The land of the Dole and the Free.
Some of us older Australians are often made jealous by the dexterity of
our younger compatriots when it comes to using electronic gadgets. But what if
that dexterity is achieved at a cost to other crucial communication
methods.
Most of us oldies now link a decline in handwriting
ability to excessive use of laptops , smart phones and keyboard devices. It
seems handwriting requires more physical strength than most people realise,
which puts it beyond the ability of today's chubby - sedentary keyboard tapping
generation. Using ones skills on pen and paper are considered more of a work out
for some.
Australia has an economy which is broad and varied and
more powerfully resistant to problems which plague lesser economies.
unfortunately most people are so complacent about our ability to withstand
problems which flatten other countries. While unemployment remains low in
Australia there are areas which suffer more than other areas, some of these
problem areas are what can be referred to as Ethnic Ghettos where people of a
particular calling conglomerate when entering this country, Like the birds of a
feather syndrome, It is an established fact that some of these persons live in
what we would refer to as cramped accommodation , however to them it is not so
much an inconvenience as it was prior to arriving in Australia. Coupled with
this economic housing strategy is their ability to live a frugal life although
not necessarily less than their previous standards before arriving here in
Australia. Therefore it is apparent to most a perpetual life of bone idleness
can be assured if geared up to live solely on the dole and feigning inability to
cope with the drastic environmental differences and language problems. Which
leave the authorities wringing their hands with despair. and yet our stupid
politicians keep the boats coming regardless. If something isn't done soon,
there will be other similar things happening.like hard up countries will pay for
boats to send their sick to these shores being the present boat solution has no
credibility.
Fact; It seems 65% of all dole recipients live in these
Ghetto communities in Australia Except for Queensland ;widely known for its
Bludging population.
An Idealist is a person who helps other lazy people to be
prosperous. Welcome to strayer mate
Vest. Back soon.
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The berthing wires of HMS Mauritius are torn apart when leaving Haifa Palestine at 0800, amid a hail of small arms fire from ashore. David Ben Gurion, Haggana boss becomes Israels First Prime Minister at Midnight. and Israel is then at war with all neighbouring Arab countries and still is. Vest not forget, he was there.
As for the typing. There are many sides where the traditional methods are better (technology, like books prior ruining memory). The argument can't be used with writing because as technology becomes more advanced, there is little reason to 'write'.
Get well soon.
Don't remember it all a few lines of it went like;
Should you find the can plentifully filled,
Cast the contents into the glade nearby,
What man disposes of, Nature decomposes of for the benefit of all !
A family struggles to reunite in a post apocalyptic American landscape - a world of empty cities where every piece of technology has mysteriously blacked out forever.
O B, you must be a seer or a medium or someting besides being a pisshead.
A month away from the keyboard sounds suss.
You said: "Australia has an economy which is broad and varied and more powerfully resistant to problems which plague lesser economies. unfortunately most people are so complacent about our ability to withstand problems which flatten other countries."
I think you will soon come to realise that we are not all that resistant to "problems which plague lesser economies."
We had it good during the 'resources boom' which was mainly driven by China's growth and its preference for Australian ore. The boom pushed the Australian dollar up and this added even more grunt to the boom.
But things have gone sour. During the boom, China worked hard to become much less dependent on Australian ore by investing heavily in mining in Africa, South America and even much clsoer to home, in Mongolia.
At the same time, due to the slow-down in the Chinese economy, their demand for ore has reduced.
End of the mining boom.
At the same time, we are starting to see the devastating effects of unchecked, extreme globalised capitalism on our economy.
And now we find that we're in deeo poo poo.
Why?
Because during the last 15 to 20 years, we've let manufacturing "die on the vine" so to speak and we've let supermarket chains and cheap imports kill much of our primary industry, much of which is now foreign owned and will soon most likely be fracked to death anyway.
The only growth was in the service industries. And this is why will will now pay dearly for our lazy economic planning.
As the global economy nose dived, less and less tourists came here so that put a strain on our service industries. And now, locally, with less and less people prepared to spend money, the service industies take a hard hit too.
We are at the beginning of the mother of all 'economic corrections' here in Oz, and if we're not careful, we'll end up a banana republic doing the perpetual bidding of the US and/or China. We'll end up the Haiti of the Pacific. Only a strong and detemined _independent_
Australia can work itself out of this one.
The trouble is that Austalia is incapable of developing a self-image of indepenence. It has been brainwashed into clinging, infant-like, to whatever empire seems to be be offering a sustaining teat.
Time to grow up, Australia...
Here endeth my rant, Vesty. Keep well. :-)
But for my wife and I who source one third of our present income from the U/K by means of my paid in Naval service pension and our static deminishing civil pensions, I am aware of fiscal differentials concerning the Oz Dollar and the pommy Quid from which we recover only two thirds of that amount we recieved twelve years ago.
Gerry. Thank you for calling, And you too keep well.
Since you (like I) have comment moderation enabled, why not just
chuck my vile rants into the trash can. It's what I do when someone
tries to upset the tone of my blog.
In my case it's usually because they're being too nice. ;-)
Have a good one... :-)