Sure the prices have increased 25% -35% but we must not forgot averages wages are 1/3 of what they were in the 1970s. If you are earning $3,000 a month now if we had 70s wages you would be getting $9,000.
Bastards in Australia have a way of distracting us from the hard issues and the real culprits.
Employers/news media encourages talk about rent and prices because it means we aren’t talking about wages.
Farmers like talk of global warming because it means we don’t talk about the 100 years of damage farming and farming pollution has done to the environment.
Industry likes it when we talk of household water restrictions so we don’t look at the subsidies and water waste of farming and mining
It would not surprise me if we pushed hard on the issues activists would be bumped off just like are in other countries.
It isn’t only about the wages (a lot of it is wages), another huge factor is productivity. With technology and automation, the same number of people can do so much more than they could in the 70’s. Employers are getting far more output from the same number of staff than they ever used to.
Bring it on. Minipeelers favourite cheese used to cost $6 per block (that was the reason I first tried it, it wasn’t too costly). It is now $10.90. We used to enjoy the odd treat of icecream or some sweet biscuits. They’ve gone up so much in price I can’t justify it. Anything that’s not strictly necessary is out.
Grocery shopping - everything $1 - $2 more expensive. Bring on the review of price gouging.
Over the last year, golden circle cordial has gone from $3.20 to $5. I’d switched from cottees at $5.90 a bottle, and here we are now…
Sure the prices have increased 25% -35% but we must not forgot averages wages are 1/3 of what they were in the 1970s. If you are earning $3,000 a month now if we had 70s wages you would be getting $9,000.
Bastards in Australia have a way of distracting us from the hard issues and the real culprits.
Employers/news media encourages talk about rent and prices because it means we aren’t talking about wages.
Farmers like talk of global warming because it means we don’t talk about the 100 years of damage farming and farming pollution has done to the environment.
Industry likes it when we talk of household water restrictions so we don’t look at the subsidies and water waste of farming and mining
It would not surprise me if we pushed hard on the issues activists would be bumped off just like are in other countries.
It isn’t only about the wages (a lot of it is wages), another huge factor is productivity. With technology and automation, the same number of people can do so much more than they could in the 70’s. Employers are getting far more output from the same number of staff than they ever used to.
Protests about ten years ago predicting these very issues did get the bum’s rush
There have been protests for 100 years. Writing for 100 years.
7 bucks for 4 oat bars this morning. taking the ABSOLUTE piss.
I agree and I can’t wait for this.
Bring it on. Minipeelers favourite cheese used to cost $6 per block (that was the reason I first tried it, it wasn’t too costly). It is now $10.90. We used to enjoy the odd treat of icecream or some sweet biscuits. They’ve gone up so much in price I can’t justify it. Anything that’s not strictly necessary is out.