into posing for, or emailing to him, some hot shots. There is a delay until the human relationship ends, ofttimes alongside acrimony, too thence the pix acquire sent to friends too meshing sites. In other cases the misogynistic beau sends them to his mates immediately, where they acquire shared around too rapidly acquire inward to the girlie sites.
What tin give notice I say most the to a higher identify shot? Young ladies, practise y'all desire 73yo sleazes similar me (or worse) checking yer bits out? Do y'all desire family, friends, workmates, prospective partners/employers finding this? No affair how much y'all lurv him, DON'T DO THIS!!
Of course of instruction at that topographic point are many other scenarios whereby these shots acquire taken too sent - but no affair how much alky, how daring too bad daughter y'all are feeling, D0 NOT DO THIS!!
And I won't fifty-fifty start on INTERNET SEX TAPES.
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BULLSHIT IO1
ALL GOVERNMENT DEBT IS BAD
Seems the flavor of the novel millennium - whatsoever authorities debt is bad!! "I hateful y'all wouldn't run yer household similar that - racking upwards debt". EXCEPT - this is just what households do. Show me the immature household hasn't got a MORTGAGE - owes the depository fiscal establishment a motza.
Here's the thing - UNSUSTAINABLE GOVT DEBT is definitely bad. What is this? - a aeroplane of debt which is gonna live hard to pay off inward the future. The form of debt that 2nd/3rd charge per unit of measurement Euro economies addition many third basis countries remove maintain racked up. In the past times this was considered a for certain % of debt to gross domestic product (the nation's output of expert too services) but these days that has been relaxed: every bit long every bit a land tin give notice come across involvement payments on debt - NO WORRIES. Trouble is there's a bunch of nations currently finding this difficult.
Fortunately Australia's debt to gross domestic product ratio is 1 of the lowest of advanced economies. The USA is non looking every bit good hot however.
DON'T CONFUSE GOVT DEBT WITH EXTERNAL DEBT OR FOREIGN DEBT.
For a start, govt debt is owed both inside the province too to external lenders.
External debt or unusual debt is ALL DEBT, owed past times both authorities too individual entities (mainly corporations) to overseas lenders. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 farther distinction is NET FOREIGN DEBT which subtracts what is owed to the habitation country.
BEWARE - people alongside an agenda similar to scare the hell out of unwitting punters past times quoting the trillions of dollars of GROSS Foreign Debt whereas NET Foreign Debt is the pregnant statistic too for many countries is much lower.
Here's the gospel:
1- AS LONG AS GOVT AND PRIVATELY RAISED FOREIGN DEBT IS USED TO BUILD PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY ALL IS GOOD. Trouble is every bit good many indebted countries are using borrowed money to construct " TROPHY STUFF" similar sports stadiums, presidential palaces yada or on UNPRODUCTIVE THINGS similar financing pensions, govt-workers' wage increases too similar.
2 If the borrowed money is used to finance thing that tin give notice live used past times futurity generations it is exclusively fair that futurity generations also assist pay for them. The emotive nonsense y'all hear: "THEY ARE RACKING UP DEBT OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL HAVE TO PAY" is consummate rubbish. They volition acquire the practise goodness of the spending (as long every bit it is for productive materials every bit above) thence why shouldn't they pay some? For most of my life I was helping to repay the loan on the Sydney Harbour Bridge - built long earlier I was born. But I used the duet every at nowadays too then, thence why not?
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MARCH 01/2019 - TRUMP AND BREXIT UPDATE - KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
Seems both the Great Negotiator too misfortunate ol' Theresa remove maintain been doing the typical politician's thing - non making a conclusion correct at nowadays but kicking it downward the route to some fourth dimension inward the future.
MASTER NEGOTIATOR....NOT!!! - the TANTRUM IN CHIEF promised us a novel epitome every bit far every bit international negotiations were concerned, But concerning his dealings alongside KOREAN PEACE TALKD + CHINESE TRADE NEGOTIATION it has been the same old materials - can't come upwards to an understanding correct at nowadays thence what nosotros are gonna practise is speak most it inward the future.
Now this is the guy who promised to CLEAR THE SWAMP - but the favoured negotiating tactic of swamp denizens pre-Trump was to boot negotiations downward the road....Nothing's changed.
OK - I know NEGOTIATIONS 101 has "STEP Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 - walk out the door." Even unsophisticated dudes similar me has e'er walked inward auto too other large purchases the in conclusion thirty years. But nosotros are expecting to a greater extent than from a MASTER NEGOTIATOR.
BREXIT - it seems at this fourth dimension Miss T is hoping if she kicks the tin give notice farther downward the route every bit far every bit go out is concerned, something's going to give - maybe those European dicks volition cave (unlikely), maybe someone inward her ain political party or the opposition (nearly every bit unlikely).
