The Politics/Religion/Conspiracies Deathmatch Thread

[The Dunster]

Not against people getting penalties if they have a normal 5 day week and get called in on a weekend or public holiday to do extra.

Against people who work four or five days each week getting extra if any of those days are a weekend, but have their "weekend" during the week.

Also, there are alot of people out there who only want weekend/night work because of those rates, not caring about whether it is a weekend or not.

I used to have staff that whinged if you didn't give them overtime, even if the work wasn't there !

It's called the Relative Income Hypothesis. James Dusenberry wrote his PhD Thesis on it in 1948.
Most of us here know this type of behaviour as "Keeping up with the Jones's"

In todays terms considering real wages for most people are falling and yet productivity and profits are increasing is it any wonder people are trying to top up their earnings via penalty rates or OT ?

The fun will begin when the financial engineering comes to a halt and workers will no longer be able to spend more than they earn using credit.

That will spell the end to profits and indeed result in a recession the likes of which we have nver seen before.

[My2BobsWorth]

The fat cats sit in their ivory towers in the big end of town, stuffing caviar and cognac down their fat faces while their fat children peer down with total disgust at the wretched filthy workers trying to scrape a few dollars together to feed themselves and their families.

That's how I see it.

[plague]

The fat cats sit in their ivory towers in the big end of town, stuffing caviar and cognac down their fat faces while their fat children peer down with total disgust at the wretched filthy workers trying to scrape a few dollars together to feed themselves and their families.

That's how I see it.

This is the greatest post ever in the history of the Foz.

If only you'd made mention of the Gubmint coming 'round to take yer guns id have marked it higher.

Congrats though anyway.

[mervan]

The fat cats sit in their ivory towers in the big end of town, stuffing caviar and cognac down their fat faces while their fat children peer down with total disgust at the wretched filthy workers trying to scrape a few dollars together to feed themselves and their families.

That's how I see it.

Join the communist party
The greens

[Blackmac79]

This current policy of not paying those who don't vaccinate their children.

Good policy. First I have agreed with in a while.

[snake]

This current policy of not paying those who don't vaccinate their children.

Good policy. First I have agreed with in a while.

agree, but should have went further imo.

should have increased taxes for anti vaxxers, in the same way ppl over 90k (180k) are "encouraged" to support the private health industry. after all, their reckless decisions will cost more to the public, so that's only fair.

also there should be no religious exemptions, only medical.

[hawk]

also there should be no religious exemptions, only medical.

yeah, what is that sh1t all about. relig get to hide behind enough rules as it is.

[Blackmac79]

Exporting people to Cambodia when we have regional cities like Newcastle crying out for increased populations seems like an awful waste.

[plague]

Exporting people to Cambodia when we have regional cities like Newcastle crying out for increased populations seems like an awful waste.

the fuq is calling out for more effniks in Newy?

[plague]

Dr Karl, backtracking like a mofo.
The money from his ads for the inter generational/Abbott Hockey Goebels sideshow is being "donated to charity".
He says he never even knew how much he was getting but just "believed in the study".
Hahaha bollocks.

It's all good tho Triple J gave him a pass like Clint Eastwood got in Gran Torino.

Utter shite.

[The Dunster]

If Dr Karl came out and said " I don't give a **** what's in the report I just wanted the cash" I could respect his decision.
But to come out and say he believed in the study before he even read it just confirms that he is a complete goose.

[plague]

If Dr Karl came out and said " I don't give a **** what's in the report I just wanted the cash" I could respect his decision.
But to come out and say he believed in the study before he even read it just confirms that he is a complete goose.

This.

I heard people bashing the Libs for asking him in the first place.

I'd say he was prob the perfect choice to appeal to the masses.
Good marketing choice.
Shit execution.

Dr Karl is a dill for giving in to da haterz.

[snake]

yo dunster - wuts your opinion on this lomberg fella?

$12m funding is a lot for a nobody with a h-index of 3. adjunct prof., ffs ops:

[hawk]

Exporting people to Cambodia when we have regional cities like Newcastle crying out for increased populations seems like an awful waste.

Need an effective govt not passage to newy

[hawk]

If Dr Karl came out and said " I don't give a **** what's in the report I just wanted the cash" I could respect his decision.
But to come out and say he believed in the study before he even read it just confirms that he is a complete goose.

Carl says we need a better infrastructure. Rail. So why are we ripping it out? oh, cause science hasn't worked out how to build over it

[Retro Jet]

CROSS THREAD POST
So, was this Ed Miliband a distant relation to Steve Miller Band?

[q-money]

right

newcastle bowling club development - yay or nay?

i'm all for the site being developed but is stronach's idea the right one?



does newcastle really need another "function centre"? or does it just need a better designed one without a carpark tacked on to the side of it

no function centre really holds a candle to the wickham croatia club anyway imo

what should go in there and why?

[The Dunster]

right

newcastle bowling club development - yay or nay?

i'm all for the site being developed but is stronach's idea the right one?



does newcastle really need another "function centre"? or does it just need a better designed one without a carpark tacked on to the side of it

no function centre really holds a candle to the wickham croatia club anyway imo

what should go in there and why?

Function Centre ? Pffft.

Why not make it a Short Stay Hotel and have Zip Lines installed for fast access to VJ's Paddle Steamers docked below.

[plague]

Function Centre ? Pffft.

Why not make it a Short Stay Hotel and have Zip Lines installed for fast access to VJ's Paddle Steamers docked below.

where can i put my name down on the waiting list for these 'zip lines'?

[belchardo]

where can i put my name down on the waiting list for these 'zip lines'?

because you like zip lines or because it goes to VJ's paddle steamers?