@crikey*mate wrote:
Of course we want businesses to profit but not to the detriment of the general Australian economy
eg. jobs for uni graduates
jobs for Australians in general
keeping money in the Ausralian economy
Australia, being a society driven by Capitalism, is still operated under a system of meritocracy.
We haven't completely sold out to the socialists, yet.
Lets say we do restrict our uni places and jobs for Australians (regardless of their qualifications), how does this affect the international employment opportunities for Australians? How does this encourage foreign investment and foreign trade?
It's not the 1920's anymore, Australia is part of the global community. We have to play nicely with others, or they won't want to play with us. Australia simply do not have the resources to be self sufficient (I don't think that any country does), so that means we have to make compromises and negotiations with other countries in order to facilitate International relations.
So I ask again, (though as no answer has yet been forthcoming from the deniers, I can only assume they don't have one.
If this is so bad on a big picture scale, then why hasn't anyone done anything to fix/stop it?
for goodness, sake, who said anything about restricting places for paying OS students, and BTW we DO have plenty of resources. here. .Private companies can sack people here, and employ cheap overseas labour is what I was talking about.
I'm logging out again because I'm going out now, & I have better things to do than this. If I don't respond immediately again it's not because I am a denier with no answers , it's becuase I'm out having a good time 
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@debra9275 wrote:
@crikey*mate wrote:
Of course we want businesses to profit but not to the detriment of the general Australian economy
eg. jobs for uni graduates
jobs for Australians in general
keeping money in the Ausralian economy
Australia, being a society driven by Capitalism, is still operated under a system of meritocracy.
We haven't completely sold out to the socialists, yet.
Lets say we do restrict our uni places and jobs for Australians (regardless of their qualifications), how does this affect the international employment opportunities for Australians? How does this encourage foreign investment and foreign trade?
It's not the 1920's anymore, Australia is part of the global community. We have to play nicely with others, or they won't want to play with us. Australia simply do not have the resources to be self sufficient (I don't think that any country does), so that means we have to make compromises and negotiations with other countries in order to facilitate International relations.
So I ask again, (though as no answer has yet been forthcoming from the deniers, I can only assume they don't have one.
If this is so bad on a big picture scale, then why hasn't anyone done anything to fix/stop it?
for goodness, sake, who said anything about restricting places for paying OS students, and BTW we DO have plenty of resources. here. .Private companies can sack people here, and employ cheap overseas labour is what I was talking about.
I'm logging out again because I'm going out now, & I have better things to do than this. If I don't respond immediately again it's not because I am a denier with no answers , it's becuase I'm out having a good time
I hope that if you are going by car it is one from an Australian Manufacturer - we do have to do all we can to keep jobs in Australia,after all. I hope that the petrol to run that car was also produced in Australia, Plus, where do the clothes come from that you will be wearing out? From where did the raw materials originate? Where were they sewn? The shoes? The material for the shoes, where is that from? etc etc etc
I think it was Martini. (apologioes iof it wasn't)
It was martini that introduced the actions of previous governments (who was it she blamed) and also some decision to do with Pyne.
We may heve plenty of resources, but we don't have enough to be self sustainable or to meet the wants of the population.
Meeting Wants comes at a price.
Oh BTW - geez, it's a bad thing that's happening. It is really sad that those people have lost their jobs and there will be some hard times ahead for them. Hopefully not too many or for too long.
