Politicians less trusted than unions

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by J o h n S m i t h » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:07 pm

Warrior wrote: Your Politician's cheaply leased all those ports to China for practically NOTHING so how did they get away with that!!??
one port

whereas 80% of US ports are foreign run



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5234177

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Neferti » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:41 pm

J o h n S m i t h wrote:
Warrior wrote: Your Politician's cheaply leased all those ports to China for practically NOTHING so how did they get away with that!!??
one port

whereas 80% of US ports are foreign run



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5234177
Good point!

Just remember that most Yanks confuse Australia with Austria and most have never been on a HOLIDAY out of the USA. :mrgreen:

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Black Orchid » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:43 pm

Neferti~ wrote:
J o h n S m i t h wrote:
Warrior wrote: Your Politician's cheaply leased all those ports to China for practically NOTHING so how did they get away with that!!??
one port

whereas 80% of US ports are foreign run



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5234177
Good point!

Just remember that most Yanks confuse Australia with Austria and most have never been on a HOLIDAY out of the USA. :mrgreen:
Really? You obviously do not know many Yanks let alone most :rofl :rofl :rofl

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Black Orchid » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:44 pm

J o h n S m i t h wrote:
Warrior wrote: Your Politician's cheaply leased all those ports to China for practically NOTHING so how did they get away with that!!??
one port

whereas 80% of US ports are foreign run



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5234177
That link is from 2006?

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Neferti » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:56 pm

Black Orchid wrote:
Neferti~ wrote:
J o h n S m i t h wrote:
Warrior wrote: Your Politician's cheaply leased all those ports to China for practically NOTHING so how did they get away with that!!??
one port

whereas 80% of US ports are foreign run



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5234177
Good point!

Just remember that most Yanks confuse Australia with Austria and most have never been on a HOLIDAY out of the USA. :mrgreen:
Really? You obviously do not know many Yanks let alone most l
Sorry, Black Orchid .... I know several Americans who do travel, one has a holiday apartment in Paris, but that is not the "norm" .... they are rich Texans. None of them have been to Australia, although one has a son who came here on a school excursion. He is now a Lawyer, like his Father, in Houston.

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Black Orchid » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:00 pm

This is all off topic and Red has a right to move it if he chooses but I have known dozens upon dozens of Yanks since my school days and they have all travelled. Extensively.

As an aside though when I used to travel a lot years ago the most embarrassing travellers BY FAR were Aussies. In their loud shirts and with their loud obnoxious mouths. Bogans!!

Thankfully most of these morons now travel to places like Bali and they can stay there too. Aussies really did have a shocking and well deserved BAD reputation though.

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Black Orchid » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:04 pm

And I will admit that the Americans, back in my school days, were all extremely disappointed not to see Kangaroos hopping along the tarmac when their planes landed ... but this was a long long time ago lol

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by J o h n S m i t h » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:12 pm

Black Orchid wrote:
J o h n S m i t h wrote:
Warrior wrote: Your Politician's cheaply leased all those ports to China for practically NOTHING so how did they get away with that!!??
one port

whereas 80% of US ports are foreign run



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5234177
That link is from 2006?
you're right, the true figure is probably closer to 90% by now! 8-) 8-)

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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by J o h n S m i t h » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:14 pm

Black Orchid wrote:And I will admit that the Americans, back in my school days, were all extremely disappointed not to see Kangaroos hopping along the tarmac when their planes landed ... but this was a long long time ago lol

most Americans still don't know much about what happens outside of the USA



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Re: Politicians less trusted than unions

Post by Redneck » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:29 pm

America!

The wankers that have started more wars in recent years than anyone else in the world, all have ended up disasters

Afghanistan how many years and still going

Iraq .. a disaster.... No WMD and the cause of the rise of ISIS

The other ME disasters all involve Uncle Sam sticking his nose in!

The American soldiers the most ill disciplined rabble army in Vietnam

Dont lecture us cocksucker!

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