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Run with me here ... We all agree Australia is the best place to live. But if we're honest, we're also pretty shithouse at certain aspects of being a functioning society.
When it comes to the following, we're pretty good.
Gun Reform : Back in the 90's Johnny Howard took the plunge and said "That's it c*nts, no more f*ckin' guns for you", and we all sheepishly said "OK" and sold them to the government. GOOD JOB .... NO mass killings ever since, and others look to us as an example.
Universal healthcare : For all the crap we hear about Medicare, we are the envy of many nations because we even have it in the first place. Pass out with a seizure on a pedestrian crossing in Australia, you get an ambulance to hospital and time to recover. Pass out with a seizure on a pedestrian crossing in Hawaii (like my mate Jeff did), and along with the ambulance ride and four day stay, you'll get a $20K bill that's not covered by holiday insurance.
Minumum wages / Penalty rates : Over here, we are built on the notion that every day has 8 hours rest, 8 hours work and 8 hours play. Jobs are a means to a lifestyle. Elsewhere, people have to work 2-3 jobs and half of our hourly rate AND require "tips" to pay bills. We have it right over here.
When it comes to the following, we're pretty shithouse
Alternative energies : I read somewhere recently that some country in Europe (Sweden perhaps) powered 97% their whole country for a day using nothing but clean energy (wind, solar, etc) .... WE should be kicking arse in this area.
Education : Just recently I learned that Chile has FREE university, and recently Germany decided to do the same. They'll achieve it by using corporate taxes to fund the costs of having uni and provide it for free .... WE should be doing the same.
So ... over to you lot.
Make this country better.
What do you like ?
What do you hate ?
What do we need ?
What should we adopt ?
Who does things swell ?
When it comes to the following, we're pretty good.
Gun Reform : Back in the 90's Johnny Howard took the plunge and said "That's it c*nts, no more f*ckin' guns for you", and we all sheepishly said "OK" and sold them to the government. GOOD JOB .... NO mass killings ever since, and others look to us as an example.
Universal healthcare : For all the crap we hear about Medicare, we are the envy of many nations because we even have it in the first place. Pass out with a seizure on a pedestrian crossing in Australia, you get an ambulance to hospital and time to recover. Pass out with a seizure on a pedestrian crossing in Hawaii (like my mate Jeff did), and along with the ambulance ride and four day stay, you'll get a $20K bill that's not covered by holiday insurance.
Minumum wages / Penalty rates : Over here, we are built on the notion that every day has 8 hours rest, 8 hours work and 8 hours play. Jobs are a means to a lifestyle. Elsewhere, people have to work 2-3 jobs and half of our hourly rate AND require "tips" to pay bills. We have it right over here.
When it comes to the following, we're pretty shithouse
Alternative energies : I read somewhere recently that some country in Europe (Sweden perhaps) powered 97% their whole country for a day using nothing but clean energy (wind, solar, etc) .... WE should be kicking arse in this area.
Education : Just recently I learned that Chile has FREE university, and recently Germany decided to do the same. They'll achieve it by using corporate taxes to fund the costs of having uni and provide it for free .... WE should be doing the same.
So ... over to you lot.
Make this country better.
What do you like ?
What do you hate ?
What do we need ?
What should we adopt ?
Who does things swell ?
