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Friday, April 15, 2011

Local production necessary to our future

All this week this segment has focused on the need to keep Australian primary production alive and healthy.  

At the same time our Prime Minister has given a commitment to support Free Trade liberalisation and back that up with productivity.

The problem with Prime Ministers mouthing this sort of terminology, as with many government policies, isn’t what they sound like, it is the fine print, and what that policy means in practice.

Trading with other countries is a part of modern international global life.   
The problem for our future is that our current governments don’t seem greatly concerned about protecting, or even keeping, local production whether it is local food production or even manufacturing.

Sure they give car manufacturers fist fulls of money that no one wants to mention around budget time... but 

What good is it to talk about bringing the government’s budget into surplus when that same government’s policy details in practice mean that as a country we can no longer feed ourselves?  ...

...Turn it up


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Links

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UNDERSTANDING BAR-STOOL ECONOMICS AND THE CARBON TAX
http://turnitupmike.blogspot.com/2011/03/bar-stool-carbon-tax-economic-modelling.html


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Commercial plumbing maintenance, based in (not limited to) the Sydney area.

I've known them for a long time and always been impressed by them. 

Bow Bow Plumbing brings a work ethic to the job that we need
more of in the business world.

If you have need for a commercial plumber, check him out.



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Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.
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Costs will be passed on

When government’s talk about slugging polluters with extra costs and compensating households it is important that we all understand what that actually means for us.

Consider what it means for Australian businesses, from the mines, electricity producers, the aluminium industry right through to small local manufacturers with a handful of employees.  

Pricing carbon at 20 or 30 or more dollars a ton more than other countries... has a direct effect on more than that business.

Of course increased costs to one business,  like electricity producers, has to be passed onto their customers.  Some households will be given compensation but what about businesses?

Additional costs will be passed on from one business to another and eventually through to customers, you won’t be compensated for those increases.

For some businesses, those additional costs will mean it becomes unprofitable to manufacture in Australia and those jobs and investment go overseas.

Less jobs in Australia mean a less productive economy, and less export earnings as well as more imports… and that is exactly what this government want for our future...moving forward … Turn It UP.



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Links



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UNDERSTANDING BAR-STOOL ECONOMICS AND THE CARBON TAX
http://turnitupmike.blogspot.com/2011/03/bar-stool-carbon-tax-economic-modelling.html


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Proudly supported by:

I want to thank the team from Bow Bow Plumbing.
Commercial plumbing maintenance, based in (not limited to) the Sydney area.

I've known them for a long time and always been impressed by them. 

Bow Bow Plumbing brings a work ethic to the job that we need
more of in the business world.

If you have need for a commercial plumber, check him out.



***********************************************************

Where to Listen:
Turn It UP Mike Segment can be heard 
on Radio 2SM and stations on the Super Network
Monday to Friday with Grant Goldman.
http://www.2sm.com.au
click on Grant Goldman and Listen Live online

How to Contact
To sponsor this segment on the 2SM
Super Radio Network and
online email me at
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