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Sophia Gold Member Offline Posts: 8284	Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:45am There’s over 15,000 signatures already, so please support this for supermarkets to have shopping aisles for Australian priducts only. This makes it easier to know what is actually Australian made. 👍 https://www.gopetition.com/banners/shopping-isles-for-australian-made.html
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26499 Australia	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #1 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:56am Yeah not much aussie made available to us because its all getting exported Spot
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crocodile Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6683 Gender:	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #2 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:58am They could at least explain why I should attempt to restrict buying to Australian made items. Until they can show a plausible reason I won't be participating.
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #3 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:59am Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:56am: Yeah not much aussie made available to us because its all getting exported Spot not if China gets pizzed off with us... I laughed yesterday in Coles nice navel oranges....on looking where they came from its said of mixed origin...
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crocodile Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6683 Gender:	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #4 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:59am Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:56am: Yeah not much aussie made available to us because its all getting exported Spot Yes, true that. It's called comparative advantage.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136424 Gender:	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #5 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:41am crocodile wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 7:58am: They could at least explain why I should attempt to restrict buying to Australian made items. Until they can show a plausible reason I won't be participating. Same here.
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26499 Australia	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #6 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient Spot
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Reply #7 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:50am

I would have thought the plausible explanation was obvious?

We are too reliant on Chinese products.

I believe the petition is about making Australian products available in certain aisles not about banning all imported products.

That's called being able to make a choice.

And there is a lot of deceptive labeling on products as to real origin or country of manufacture.

i.e. the Kiwis buying in Chinese vegetables & repackaging as a product of NZ & the exporting it here.

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crocodile Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6683 Gender:	Re: Petition—shopping aisles for Australian made Reply #8 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:08am Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am: Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient Spot Don't think so. We export $58 billion more to China than they export to us. You have things arse a peaky.
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Reply #9 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:28am

crocodile wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:08am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am:

Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient

Spot

Don't think so. We export $58 billion more to China than they export to us. You have things arse a peaky.

exporting is well and good but thats food. Where have all our factories gone? No more rag trade. no more car manufacturing etc etc

Spot

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Reply #10 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:31am

crocodile wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:08am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am:

Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient

Spot

Don't think so. We export $58 billion more to China than they export to us. You have things arse a peaky.

Indeed.

So, should China follow our lead and buy only Chinese made?

I mean, if it's good for us then surely it's good for every other country too.

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Reply #11 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:38am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:28am:

crocodile wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:08am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am:

Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient

Spot

Don't think so. We export $58 billion more to China than they export to us. You have things arse a peaky.

exporting is well and good but thats food. Where have all our factories gone? No more rag trade. no more car manufacturing etc etc

Spot

So what. We have a comparative advantage in food and minerals and China has a comparative advantage in manufactured items. What's the big deal.

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Reply #12 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:40am

greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:31am:

crocodile wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:08am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am:

Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient

Spot

Don't think so. We export $58 billion more to China than they export to us. You have things arse a peaky.

Indeed.

So, should China follow our lead and buy only Chinese made?

I mean, if it's good for us then surely it's good for every other country too.

Fukk me. Peccerhead shows sense. Can't be too bad after all.

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Reply #13 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:42am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:28am:

crocodile wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:08am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 30^th, 2020 at 8:45am:

Well we kinda need to get rid of our dependency on china - just like other countries suddenly finding they are no longer self sufficient

Spot

Don't think so. We export $58 billion more to China than they export to us. You have things arse a peaky.

exporting is well and good but thats food. Where have all our factories gone? No more rag trade. no more car manufacturing etc etc

Spot

You should acquaint yourself with opportunity cost and comparative advantage. David Ricardo had this all worked out two centuries ago.

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Reply #14 - Apr 30^th, 2020 at 9:48am

I'm totally cool with buying anything from anywhere in the world when there is no competitive aussie option. Economies of scale etc make sense for production.

Food how ever for me is 99% (aprox) local only. I'll make exceptions for a few specialty items.

An Aussie made isle is a great idea not so people can ONLY buy Australian but to help with that choice.

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