Title: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 08:48:06 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 08:48:06 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 08:57:25 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 08:57:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nU1p0s7jTM
Lots of careless drivers.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Blazor on May 21, 2018, 09:38:30 PM
Post by: Blazor on May 21, 2018, 09:38:30 PM
A lot of these folks were jamming out lol.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 09:51:35 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 09:51:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nU1p0s7jTM
Lots of careless drivers.
Yeah, whites shouldn't be allowed to drive.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 09:57:54 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 09:57:54 PM
Yeah, whites shouldn't be allowed to drive.Quote from: "Shen Li"
According to YouTube, you people are the worst! However, Russia isn't that far behind you so don't feel too bad.
Especially comical is the junk Chinese drive. Those little three-wheeled Chinese trucks that'll tip over easily around a corner... those are always entertaining to watch flip!
Gotta admit you Chinks are pretty brave though... No way I'd ride a motorcycle through the streets of China.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:00:58 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:00:58 PM
This is a clickbait video! Pic of girl half lifting her shirt, but is never in the video!Quote from: "Blazor"
I inserted that just to get YOUR attention!!!
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 10:13:44 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 10:13:44 PM
Yeah, whites shouldn't be allowed to drive.Quote from: "Shen Li"
According to YouTube, you people are the worst! However, Russia isn't that far behind you so don't feel too bad.
Especially comical is the junk Chinese drive. Those little three-wheeled Chinese trucks that'll tip over easily around a corner... those are always entertaining to watch flip!
Gotta admit you Chinks are pretty brave though... No way I'd ride a motorcycle through the streets of China.
Some of the cities in Eastern China don't allow motorcycles and scooters in some parts of town.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 10:17:30 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 10:17:30 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:22:23 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:22:23 PM
Its not so they can learn the road rules.
Its so they can be accustomed to driving WITHOUT rules. Amazingly, despite the lack of regulation, traffic seems to flow OK, and I saw no accidents at all.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 10:26:51 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 10:26:51 PM
Probably for the riders own good! I know life is cheap in China, and have seen enough carnage there. I sure as hell wouldn't ride a motorcycle there, unless it was out in the country away from people.Quote from: "Angry White Male"
For environmental reasons.
Tangled mountain of tricycles, electric bikes and other vehicles lies under Nantou Bridge, Shenzhen, south China
Police in the city have launched a crackdown on illegally operated bikes, which is a significant issue in the area
Nearly 18,000 vehicles have been seized by authorities within 11 days and officers get rewarded for each illegal bike
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 10:32:01 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 10:32:01 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:36:56 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:36:56 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 21, 2018, 10:45:52 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 21, 2018, 10:45:52 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 10:47:13 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 21, 2018, 10:47:13 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 21, 2018, 10:48:41 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 21, 2018, 10:48:41 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:58:37 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 10:58:37 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 11:07:59 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 11:07:59 PM
Appears that's just older bikes affected then? I would assume new bikes would pass the emissions standards?Quote from: "Angry White Male"
All motorcycles in Shenzhen are now banned..
Several other richer Eastern cities in China are following suit.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 11:10:34 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 11:10:34 PM
Most 4 stroke bikes comply with emission standards.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 21, 2018, 11:25:05 PM
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 21, 2018, 11:25:05 PM
That person is DRIVING???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Yes. I see it when it snows. Snow flying off the top of the car...even ice sheets that can fly behind and break windshields. ...fuckin idiots...even worse...some people just male a little hole..
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 11:33:31 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 11:33:31 PM
That's harsh.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Most 4 stroke bikes comply with emission standards.
Chinese cities are on a green kick now and motorcycles are seen as part of a less prosperous past..
The mass transit systems they have built and continue to build are better than anything in Canadian cities.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 11:41:22 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 21, 2018, 11:41:22 PM
That person is DRIVING???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Yes. I see it when it snows. Snow flying off the top of the car...even ice sheets that can fly behind and break windshields. ...fuckin idiots...even worse...some people just male a little hole..
Damn.
Never seen that here.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 11:43:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 21, 2018, 11:43:20 PM
That person is DRIVING???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Yes. I see it when it snows. Snow flying off the top of the car...even ice sheets that can fly behind and break windshields. ...fuckin idiots...even worse...some people just male a little hole..
