AUS ready for higher heathcare costs?

[Neferti]

Mantra,

Why do you get so upset about Trade Agreements?

As an aside, Andrew Robb I know, I worked (briefly) for the NFF in the 80's when he was a Director there. Can't stand him.

I can't stand Robb either.

There is not one FTA that we've signed where we are on an equal footing.

We have a trade deficit with the Americans of $14 billion. Have you ever noticed all those cheap, crappy US sitcoms, reality shows and serials that saturate our TV channels? No offense to the American members here, but we're stuck with that thanks to the FTA, but that's only a small part of it.

Example - just because we agree to sell our apples and pears to the US and they need 150 tonnes a year of fruit, doesn't mean they buy it all from us. They might buy 20 tonne from us, but buy the rest of it from countries which produce fruit cheaper. We're doing the same thing so our poor old farmers are really suffering.

No matter who we trade with - they're selling us more than we're selling them. Idiots run this country.

Abbott wants to sell Graincorp to the Yanks. We might as well kiss goodbye to our grains also if he goes ahead with the deal.

I am TOTALLY PISSED OFF WITH WIN 8.1.

I TYPED LOTS OF STUFF AND SUDDENLY, BECAUSE I HAVE HIT A COUPLE OF KEYS (FAST TYPIST HERE) ... EVERYTHING FUCKING DISAPPEARS.

SORRY, BUT I DID HAVE SOME DECENT WORDS TO SAY .......... THE UPPERCASE IS BECAUSE HITTING CERTAIN KEYS IN LOWER CASE SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH STUFF DISAPPEARING.

Bloody hell?

[AiA in Atlanta]

TPP is touted as *free-trade* but it is actually protectionism.

[mantra]

TPP is touted as *free-trade* but it is actually protectionism.

Protectionism for the multinationals - not for the people nor the country. They can sue us if someone accidentally sells something they've patented.

[mantra]

I TYPED LOTS OF STUFF AND SUDDENLY, BECAUSE I HAVE HIT A COUPLE OF KEYS (FAST TYPIST HERE) ... EVERYTHING FUCKING DISAPPEARS.

That can happen on Windows 7 too. It happens to me occasionally. I'm not even sure which key I've hit.

[mantra]

Labor 'alarmed' at suggestions Tony Abbott may veto GrainCorp sale

LABOR has expressed alarm at suggestions Tony Abbott may prevail upon Joe Hockey to block the multi-billion dollar sale of GrainCorp to a foreign buyer.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6760934903

Oh dear mantra....

If Abbott does interfere and the sale doesn't go ahead - that will be a big tick to him.

[Rorschach]

TPP is touted as *free-trade* but it is actually protectionism.

Protectionism for the multinationals - not for the people nor the country. They can sue us if someone accidentally sells something they've patented.

That seems to be "the American way"...

[AiA in Atlanta]

TPP is touted as *free-trade* but it is actually protectionism.

Protectionism for the multinationals - not for the people nor the country. They can sue us if someone accidentally sells something they've patented.

That seems to be "the American way"...

It seems to be "the new Australian way" ...

[Rorschach]

That seems to be "the American way"...

It seems to be "the new Australian way" ...

Not yet it isn't.

[mantra]

Protectionism for the multinationals - not for the people nor the country. They can sue us if someone accidentally sells something they've patented.

That seems to be "the American way"...

It seems to be "the new Australian way" ...

It will be the new Australian way shortly. We will be unofficially known as the 51st State of the USA. Under the "capitalist government in power from 1996 to 2007" the conservative Prime minister who wore the crown during that time, was desperate to make us part of the great American conglomerates and commenced the subjugation process. The new conservative government is determined to finish the job.



NB. No Australian prime minister's name will be used in case it is misconstrued as bias.

[Rorschach]

God you post rubbish....