Re: [Epic] Supermarkets (believe it or not ON TOPIC)

From: John Chapman <john_at_...>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:30:15 +1100 (EST)

> He's not kidding. I find myself looking wistfully at Austrailia. Give us
> some down sides, or else your going to get a bunch of american moving
> in, making you play football properly and weakening the beer.
        Ok for a start our politicians *SUCK*. At least here in Victoria we
have a premier whos busy screwing over the state backwards in order to get
good deals for his rich mates (would you like a power plant - here's one for
a bargain basement price , or would you like to put tolls on existing roads
and have it worked so that theyll be around for 30 years increasing each year..
would you like to open a casino - we wont hold you to any of the contracts
you might sign and we certainly wont enforce any of the fines laid out for
non-compliance.......)
 Of course if youre not one of Jeff's mates youve probably had your job cut if
you were in the public service , or a teacher , or a nurse-and if youre a
worker your rights to compensation if injured have just been screwed with.
Of course with our unemployment rate being as high as it is job related
problems may not be a concern , the cuts in social security might ......:)
Victoria's great if you're rich to begin with.........
        As for nationally well our economy's down the gurgler - which I suppose
is good if youre in the US - the conversion rates from $US to monopoly money
seems to be good at the moment. A few years ago our national Treasurer made
some comments about us turning into a banana republic - and he was right....
And our politicians dont even have the sex appeal that yours evidently do :).
>
> The high incidence of skin cancer
        We got one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. And we're
aiming to be #1 :).
> The number of people who suffer juniper allergies
        We got great asthma rates.
> That we have more people struck by lightning than any other state
> That we are the focal point of the Haunta Virus outbreak, and we are one
> of two places in the world where you can still catch bubonic plague.
        Hmmmm well salmonella has been a popular inclusion in food as of late.
ANd we have the world's finest collection of poisonous critters........
        Hows that for a start?
        JAC
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> Thane
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