I read the papers and watch TV and everything happens in a few minutes of reporting. Everything is so simple. Why can’t we just implement these obvious solutions?
This blog tries to get beyond headlines and media grabs. Most of the problems we face today are highly complex. There is a thing called the “Dunning Kruger Effect” which says that the less people know about a subject, the more adamant they are in stating their position. Those who are experts usually see a completely different and complex solution.
This blog is an attempt to state a view and start a discussion.
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Recent Posts
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Labor and Unions. A bonus for democracy.
They call it democracy. Government by the people. The original concept developed in Greece and the concept was that the people’s views would be represented by their elected representatives. Just to make that clear, the elected representatives are there to funnel the views of those who elected them. Conceptually the idea is fine, but what happens…
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The role of minor parties
A comment from a journalist got me thinking. It was about the Nick Xenophon Party. The comment was “If we don’t know your policies, how can we vote for you?” I started thinking about the reason for a minor party developing their own policies. What is the purpose? Their party will never have the numbers to…
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The Turnbull Experiment
Turnbull arrived like a messiah. A rock star. The Dali Lama. A year down the track he is just another PM struggling to win an election. What happened? The answer is “lots”. Let’s start with what people expected. To say the general public is disillusioned with politicians is like saying if I stand in the…
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