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[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

To "hedge' your bets is to spread your risk.
So if you were travelling to Japan or Australia this year for example you might buy half of what you will be spending there now in case the doller falls any more against those currencies.
Some just hedge by buying gold or platinum

Thanks, mate. After I thought it over some, that's the conclusion I'd come to.

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

It is obscene for a country as rich as USA to have so much poverty and 'working poor'
In Western Australia at the moment they are desperate for workers to use mining machinery to dig stuff out of the ground. Also geologists,Geotechnical ,tecnicians, Engineers and ancillary staff. Salaries are $2-5,000 a week. Including health care and pension fund.
Here is a $38 an hour job as a Excavator Operator. How hard can that be?
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Trouble is they are running out of houses for the workers needed, and rents and home prices and interest rates (9%++) are soaring
So bring your sub-prime un-sellable home with you when you come for a working holiday.

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I see population growth as a concern, since more houses and resources will be needed. It's really time for some smart decisions by those in positions of power. It's also important to realize that "smart" must be taken in context of the greater good rather than in context of personal/individual gains.


There should be some sort of altruism test before political office is granted.

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by InfiniteNow

Thanks, mate. After I thought it over some, that's the conclusion I'd come to.




I see population growth as a concern, since more houses and resources will be needed. It's really time for some smart decisions by those in positions of power. It's also important to realize that "smart" must be taken in context of the greater good rather than in context of personal/individual gains.


There should be some sort of altruism test before political office is granted.

I think Rudd scores well on the altruism index. I liked him sending all his new colleges out to a homeless shelter in their area before even being sworn in.

I agree with the rest.
It seems a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea.
But still with only 21 million people I think we, at least, have room for more.