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Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee?
Nov 6^th, 2015 at 9:36pm

Mining Boom is kaput-sky so what's left ?

A property ponzi scheme requiring a continual growth in house prices and debt to pay for it. This is just not sustainable !!

Selling cups of coffee is not going to sustain an economy either because if it did then Germany could just close all of it's manufacturing plants and sell cups of coffee. Would not work.

So what are the jobs of the future ?

Jobs at centerlink !
Rickshaw drivers for the wealthy chinese tourists or locals Wink

What else ?

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innocentbystander. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4723 Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #1 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 9:43pm Uber drivers.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 101954 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 10:24pm Hi Nail, what about rocket polishers in massage parlors?
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Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee?
Reply #3 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 11:03pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Nov 6^th, 2015 at 9:36pm:

Mining Boom is kaput-sky so what's left ?

A property ponzi scheme requiring a continual growth in house prices and debt to pay for it. This is just not sustainable !!

Selling cups of coffee is not going to sustain an economy either because if it did then Germany could just close all of it's manufacturing plants and sell cups of coffee. Would not work.

So what are the jobs of the future ?

Jobs at centerlink !
Rickshaw drivers for the wealthy chinese tourists or locals Wink

What else ?

Blow jobs for Chinese tourists?

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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 83382 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #4 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 11:04pm Poverty analysts? Pro surfers and riverboat gamblers? Roads Scholars..
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Sun Tzu Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1148 Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #5 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 11:06pm Closet removalists for closet poms?
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Sun Tzu Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1148 Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #6 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 11:07pm Door men at upmarket Chinese apartment complexes?
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Sun Tzu Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1148 Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #7 - Nov 6^th, 2015 at 11:09pm Flea suppliers for flea markets?
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Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee?
Reply #8 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:05am

We are selling our mining equipment dirt cheap:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-28/heavy-machinery-prices-slashed-at-auction-...

Fancy a bargain? Multi-million-dollar mining machinery sold dirt cheap as industry downturn bites
By Andrew Robertson

Posted 28 Oct 2015, 6:31pm
Map: Charbon 2848

Auctioneers are hard at work selling tens of millions of dollars of coal mining machinery for just a fraction of its original market value.

The severe downturn in the Australian resources sector has led to a massive oversupply of equipment, and much of it is unsuitable for use in any other industry.

This means unwanted excavators, trucks and sundry heavy machinery will end up as scrap, if not sold at auction.

Was: $2.9m | Now: $15,000: Caterpillar 992C wheel loader

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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #9 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:09am ....mobile phone plans for cheap Chinese mobile phones
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #10 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:13am .......giant fava beans.....it puts the lotion on fer...fer...fer
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Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee?
Reply #11 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:23am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:13am:

.......giant fava beans.....it puts the lotion on fer...fer...fer

http://greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/fava-broad-beans-pods-shellin...

stop stealing lisas broad beans pansi....

I am thinking magic elixia.

drink it lose 7kilos overnight...

slap it on.. and over night face as smooth as a babies bum...

its on the stove right now...it will take the world by storm...never fear cods will save the country.

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Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee?
Reply #12 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:27am

It's not all doom & gloom rusty

- Agriculture is going to boom. Parts of it already are.
While on farm employment may not be massive because of technology, it all spills over to more jobs in transport, export, services to ag sector etc

- companies & orgs in these sectors will be providing more jobs:
- medical & health ttechnology
- education export
- pharmaceuticals
- tourism of course, with coffee

Just some of the areas that are growing. But the days of mass manufacturing employment are virtually gone for ever.

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee? Reply #13 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:29am Bloody predictive text!
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Re: Can the economy survive by selling cups of coffee?
Reply #14 - Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:35am

bogarde73 wrote on Nov 7^th, 2015 at 6:27am:

It's not all doom & gloom rusty

- Agriculture is going to boom. Parts of it already are.
While on farm employment may not be massive because of technology, it all spills over to more jobs in transport, export, services to ag sector etc

- companies & orgs in these sectors will be providing more jobs:
- medical & health ttechnology
- education export
- pharmaceuticals
- tourism of course, with coffee

Just some of the areas that are growing. But the days of mass manufacturing employment are virtually gone for ever.

rusty and crook only do GLOOM AND DOOM...

for some that makes their day.. Cry

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