Non Footy Chat Thread II

[Kornstar]

It would be a pretty cool job though to be a union merkin. Getting paid to be a complete merkin.

I reckon I'm pretty well qualified. I should keep an eye on seek.com.au

I liken them to car/house salesmen.......i don't know how they sleep at night.........

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Peacefully, on the graves of small businesses.

 

[Gronk]

It's off

 

[Bazal]

I liken them to car/house salesmen.......i don't know how they sleep at night.........

25 year old scotch and a couple of diazepam...

 

[Twizzle]

You reckon it would be going better for taxpayers now if they weren't? Energy was privatised for the exact reason that energy demand was about to go through the roof.

gone through the roof ?

how so, our population and/or industry has not gone trough the roof, only the price, if anything our industry has gone offshore

if it stays here its state owned and profits stay here, now the profits go offshore

do you think thats a better outcome for the taxpayer ?

 

[Twizzle]

Its very exciting

that's gonna pis them off

 

[Poupou Escobar]

gone through the roof ?

how so, our population and/or industry has not gone trough the roof, only the price, if anything our industry has gone offshore

Computers, bruh.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

This tennis match is pretty good.

 

[Bazal]

This tennis match is pretty good.

Yeah it's not bad all right...they'd be rooted if they had to go to five though, they're both stuffed

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Yeah it's not bad all right...they'd be rooted if they had to go to five though, they're both stuffed

I reckon. Maybe even good enough to help the crowd forget the crazy price of the beers.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I wonder if there's any money in this wheelchair tennis thing. Now that's a sport I could get into.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I reckon. Maybe even good enough to help the crowd forget the crazy price of the beers.

Speaking of, how is the home brewing going? You got any more brews on the go?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Speaking of, how is the home brewing going? You got any more brews on the go?

Nah I keep meaning to but can't be bothered of late. Back to buying my beer from a shop, like a chump. Will do one soon.

 

[Gary Gutful]

gone through the roof ?

how so, our population and/or industry has not gone trough the roof, only the price, if anything our industry has gone offshore

if it stays here its state owned and profits stay here, now the profits go offshore

do you think thats a better outcome for the taxpayer ?

It’s definitely increasing over time. Check out the stats on the Department of Industry Innovation and Science website.

In most instances where assets are privatised Government do it because it is an aging asset that they aren’t making great returns on (if any). Private industry will back itself to be more efficient and turn it into something more sustainable.

So an assumption that ‘profits stay in the country’ is not true in a lot of instances.

It can also help a Government pay off debt. Equally the money that they receive from selling off an asset can be reinvested in other projects/iniatives which stimulate the economy and help the taxpayer in far greater ways than hanging on to a lemon.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Nah I keep meaning to but can't be bothered of late. Back to buying my beer from a shop, like a chump. Will do one soon.

Good stuff. I’m too lazy as well so I am relying on living vicariously through you and cider boy @84baby

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

It’s definitely increasing over time. Check out the stats on the Department of Industry Innovation and Science website.

In most instances where assets are privatised Government do it because it is an aging asset that they aren’t making great returns on (if any). Private industry will back itself to be more efficient and turn it into something more sustainable.

So an assumption that ‘profits stay in the country’ is not true in a lot of instances.

It can also help a Government pay off debt. Equally the money that they receive from selling off an asset can be reinvested in other projects/iniatives which stimulate the economy and help the taxpayer in far greater ways than hanging on to a lemon.

You can only sell it off once though. And how is electricity supply a lemon? People love electricity.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Good stuff. I’m too lazy as well so I am relying on living vicariously through you and cider boy @84baby

Yes I wanna know how the cider turned out too.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I'm using electricity right now.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Whatever it's costing you, it would be costing more if the government was providing it.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Whatever it's costing you, it would be costing more if the government was providing it.

People say that but is the evidence strong? I get that lack of competition leads to inefficiency but surely so does duplication of suppliers. And even when the number of suppliers drops through competition the profits will be going to individuals rather than the state, which would benefit us all.