Comments | darkjudicator: Bad shit's happening in the world! And now, some weather.

darkjudicator

Bad shit's happening in the world! And now, some weather.

Aug 16, 2006 12:32

More for my own benefit than anything else, but feel free to chime in on any of the following:

- Rogue cops overstepping their authority.
- Uni courses costing as much as a house mortgage.
- Australians hate WorkChoices. Surprise surprise.
- Government wants to take WorkChoices further, and also wants to hide their intentions with flimsy excuses- ( Read more... )

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diamondscythe August 16 2006, 03:34:04 UTC

boohiss!

especially the pregnancy counselling services, what sound advice! oh hey I could use $4000, I think I'll go get knocked up... :p

darkjudicator August 16 2006, 04:01:44 UTC

Disgusting, innit?

You could get knocked up, then go shopping! But be sure you buy plenty of short skirts and low-cut dresses so you can attract a boy and do it all again when the money runs out...

Obviously these "counsellors" don't have a very high opinion of the people they're counselling.

diamondscythe August 16 2006, 04:32:21 UTC

Hehe, it's ok, you only really need one low-cut dress for that, so I'm set ;)

I have a plan! If I pop out enough babies, I could TOTALLY pay for my uni fees! Ingenious, no? And then I can raise the babies to be my tiny, crying army of the night! world domination is miiiiine.

darkjudicator August 16 2006, 04:34:53 UTC

Let's see... uni courses up to $100,000 (and in some cases $200,000), at $4k a pop... you'd only need to have 25 kids to cover it.

9 months gestation, you could have the whole thing paid off in under 20 years. :D

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omglaserspewpew August 16 2006, 04:24:40 UTC

Avoid reading negative left-wing biased blogs. I sense a lot of distress in you.

darkjudicator August 16 2006, 04:28:54 UTC

I could stick to Dogfight and TCL but I find I agree more with people who believe the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. :)

omglaserspewpew August 16 2006, 05:04:07 UTC

Are you implying that I believe the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many?

darkjudicator August 16 2006, 05:18:43 UTC

I was talking about the right-wing bloggers like those I named - those who pick apart any suggestions or ideas proposed by leftists which are aimed at making public policy more egalitarian and helpful to the disadvantaged, and less slanted in favour of oligopolies or concentration of power.

I can't tell you where you lie in relation to that.

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vespered August 16 2006, 05:29:34 UTC

What exactly is WorkChoices?

darkjudicator August 16 2006, 05:39:40 UTC

Near the end of last year John Howard rushed a whole bunch of workplace laws through the government with very little consultation. He also spent $55M of taxpayer money attempting to convince Australians that these new laws were a good idea. He's now appointed an assistant to the Minister whose job it is to try and sell this package to the public, presumably because he's seen that it's not working.

The package was called WorkChoices.

The Government website, on why it's good.

Why it's bad, from the union/worker perspective.

vespered August 16 2006, 05:41:39 UTC

Eugh. It's reminiscent of living in a Right-to-Work state, which is both good and bad for employers and employees, but vastly better for employers (IMO).

darkjudicator August 16 2006, 05:53:45 UTC

On the contrary, it's a fantastic sitation for employees - as long as you have highly marketable skills, are really good at negotiating, are well aware of the legal limits and obligations placed on employers (both in regards to employment conditions and coercion and duress in negotiations) and are in a position where you can afford not to get the job you're applying for.

Unfortunately, there's many people in Australia to whom the above doesn't apply.

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