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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No changes to Medicare
Which part of “No changes to Medicare.” did I not understand? It must be me because when Tony Abbott made this statement before the election, I thought he meant he was not going to make any changes to Medicare. Perhaps it is the word ‘changes’. Maybe ‘changes’is different to ‘adjustments’ or ‘modifications’ or ‘tweaks’. If…
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Business and Mining Environmental Society
Letter from the Business Leaders and Mining Executives Leading Environmental Salvation Society (BLAMELESS) to Prime Minister Abbott. Dear Tony, Thankyou for attending our Environmental Awards night recently. Your generous contribution to our fighting fund is very much appreciated. In particular, we would like to thank you for approving our status as a tax exempt charity.…
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Farmers and the Banks
As far back as I can remember, and for decades before that, the issue of banks and farmers has been a sore point. Banks are bastards who take the farms off drought ravaged farmers. The family may have had the farm for generations but now it is being taken away for reasons outside their control. Now…
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