The basis waits alongside a sense of SCHADENFREUDE. This is getting good.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 FREE LUNCH - March 03 2010
Even the proverbial pet store parrot is raving most the demand for improve wellness facilities/schools/public transport/social sevices yada.
BIG PROBLEM - the parrot too the full general world thinks all these things should live FREE!!!
They don't wanna pay for them.
HERE'S MY TAKE - if I was a pol I could indicate out that I could provide all these things BUT they volition demand an increment inward taxation** to pay for them.
(** um, definitely some could live paid for past times GOVT BORROWING - but I remove maintain already mentioned how this is considered inward the electrical flow politico/economic era every bit NOT ON.
And every bit I said, this is STUPID reasoning.)
If I was a pol making that form of promise, I wouldn't live a pol for long. Everyone wants this materials for gratis - OR, they desire someone else to pay for it....
MIDDLE INCOME WELFARE
So who are these SOMEONE ELSES?
- THE GOVT: everyone know that the govt wastes money. So all nosotros remove maintain to practise is cutting this waste matter too it volition pay for EVERYTHING.
SORRY - despite beingness my mum's response to all the wrongs inward the world. this volition non become close financing the needed expenditure. See my scrap downward page on cutting govt waste.
- THE (AUSTRALIAN) MIDDLE CLASSES - inward the past,AUST governments, inward companionship to acquire re-elected, remove maintain wasted billions of dollars on MIDDLE CLASS WELFARE. The electrical flow LABOR OPPOSITION PARTY is proposing to contrary some of this inward companionship to finance the things nosotros demand - y'all should see/hear the opposition to these moves. NEVER GET BETWEEN Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 MIDDLE CLASS RETIREE AND HIS/HER ENTITLEMENTS.
Indeed.
THIS IS component subdivision of TEZZA'S ANSWER!!
- the other component subdivision is PAY MORE TAXES.
Now every bit a pocket-size income earner I think I don't pay plenty taxes, thence I reckon all those higher than me tin give notice afford to pay a scrap to a greater extent than - especially top income earners alongside their revenue enhancement minimising TRUST FUNDS + their HIGH PAID TAX LAWYERS. Maybe they should pay a LOT to a greater extent than considering some pay null revenue enhancement or near.....Um, brand that null or close INCOME TAX on concern human relationship these dudes are large spenders too play plenty inward SALES/GST/VALUE ADDED - or whatever their nation's version is.
BUT HERE'S THE THING - I pay plenty of GST - too a lot higher proportion of my income. And every bit said above, fifty-fifty though a pocket-size income earner, I reckon I should pay some income revenue enhancement too. So those high income earners should definitely past times paying more.
Of course of instruction personal taxes are just component subdivision of revenue enhancement revenue - too at that topographic point is plenty of evasion too cheating going on inward the surface area of BUSINESS TAX. Businesses must pay to a greater extent than revenue enhancement too.
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MARCH thirteen 2019 - THE DUMBING DOWN OF EDUCATION
I've mentioned upwards page that when I got my grade I was 1 of the so-called "top**" 0.5% of schoolhouse beginners to eventually graduate academy - how academy was hard to acquire into too fifty-fifty harder to graduate from.
How things modify - today, EVERYONE tin give notice practise university++, but inward reality anyone inward the top 60% the average of schoolhouse beginners tin give notice graduate. Which must hateful things remove maintain been dumbed downward (as a schoolhouse too TAFE instructor for 35 years I tin give notice tell y'all that 60% of average schoolhouse beginners includes a lot of really ordinary intellects. Hell this is a RANT - it includes quite a lot of DUMB-ARSES).
HOW FAR DUMBED-DOWN? Well I think inward Commonwealth of Australia it depends on the course of instruction - medical too legal areas are soundless really rigorous but human arts courses means easier - ditto unfortunately teaching, too all those applied sciences similar engineering, architecture yada. Some would say the high proportion of unusual students (some of whom remove maintain hopeless English linguistic communication language too writing skills) signing upwards for the latter assist dumb-down the scene. But on their own, the lower cohort of Australian born students are doing pretty well.
**"top half-percent sounds pretty elitist but allow me assure y'all I am no keen intellect. From an illegal expression at my schoolhouse tape when the careers adviser left the room, I know my IQ is no keen shakes at fifteen points to a higher identify average, far below my class-mates who also had a peak. But I had the mightiness to live cram keen amounts of information just earlier an exam, call back it for just long plenty too to reproduce it inward really expert essays - multiple-choice exams were non a large bargain dorsum inward the day.