Damn.
Never seen that here.
I wish I could say the same.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 01:45:34 AM
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 01:45:34 AM
Regard...Australian bulldust roads...
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 04:40:20 AM
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 04:40:20 AM
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When you live in an extremely frigid climate, that windscreen is the best you're going to get after starting your car, warming it up, and getting to where one needs to be.
People who can regularly drive through a small defrosted portal on their windscreen aren't the problem. It's the ones who can't.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 22, 2018, 08:33:55 AM
Post by: Anonymous on May 22, 2018, 08:33:55 AM
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When you live in an extremely frigid climate, that windscreen is the best you're going to get after starting your car, warming it up, and getting to where one needs to be.
People who can regularly drive through a small defrosted portal on their windscreen aren't the problem. It's the ones who can't.
I disagree about that..
Visibility is greatly reduced when snow is not cleared from a car..
It only takes a few minutes and I always do it.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Blazor on May 22, 2018, 10:05:39 AM
Post by: Blazor on May 22, 2018, 10:05:39 AM
This is a clickbait video! Pic of girl half lifting her shirt, but is never in the video!Quote from: "Blazor"
I inserted that just to get YOUR attention!!!
ac_toofunny
It worked
I was thinking, "ok, a wtf vid, with ladies like that, hmmmm, CLICK". I was expecting some wild shit, not cars wrecking lol.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Renee on May 22, 2018, 10:25:39 AM
Post by: Renee on May 22, 2018, 10:25:39 AM
That person is DRIVING???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Yes. I see it when it snows. Snow flying off the top of the car...even ice sheets that can fly behind and break windshields. ...fuckin idiots...even worse...some people just male a little hole..
You can get ticketed for that here, it's a 1000 dollar fine.
Here in NJ. if you are driving and it's 24hrs after a snow storm, and your car isn't cleaned sufficiently to be considered safe, the cops have the right to pull you over and issue a ticket for unsafe driving.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 22, 2018, 12:44:27 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 22, 2018, 12:44:27 PM
That person is DRIVING???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Yes. I see it when it snows. Snow flying off the top of the car...even ice sheets that can fly behind and break windshields. ...fuckin idiots...even worse...some people just male a little hole..
You can get ticketed for that here, it's a 1000 dollar fine.
Here in NJ. if you are driving and it's 24hrs after a snow storm, and your car isn't cleaned sufficiently to be considered safe, the cops have the right to pull you over and issue a ticket for unsafe driving.
A fine for that here too.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 03:41:55 PM
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 03:41:55 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 22, 2018, 03:53:50 PM
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 22, 2018, 03:53:50 PM
A U-Haul box truck was in front of us. All of a sudden, this HUGE slab of ice and snow came flying from it, spinning. It was straight coming for the windshield, when I braked, it hit the front grill of the van. It was like hitting a deer. Completely fucked up grill and radiator.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 22, 2018, 04:03:51 PM
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 22, 2018, 04:03:51 PM
We have our own road perils...Quote from: "Bricktop"
Regard...Australian bulldust roads...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJ69bqS-80
One job I'd never do in BRazoo
Truck driver
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Odinson on May 22, 2018, 05:39:21 PM
Post by: Odinson on May 22, 2018, 05:39:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nU1p0s7jTM
I feel cheated for some reason..
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 22, 2018, 07:34:47 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 22, 2018, 07:34:47 PM
Regulations gone mad.Quote from: "Dinky Dianna"
Citizens gone mad or at least lazy..
Taking a minute to clear the snow off your vehicle before driving should be common sense.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 07:36:52 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 07:36:52 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 08:15:42 PM
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 08:15:42 PM
Regulations gone mad.Quote from: "Dinky Dianna"
Citizens gone mad or at least lazy..
Taking a minute to clear the snow off your vehicle before driving should be common sense.
Some people can't function unless there is a regulation instructing them to.
