I've dropped back in for a quick look at recent posts, and what strikes me most is the complete ignorance of what was once know as "The Social Contract between Capital and Labour". In spite of the long title, it's really very simple. For most of the last century, it was not only understood, but clearly enunciated, that any MAN who had a proper job was entitled to a wage (or salary) that enabled him to support a wife, some children, and eventually the mortgage on a house of his own. There were no disputes as to dollar value, entitlements, "sexual discrimination", superannuation, government subsidies, or such other legal quibblings. Commonsense was then in order, and the previous simple statement was all that was necessary.

Today it is different. Australia is the "clever country", and such clever people cannot allow so controversial a matter to go unchallenged. During the next year or so, you can expect the following things to happen:

1. The EFFECTIVE value of your wages/salary/income will steadily decrease.

2. The EFFECTIVE value of your savings will decrease as (carbon tax induced) inflation eats it away.

3. The value of all Australian investments (especially private housing) will decline.

4. The return on all Australian investments (especially pension funds) will decline.

This accords with the ongoing plan for corporate globalization (see Agenda21 and others) and has long been planned (see NewAmericanCentury.org)

If you identify as an Australian, then you are simply an atom in the global stew of mass indoctrination, and fit only for a future as a low-paid worker and consumer of cheap commodities - unless you "win" the Olympics or one of those horrible TV "Best of .." shows, in which case you become an "instant celebrity" for a year or so, and are then tossed back on the heap. This, in crude terms, is the NEW "social contract", though it's never openly discussed in the Mainstream Media.

freediver wrote on Aug 10^th, 2012 at 7:30pm:


What's the point of having better houses if people don't have a choice to buy cheaper ones? Is this society forcing us to progress to a higher quality of life, and therefore living a more expensive life without the option of a cheaper one? We might as well buy caravans and park in our friend's driveway.

John Smith wrote on Aug 10^th, 2012 at 9:08pm:


It's just what makes him an individual.

freediver wrote on Aug 10^th, 2012 at 9:30pm:


What about those who can't afford this lifestyle? What goes up has to come down. Life can't keep getting better and better. Future generations will have to pay for our recklessness. Everyone keeps aiming for a better life, but I don't think this is sustainable. It's better to be poor and satisfied with what you have than to be like Humpty Dumpty and have a great fall.

Life may be cheaper in the short term, but our society is not entirely of our own making. We are not an independent nation. For example, we import most of our oil from overseas. We buy cheap consumer products that were made in China and many of these products were designed in America. What happens if someone cuts off the supply? How would we survive?

We're going to have to start training horses for transport, rebuilding our factories and laboratories and stop people from doing Arts degrees. There aren't enough people studying science and engineering. When life gets hard, that's when the brain drain has to stop. That's when we start following the example of Germany.
Too many people want the easy life but not the bleeding and sweating to get there.

aquascoot wrote on Aug 10^th, 2012 at 9:41pm:


Exactly. Life is a zero sum game. You win, someone else has to lose.

You mean start war, kill tens of millions, lose and then try again a few years later?

You mean start war, kill tens of millions, lose and then try again a few years later?

John Smith wrote on Aug 10^th, 2012 at 9:08pm:


It's just what makes him an individual.

Prevailing wrote on Aug 10^th, 2012 at 9:12pm:


your doing no such thing ... to just repeat the same crap on every thread, makes you look like some crazy looney who is going senile ...

apart from the fact that you've been saying it for so long and yet not done it, that makes you look like you're either full of shyte or a coward