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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Facts about Gonski
There is so much anger and passion in the Government’s rejection of Gonski that it is worth while pausing and considering some facts about Gonski. Fact: The Liberals said they would implement Gonski only three months ago. They now say they will not. Reason: A number of suggestions have been made but they fall into…
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Middle Class Welfare. Who are the middle class?
So who are the middle class in Australia? Are families on $250k the new middle class as someone (who shall remain nameless) said? Maybe it is time to get some facts. This is a graph of household income in 2009-10 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It tells you that if you are earning over…
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I Don’t Understand
Our brains have two hemispheres. If we face north, the western hemisphere is the logical rational one. The eastern hemisphere is the creative fantasy area. I must definitely be living in the fantasy eastern hemisphere after reading the latest polls. 46% think Tony Abbott is doing a good job! Is it just me? Let’s look…
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