I hope there is a mass die off one day.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 08:20:40 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 08:20:40 PM
On another matter,
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 08:34:06 PM
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 08:34:06 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 08:47:26 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 08:47:26 PM
Must grind your gears knowing that cops are true heroes.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 09:18:41 PM
Post by: Frood on May 22, 2018, 09:18:41 PM
Doesn't grind me gears at all though if you understood the depth of my contempt, yours might be.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 09:55:07 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 22, 2018, 09:55:07 PM
And on each and every occasion, the underlying cause was some experience with Police in which they were the loser. There is no doubt that your overblown malice comes from a similar experience. "I hate cops" has been around since before you were born...and nobody cares. You rolled the dice and lost. Now you hate the players.
No rational, intelligent and responsible adult will take a scrap of notice at your bitterness. At the end of the day, it is a shining beacon of immaturity...and nobody bears it brighter than you.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 23, 2018, 02:30:01 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 23, 2018, 02:30:01 AM
One job I'd never do in BRazoo
Truck driver
I've seen plenty of these vids, and something confuses me about this culture... I'm not 'safety boy' by any means, but I do own and operate my own gravel truck and trailer (so I do operate potentially in somewhat 'rough' conditions at times), but I also know what these things cost, and the cost of down-time should I need repairs.
However, it doesn't really matter if it's a company truck, or an owner/operator tuck, as the end result to problems is the same... Lost revenue.
My question is: Why the fuck are these guys even trying to cross bridges made of nothing but a couple of 2X10 pieces of wood? I wouldn't take my truck over shit like that. The customer can go fuck himself. Why would a trucking company expect his driver to try then? The shit still gets fucked up big-time!
It's not like these are rich nations either... I've seen expensive Excavators destroyed due to stupidity in these countries also! "No problem, we'll just buy another $300,000 USD excavator, because Alanzo just fucked the second one up this month?"
What gives?
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 03:29:11 AM
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 03:29:11 AM
Son, I've met with, dealt with and talked with scores of malcontents like you. You're neither new nor unique.Quote from: "Bricktop"
And on each and every occasion, the underlying cause was some experience with Police in which they were the loser. There is no doubt that your overblown malice comes from a similar experience. "I hate cops" has been around since before you were born...and nobody cares. You rolled the dice and lost. Now you hate the players.
No rational, intelligent and responsible adult will take a scrap of notice at your bitterness. At the end of the day, it is a shining beacon of immaturity...and nobody bears it brighter than you.
You don't know what you're on about. You've drank the Kool Aid and label anyone who hasn't as defective.
No bitterness, no malice, no personal dealings with them before in my life so far.
I just recognize scumbags when I see them and celebrate accordingly whenever I read a story about some deadbeat cop getting shot in the face with his or her own piece.
Justice served
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 03:36:59 AM
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 03:36:59 AM
But your keyboard courage is noted.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 04:07:03 AM
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 04:07:03 AM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 04:56:48 AM
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 04:56:48 AM
Whatever.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 23, 2018, 04:58:40 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 23, 2018, 04:58:40 AM
You know I'm all for 'free speech' and shit, but really... Every single thread?
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 05:00:26 AM
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 05:00:26 AM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Angry White Male on May 23, 2018, 05:05:07 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on May 23, 2018, 05:05:07 AM
It's because of people like you two that Australia legalized gay marriage. You know that, right?
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 06:47:27 AM
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 06:47:27 AM
The retort of a coward.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Whatever.
Whatever is a retort of a coward?
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 06:50:08 AM
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 06:50:08 AM
Why don't you two take advantage of the new gay marriage laws in OZ, instead of fucking up EVERY SINGLE THREAD!Quote from: "Angry White Male"
You know I'm all for 'free speech' and shit, but really... Every single thread?
It takes two men or two women to make a gay marriage.
Maybe Bricktop could pull off a lesbian marriage.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 06:52:21 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 06:52:21 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 23, 2018, 08:53:33 PM
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 23, 2018, 08:53:33 PM
One job I'd never do in BRazoo
Truck driver
I've seen plenty of these vids, and something confuses me about this culture... I'm not 'safety boy' by any means, but I do own and operate my own gravel truck and trailer (so I do operate potentially in somewhat 'rough' conditions at times), but I also know what these things cost, and the cost of down-time should I need repairs.