++the job alongside today is that tutoring fees tend to live fairly high too must live repaid over fourth dimension - a HECS debt. (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) too at that topographic point are means fewer alternatives similar SCHOLARSHIPS. The brusque menses of FREE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION nether the WHITLAM GOVERNMENT is long gone - inward fact it was a scrap belatedly for me, but I was lucky getting a high plenty Higher School Certificate final result to live awarded a COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP too a TEACHERS' SCHOLARSHIP, both to university.
The old was insufficient for students from misfortunate families thence I took the TEACHERS'. Only job - I had to sign on to live a instructor for a minimum of v years (and select subjects making me less suitable for individual enterprise after those v years).
Because of these scholarships, high schoolhouse teachers came largely from the smart kids of misfortunate families inward that era. Today the scholarships are pretty scarce and instructor preparation is mainly HECS financed - the smart kids from misfortunate families consider a much improve futurity inward becoming doctors, lawyers, engineers etc leaving teaching to the also-rans, too thence teaching has also been dumbed down.
ALL IS NOT LOST
This knocking of the younger generation too decrying falling educational standards is hardly new. Greek too Roman philosophers were doing it. Shakespeare has several references. Yet the basis has survived - inward fact plenty would say it's heaps improve these days. When asked what was the best fourth dimension to live live inward my 73 years, my response is "NOW".
I don't think the acquaint older generations should experience at all smug. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 dispassionate expression at the past times hundred years suggests my generation too the 1 earlier remove maintain largely stuffed upwards large time. To call a few cluster-fucks:
- The sectionalisation of the MIDDLE EAST which has led to the electrical flow snafu.
- The sectionalisation of EUROPE which led to WW1 too WW2 too COLD WAR tensions.
- The ENVIRONMENT including GLOBAL WARMING
- The MISMANAGEMENT OF GAINS FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT which has seen the rising of far-right fly demagogues who claim to remove maintain the response to all losers' problems.
I could become on - y'all tin give notice in all probability think of a few of your own.
Thing is, I believe the electrical flow younger generation is aware of these materials ups too is improve armed to practise something most them. I'm optimistic of the future.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY - MARCH thirteen 2019
"The (NSW) Premier's component subdivision is overpopulated alongside Young Turks who remove maintain no understanding of what existent people are thinking because they lack life experience."
Take that youngsters!
Take that Premier!
BULLSHIT WAS ALL THE BAND COULD PLAY??
The to a higher identify quote was inward the Sydney Morning Herald's CBD column, attributed to "....one Liberal MP". Yep, he's bagging his ain leader - cypher novel inward Australian politics of late.
But fifty-fifty though nosotros center-left readers dearest seeing disharmony inward the center-right ranks, I wonder just how authentic the quote is. I mean "....one Liberal MP" is existent vague.
As someone in 1 lawsuit said: "Never allow the truth acquire inward the means of a expert story".
Maybe THE TRUMPSTER sums it upwards better. FAKE NEWS!
MY TAKE - irrespective of the accuracy of the thence called quoter, I think there's a for certain amount of truth inward the danger of surrounding yourself alongside all immature advisers. Any pol worth his/her tabular array salt should live taking advice from both old-experienced people who remove maintain been there, done that AND younger hot shots alongside all the confidence too novel skills of youth.
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FROM WANKER!! TO WHATEVER - MARCH xiv 2019
Reading over this blog, I remove maintain come upwards to the conclusion that it is a scrap brusque on RANTING. My full general approach is to a greater extent than middle of the route ----the WHATEVER of above. This is no uncertainty the final result of the mutual mellowing of age, how the passing years develop perspective, how old hard lines on issues tend to acquire softened over time. But I confess that a for certain forgiveness has to live worked on - I practise expression at some fuckwit fashions, fads too happenings too the maiden of all reaction is ....WANKERS! Then the preparation to select differences cuts inward too I modify it to ....WHATEVER.
I mean, at that topographic point is a sizable demographic gets its boot from FINE DINING or THE COFFEE CULTURE. I expression at these people spending a pocket-size fortune on materials doesn't expression whatsoever improve than LADY TEZZA tin give notice practise at 10% the cost, too my maiden of all reaction is ....WANKERS!! But hell, if someone gets a boot out of fine nutrient or java why shouldn't they live devotees (and human face upwards it - getting extra pleasance from such a basic thing every bit sustenance is non wasted time) whatsoever less than people who pass lots of their income on cars, sports, fine art or clothes? No uncertainty a lot of them would expression at my passions for BUDGET TRAVEL too beingness a full general CHEAPSKATE, too think....FUCKWIT!!
CHEAPSKATE TEZZA buses into MATARANKA HOT SPRINGS on a GREYHOUND out of DARWIN, stays inward his (leaky) $15 dollar K Mart tent - FUCKWIT!!