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Jul 12^th, 2014 at 12:38pm

Is this the future as prices continually outstrip wages growth of middle class. I contend that this problem started when Australian dollar fell to around US$ 0.5 back in the late 80s through the 90s. Prices went up then and prices are sticky. They don't go down when the A$ rose again.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/why-is-food-so-expensive-in-australia-comp...

"...According to Numbeo, a website where users contribute data from around the world, grocery prices in the US were 24.85 per cent lower than in Australia. In Singapore they were 18.52 per cent lower, in the UK 12.25 per cent lower, France 9.67 per cent lower and Japan 9.47 per cent lower..."

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LifeOrDeath Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1548	Re: Australia food more expensive than other countries Reply #1 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 12:52pm and this surprises you ? We are continually screwed here 24/7 every year.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 140118 Gender:	Re: Australia food more expensive than other countries Reply #2 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 12:52pm Try living in Perth. "Perth is most expensive city in southern hemisphere" http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-11/pricey-perth/4814248
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Reply #3 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 12:53pm

Indeed great food for thought, stickly sweet, it's akin to supply and demand again, try shopping in Broome WA sometime!

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49562 At my desk.	Re: Australia food more expensive than other countries Reply #4 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 2:03pm Australia is more expensive - and Perth in particular - because we are so rich. Remote areas are expensive because of transport costs. If you are happy to live of fish and camels, Broome is dirt cheap.
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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 85602 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Australia food more expensive than other countries Reply #5 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 2:13pm Ha ha - in discussion with a lady in Cambodia - a teacher in a private school - I mentioned that I had about $50 until Wednesday - she said she could fly home for her mother's funeral anniversary on that - one way.
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Re: Australia food more expensive than other countries
Reply #6 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 2:27pm

freediver wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 2:03pm:

Australia is more expensive - and Perth in particular - because we are so rich. Remote areas are expensive because of transport costs. If you are happy to live of fish and camels, Broome is dirt cheap.

Hardly rich when you compare income/costs of living.

The ex's daughter just had a power bill for $1000.

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Reply #7 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 2:32pm

freediver wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 2:03pm:

Australia is more expensive - and Perth in particular - because we are so rich. Remote areas are expensive because of transport costs. If you are happy to live of fish and camels, Broome is dirt cheap.

Freediver is another dogma inhaler and regurgitator who accepts without question what his masters tell him.

If you compare Australia by GDP at purchasing price parity you are not so rich. Get real buddy. Too much dogma has made your only neuron wobbly.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49562 At my desk.	Re: Australia food more expensive than other countries Reply #8 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 7:55pm Quote: Hardly rich when you compare income/costs of living. We come out pretty close to the top. Doesn't stop people whinging of course. Our lavish lifestyle is hard to maintain. Life's tough at the top, you know.
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Reply #9 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 9:00pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 12:38pm:

Is this the future as prices continually outstrip wages growth of middle class. I contend that this problem started when Australian dollar fell to around US$ 0.5 back in the late 80s through the 90s. Prices went up then and prices are sticky. They don't go down when the A$ rose again. ...

Who cares what you 'contend'?

When have any of your posts had any grounding in a realistic society or scenario? You're a scare-monger and an emotional parasite.You're beginning to sound remarkably like my second-last ex-wife!

Gonna save the world with rhetoric, sweetheart?

Ain't never worked yet. Cool

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Toughen up, Australia!

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Reply #10 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:16pm

freediver wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 7:55pm:

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Hardly rich when you compare income/costs of living.

We come out pretty close to the top. Doesn't stop people whinging of course. Our lavish lifestyle is hard to maintain. Life's tough at the top, you know.

If it wasn't for oil, gas, iron ore and coal Australian life would be very agrarian as it was before the 1950s living off the sheep's back.

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Reply #11 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:19pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:16pm:

freediver wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 7:55pm:

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Hardly rich when you compare income/costs of living.

We come out pretty close to the top. Doesn't stop people whinging of course. Our lavish lifestyle is hard to maintain. Life's tough at the top, you know.

If it wasn't for oil, gas, iron ore and coal Australian life would be very agrarian as it was before the 1950s living off the sheep's back.

But of course it would and we would all be living in tents forging for food and wild game hunters.

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Reply #12 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:20pm

Lionel Edriess wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 9:00pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 12:38pm:

Is this the future as prices continually outstrip wages growth of middle class. I contend that this problem started when Australian dollar fell to around US$ 0.5 back in the late 80s through the 90s. Prices went up then and prices are sticky. They don't go down when the A$ rose again. ...

Who cares what you 'contend'?

When have any of your posts had any grounding in a realistic society or scenario? You're a scare-monger and an emotional parasite.You're beginning to sound remarkably like my second-last ex-wife!

Gonna save the world with rhetoric, sweetheart?

Ain't never worked yet. Cool

Spot on.

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Reply #13 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:31pm

Mattywisk wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:20pm:

Lionel Edriess wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 9:00pm:

[quote author=Laugh_till_you_cry link=1405132725/0#0 date=1405132725]Is this the future as prices continually outstrip wages growth of middle class. I contend that this problem started when Australian dollar fell to around US$ 0.5 back in the late 80s through the 90s. Prices went up then and prices are sticky. They don't go down when the A$ rose again. ...

Who cares what you 'contend'?

When have any of your posts had any grounding in a realistic society or scenario? You're a scare-monger and an emotional parasite.You're beginning to sound remarkably like my second-last ex-wife!

Gonna save the world with rhetoric, sweetheart?

Ain't never worked yet. Cool

Did your ex-wives commit suicide?

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Reply #14 - Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:47pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:31pm:

Mattywisk wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 10:20pm:

Lionel Edriess wrote on Jul 12^th, 2014 at 9:00pm:

[quote author=Laugh_till_you_cry link=1405132725/0#0 date=1405132725]Is this the future as prices continually outstrip wages growth of middle class. I contend that this problem started when Australian dollar fell to around US$ 0.5 back in the late 80s through the 90s. Prices went up then and prices are sticky. They don't go down when the A$ rose again. ...

Who cares what you 'contend'?

When have any of your posts had any grounding in a realistic society or scenario? You're a scare-monger and an emotional parasite.You're beginning to sound remarkably like my second-last ex-wife!

Gonna save the world with rhetoric, sweetheart?

Ain't never worked yet. Cool

Did your ex-wives commit suicide?

I never posted that try again troll.

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