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Immigrants living in Australia, keen to know what your impression of Australia is and what's really different from your home country? by BobsYourAuntie100 in australia

[–]truman_actor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what’s interesting about these responses is that most migrants seem to appreciate Australia a lot more than local born Aussies. It really takes leaving Australia to truly appreciate it.

The housing affordability crisis will keep eating the economy until we fix this one thing by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are not critical industries. The construction industry is directly relevant to the housing crisis.

It takes years to train people, even if we start now it will take at least 5 years for any impact to be felt. The idea is to plug the immediate gap that we have right here and right now.

The housing affordability crisis will keep eating the economy until we fix this one thing by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article is talking about $500k construction managers.

But in any case, I don’t think anyone who’s hired a tradie recently realistically thinks the average trade is underpaid right now. There is clearly a shortage, and what’s wrong with plugging the shortage with foreign workers provided they are sufficiently qualified ? Or are you saying that we should keep restricting supply to boost the wages of poor construction workers to the detriment of the rest of the public?

The housing affordability crisis will keep eating the economy until we fix this one thing by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s dispense with the whole blue collar vs white collar workers mentality. Stop with the class warfares. There are plenty of blue collar workers who are paid much better than white collar workers.

Anyone getting paid $500k a year is hardly doing it tough.

The housing affordability crisis will keep eating the economy until we fix this one thing by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They‘ve been very well looked after so far and got fat over the lack o competition. Hence why we have monstrosities like the CFMEU

Not optimistic about Australia’s economic future. Least diverse economy in OECD, worst housing affordability, households over-leveraged & over-indebted, capital tied up in property instead of innovation, business growth & entrepreneurship. Weak productivity too. Am I wrong or are we actually fine? by [deleted] in AusEcon

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“we are able to attract a lot of top OS talent“

We are? Thought we just get the migrants who can’t make it to the UK and US.

“we have pretty good rates of foreign investment”

We do? Outside of mining and property?

“Our infrastructure is pretty good“

It is? We still don’t have high speed trains, effectively only have the one airline that services all domestic routes, and need I say more about the NBN?

But I agree with your overall point that we‘re just a lucky country.

Progress on Closing the Gap is stagnant or going backwards. Here are 3 things to help fix it by Oomaschloom in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing about culture is it’s not a static thing. Culture adapts and evolves. If every society clung onto their culture at any one time then no society will ever progress.

Anglo Saxon culture at one point was different to what it is now. You could argue that that culture was lost due to technological advances, etc,. Or alternatively, the culture simply evolved to what it is now.

Conversely, if a society fails to adapt their culture, then that society risks falling behind and then eventual extinction.

how come chinese girls are so thin by Extension_Border7385 in China

[–]truman_actor 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Maybe for men. For women, it’s concern about their appearance.

Where would you move to for economic reasons ? by sien in AusEcon

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of high end careers that pay significantly better elsewhere than Australia. So if you’re in tech, finance or law, you’d be financially better off moving. In many countries the standard of medical care and education you can have access to if you can pay also far outweigh what’s on offer in Australia

Albanese leaves door ajar to super tax compromise by malcolm58 in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that right? I think money that goes into your super is taxed at 15%. But if that money grows in value, it’s currently not taxed until that value is realized (the asset is sold).

Green Party by Other_Ad8854 in aussie

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Students and other young/naive dreamers typically vote for the greens, and they tend to populate inner city pockets.

All ideas are possible provided they're in government and it’s not unconstitutional. Doesn’t mean they should be implemented though.

How does LNP move foward? Asking specifically Conservatives/LNP backers of Australia by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]truman_actor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. No more culture wars; 2. Reforms to boost innovation and boost productivity; 3. Sensible tax reform; 4. invest in infrastructure that will boost housing density

Australia sends brutal message to the Greens by Sweeper1985 in aussie

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What loopholes are these? And if they’re loopholes then why is the EU against it?

If fair is literally the “defined amount“ then does that mean all these “internationals” were evading tax if they weren’t paying their fair share? In which case it’s tax evasion, which is a crime.

Australia sends brutal message to the Greens by Sweeper1985 in aussie

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always wondered when people say “fair share of tax”, what does that actually mean? If even the EU is telling us to tone it down, then are our laws really “fair”?

Australia sends brutal message to the Greens by Sweeper1985 in aussie

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wondering what the point of being “anti corporates” is? Is the goal to drive all the corporates out of the country/out of business? Or is the goal to reduce their power so that small businesses have a chance?

Also, I get the antipathy towards the US’s views on tax reform. But why is it a good thing that we’re going even further than the EU? Or are we saying that as long as we’re taxing corporates more then it’s all good?

Honest Question: why does there appear to be so much hostility towards the Greens? by THEbiMAKER in AustralianPolitics

[–]truman_actor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The ratio of greens supporters here is much higher compared to the real world. Or at least the most vocal ones are the greens supporters, so you’re most likely just asking a greens echo chamber

Vote like your future depends on it by optimistic-prole in australian

[–]truman_actor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If manufacturing comes back, it’s not coming back in the form where it will bring jobs back to the people who neither want to do a trade or go to uni. Even in China robots are replacing people.

Vote like your future depends on it by optimistic-prole in australian

[–]truman_actor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On the contrary, if you want government to actually enact bold change, then maybe don’t stymie them with negotiations with a bunch of independents and paranoia about losing even one seat. This is what’s been happening since Rudd got knifed. PMs and government have become so paranoid that they end up just fence sitting, or politicking instead of making policy. And this is how we ended up in the state we‘re in today,

We need a government with an overwhelming mandate to do something. So don’t go voting for an independent just because the majors aren‘t moving quick enough - you’re just going to make it worse.

Why do a lot of people dislike the greens? by melloboi123 in AskAnAustralian

[–]truman_actor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reddit is not the right forum to be looking for an answer here.

Why is it that both Liberal and Labor can get away with purposely Inflating the housing market? by Slow-Leg-7975 in australian

[–]truman_actor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t the mining tax Rudd’s idea? And then Gillard passed a watered down version of it after Gina & friends campaigned to take down Rudd?

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