I fear for Australias future

[sprintcyclist]

I see little upside.

Now is the time to batten down the hatches.

[Valkie]

Australia is screwed

And my retirement escape is looking a little grim as well, Spain is in a spot of bother.

I'll keep looking though
Somewhere in the world I will find an escape from the corruption and stupidity that is every grubberment.

[billy the kid]

I see little upside.

Now is the time to batten down the hatches.

My late father often said "we are ten years behind the US" He was referring to many areas......
When I look at the mess the US is in and the mess in Europe and the UK etc..and the continuous
sound of war drums, I dread for the future of Australia......
Australia is isolated and somewhat insulated from the rest of the world....and we are unimportant to the ROW....
We kowtow to the US and to China, which is somewhat bemusing in itself..but geographically necessary....with China..
Its almost as though the planet has a self destruct button, and someone has asserted a little
pressure on it.
When the button goes down...youll need more than a flak jacket....
Im anticipating the next GFC....WWIII...whatever negativity you wish to talk about...
Like you...I see nothing positive on the horizon.....
People say youre too negative....
I say....Im not negative....Im a realist....
I dont look at everything through rose coloured glasses.....
I live for today....and hope the horses I back tomorrow win......

[Neferti]

'A cynic is what an idealist calls a realist' (Sir Humphrey Appleby, 'Yes, Minister').

[cods]

oh gawd the DOOM AND GLOOM BRIGADE...


you sound like the leftards when Howard won office way back when they thought they were the entitled ones..

we are DOOMED we may as well all walk off the nearest cliff...




no one did of course but boy did they whinge about the end of the world.

[Neferti]

[Black Orchid]

You don't think Australia is on a slippery slope heading down, Cods?

I do and it just keeps getting worse. Doesn't matter who we vote in as none of them give a rats.

[billy the kid]

oh gawd the DOOM AND GLOOM BRIGADE...


you sound like the leftards when Howard won office way back when they thought they were the entitled ones..

we are DOOMED we may as well all walk off the nearest cliff...




no one did of course but boy did they whinge about the end of the world.

So how about you post some proof that the world is in fantastic shape....

[cods]

oh gawd the DOOM AND GLOOM BRIGADE...


you sound like the leftards when Howard won office way back when they thought they were the entitled ones..

we are DOOMED we may as well all walk off the nearest cliff...




no one did of course but boy did they whinge about the end of the world.

So how about you post some proof that the world is in fantastic shape....

your here arent you?... same as I.....we go to bed each night unafraid a bomb will blow us all up.....we have shops full of everything you can think of..

you and I correspond 24/7 on a device called a computer that is doing more and more to make our lives easier every day...

what is it exactly you want... or need to make your life better than it already is??????

tell us how hard done by you are?...

btw I live with quite a bit of pain...so dont go there....

[Texan]

I see taxes always increasing. At some point, government needs to tighten IT'S belt. I have a different perspective and a different situation, but it's pretty universal that once taxes are increased, they never seem to go back down.

Term limits, a balanced budget amendment, and replacement of personal income tax with a national sales tax would suit me. I'm tired of having my paycheck monitored and being threatened with prison if I cheat on my income taxes.(even by accident)

I'd love to see America withdraw much of it's military unless the countries who are benefiting from our stability are willing to pay for our protection and it's also in our best interest. I'm not an isolationist, but that and stopping almost all immigration until we have assimilated our current "crop" are what I would like to see.

I'd also like to set all tariffs equal to what other countries charge for our goods. Preferably zero.

We need to do something to get off of this track to socialism and ever increasing government control over our personal lives.