We must keep consuming

[xbuzzerx]

Is shark consumption within scope of the Topic: I consume, therefore I am.

Did you know that some species of sharks have instinctual "shark etiquette?" Some species of reef sharks, if two approach the same carcass or bit of meat at the same time, will both turn around and leave it, rather than incur injuries both trying to bite at the same food at the same time.

There is also a structured, hierarchical feeding order in other species-- hammerheads and great whites among them. The small scars you can see all over the front of a great white's nose are believed to be "warning off" bites when a smaller shark tries to feed ahead of a larger one, or a male tries to feed ahead of a female.

 

[Keeland]

Which is more stupid? A shark swimming in human-infested waters or a human swimming in shark-infested waters?

 

[Agent Provocateur]

Awww, how cute. Now Patty-cakes is trolling about environmental issues and overpopulation too.

 

[xbuzzerx]

Awww, how cute. Now Patty-cakes is trolling about environmental issues and overpopulation too.

It's his inner Californian coming out.

 

[MakeDigitalLove]

How do you come to decide which user name you want to post under?

 

[opinterph]

This is the one-way ship from China to feed our need to grow—

Is China still Australia’s largest trading partner?

… we must keep the economy growing

In reality, it is the Chinese who most need to keep their economy growing. They are facing a serious debt-bubble and a weakening economy.

Would a member of Conference Room B please take this matter to its attention.

Aye aye, Sir! <insert salute emoticon here>


The Emma Mærsk is currently en route to Shanghai and is expected to arrive there at Noon on February 28th.

 

[ravenstar]

Not something I expected to find on JUB, but it's an interesting question, particularly given the political climate in Australia, with a government determined to do nothing to support local manufacturing! thereby enabling Australia's to buy locally made products. Given the Coalition focus on cutting Government spending for an un-needed surplus, the impact that will have on local businesses in the child car, education & health sectors is likely to see unemployment continue to grow. Combine that with the push to remove penalty rates and reduce salaries, therefore causing consumers to reduce expenditure and in increase in basic cost if living in Australia and you've got a government that is doing the exact opposite of what Pat mentions in the OP.

Without economic growth, economies stagnate and go into recession, a very real fear and possibility in Australia. When the population can't spend, businesses are affected and close down. Without spending - which saved Australia during the GFC - high unemployment and long term unemployment are the only outcome.

 

[pat grimshaw]

We don't spend "to keep the Chinese currency moving"
We spend because we are stupid. I was surprised to find that big supermarkets imported baked bread. Import basic food should be banned because we can easily produce it here.

That was insane, wasn't it.

The bread was "pre-baked" then frozen in Ireland (no doubt using subsidised labour from EEU handouts) then shipped here on a container vessel like the Emma Maersk and then heated up with claim that it was "fresh-baked". I'm glad that retailer was taken to bout and fined!

 

[Telstra]

I was about to make a thread called
"do Australia produce/manufacture anything anymore?" because Toyota, Holden and Ford are gone ... "
And what is the future look like ?