However, it doesn't really matter if it's a company truck, or an owner/operator tuck, as the end result to problems is the same... Lost revenue.
My question is: Why the fuck are these guys even trying to cross bridges made of nothing but a couple of 2X10 pieces of wood? I wouldn't take my truck over shit like that. The customer can go fuck himself. Why would a trucking company expect his driver to try then? The shit still gets fucked up big-time!
It's not like these are rich nations either... I've seen expensive Excavators destroyed due to stupidity in these countries also! "No problem, we'll just buy another $300,000 USD excavator, because Alanzo just fucked the second one up this month?"
What gives?
LOL good timing to ask
Truckers are bringing Brazoo to a halt. They are stopping everywhere. Gas stations are running out, buses not working, supermarkets are running out of food. Produce on the distribution centers going up 400%
1/2 of Brazilians live on a minimum wage. Right now, it's around 300 dollars. Monthly.
A LITER of gas is 1.10 right now. Around 1.40 in my state, which is broken and governed by a commie. There's ethanol, but it yields less mileage on "flex" cars. Almost 4 liters of gas are 2.54 in the US right now. So, you do the math. On a country with so low wages and huge territory, what fuel prices like that do to the economy.
To support their graft and corruption machine, Lula and Dilma stole billions from Petrobras, the country's fuel company.
Yes, to add injury to insult, we are sitting on billions of barrels and have the technology to extract it. Gas was never cheap here, but in the last couple years, it went up excessively to fix the damage the commies did to the company. So 1/2 of the price of gas here is taxes right now. And Petrobras started following the "international price" instead of doing what they were fucking supposed to, which is to supply gas with a minimum of affordability.
Michel Temer, who is just a fucking puppet from the same bankers that run the show, managed to pull Brazoo from a recession, but as you could imagine, it wasn't without raising taxes.
So you see, that's why truckers here have to do that. They don't have a choice. The choke on people bring them to psychotic, almost suicidal behavior. Trucks killing scores on roads here is a common occurrence. Many of them drive under the influence of stimulants to drive up to 20 hours straight. Many driving old unsafe trucks, which of course, never get the necessary maintenance they should.
So that's the long-ass answer to your question about the rickety bridges, I guess.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 09:05:27 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 09:05:27 PM
How much longer before the fuse is lit?
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 23, 2018, 09:12:22 PM
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 23, 2018, 09:12:22 PM
Despite the wealth you're sitting on, your country seems to be collapsing. Your politics and government appear to be corrupt. Crime is rampant. Infrastructure is crumbling.Quote from: "Bricktop"
How much longer before the fuse is lit?
It seems like the patience might be finally running out, but this is Brazoo, so one never knows
Someone said that Brazilians are not ready for "free markets".
But how can you talk about free market when a government dares to tax an essential product like gas in 50%?
What free market does the people of this country have when anything they import costs more than twice what it does anywhere else?
The same computer I can buy with $400 on Amazon.com costs 800 dollars here.
There's no free market here.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 09:44:17 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 23, 2018, 09:44:17 PM
The reasons are complex. Our taxes are higher, transport costs are higher both from other countries and internally (we live on a huge lump of land), and our governance is far too costly.
But for the extra we pay, we have universal health care, subsidised education, a large welfare safety net, and a reasonable standard of lifestyle and infrastructure. Far from perfect...but nothing is for free.
More importantly, in relative terms we're a fairly safe and peaceful nation which respects the rule of law. This seems to be sadly absent in countries like Brazil.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 11:31:54 PM
Post by: Frood on May 23, 2018, 11:31:54 PM
And despite all our taxes, tariffs, and fines, our health care system is a sham, welfare inadequate, education a joke.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 24, 2018, 12:19:18 AM
Post by: Rancidmilko on May 24, 2018, 12:19:18 AM
That's not uncommon. Many countries are more expensive compared to others. Prices in Australia are typically higher in many cases than other comparable countries. We also possess vast mineral and energy resources that we pay more for than those that buy it from us, Such as China and Japan.Quote from: "Bricktop"
The reasons are complex. Our taxes are higher, transport costs are higher both from other countries and internally (we live on a huge lump of land), and our governance is far too costly.
But for the extra we pay, we have universal health care, subsidised education, a large welfare safety net, and a reasonable standard of lifestyle and infrastructure. Far from perfect...but nothing is for free.
More importantly, in relative terms we're a fairly safe and peaceful nation which respects the rule of law. This seems to be sadly absent in countries like Brazil.
We wouldn't mind paying so much in taxes if we received it back as services. We are supposed to have free health care, but you can imagine how that works here.
Taxing products that have a national equivalent is great in times of China, but why do the same with medical machinery and medicine?
I'm not saying your country doesn't have its own problems, but compared to mine, it's more like you have room to improve.
NOTHING works here. Everywhere you look, it's some half-assed version of what it should've been.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 24, 2018, 01:16:24 AM
Post by: Bricktop on May 24, 2018, 01:16:24 AM
Australia is an economic shit hole full of regulation junkies and State worshippers.Quote from: "Dinky Dianna"
And despite all our taxes, tariffs, and fines, our health care system is a sham, welfare inadequate, education a joke.
True.
Too many governments authorities...FAR too many bureaucrats.
We spend a fortune on politicians, the vast majority we could do without. 7 State governments, all but with with lower and upper houses, all with their own bureaucrats doing the same job as every other State and a Federal Government with a useless, meddling, complicating Senate that blocks Government bills. We pay for it all. Bureaucrats now earn 20% MORE than private sector counterparts and still retain lifetime tenure.
The medical system, despite Freuds protestation, is adequate at best. At worst it is a crowded, bureaucratised nightmare. I'd also agree that people have died because of its shortfalls.
Welfare is TOO generous by far. We have three generations of families that have never worked and never will, because they've learned to feed from the Government teat.
Soon we're to have a National Disability Support Scheme. That will bleed money...because no-one has yet adequately defined what a "disability" is...so everyone with a cut finger will put their hand up for more of our tax dollars.
Australia is surviving because of our minerals and exportable energy. Which means if China stops buying, we go broke.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 24, 2018, 11:37:00 AM
Post by: Berry Sweet on May 24, 2018, 11:37:00 AM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 24, 2018, 03:56:28 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 24, 2018, 03:56:28 PM
But how can you talk about free market when a government dares to tax an essential product like gas in 50%?
I'm not sure what the total tax bite is on fuel here, but with gasoline taxes, carbon taxes and federal GST on both, It must be over thirty five per cent anyway.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 24, 2018, 07:07:29 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 24, 2018, 07:07:29 PM
We are being robbed in broad daylight by those who are supposed to be helping us.
Much of our tax is wasted on administration.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on May 25, 2018, 05:43:24 PM
Post by: Anonymous on May 25, 2018, 05:43:24 PM
It will be the same as most western economies...somewhere in the high 20's...Quote from: "Bricktop"
We are being robbed in broad daylight by those who are supposed to be helping us.
Much of our tax is wasted on administration.
The problem with Canada is we have federal and provincial sales taxes(every province except Alberta), federal and provincial gasoline taxes on top of a provincial carbon tax which the federal government collects GST on.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Bricktop on May 25, 2018, 07:46:33 PM
Post by: Bricktop on May 25, 2018, 07:46:33 PM
The reasons are the same; our nations formed when it was impossible to govern such a vast country from one place.
That is no longer the case. One Government can easily cover a single nation, without concern for the geographical expanse and tyranny of distance.
But this multi tiered form of government is actually now an industry...and people use it to fulfil ambition. I heard an academic on talk radio but a few days ago talking about this new industry of telling us what to do. We have to change it now, because on its current trajectory, it will eventually bankrupt us all.
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Rancidmilko on June 29, 2018, 03:12:01 PM
Post by: Rancidmilko on June 29, 2018, 03:12:01 PM
Title: Re: So, think YOU'RE having a bad day?
Post by: Anonymous on June 29, 2018, 03:16:39 PM
Post by: Anonymous on June 29, 2018, 03:16:39 PM
Where's bricktop? HE disappeared.Quote from: "Red_brazilian_nut"
He was in the United Kingdom for a month..
He'll be back here in a couple of days.