A BILLION DOLLARS

**incisor** · 6th January 2005, 09:22 PM

pardon my french

but this little arsewipe has just stolen emense amounts of money from those australians who could least afford to lose it, the aged, the ill, the handicapped and the homeless.

time for a little ground swell here in AU in my humble opinion...

**VladTepes** · 6th January 2005, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by incisor
pardon my french

I only know two word in French: "We surrender" [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**Yabbie** · 6th January 2005, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by jason
So long as the bill that little johnny sends is to finish the job I dont mind. One minute they want to kill us the next were giving 'em hand outs **** em.

I got dumped at the beach today and my Rangie got wet a few weeks back wheres my money little johnny??

oooops lol [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**noddy** · 6th January 2005, 09:26 PM

There is no greater cause at the moment, I am happy for my taxes to go to this.

$1 billion, while to you and me sounds a lot of money, is not much in terms of our overall economy. $500m of the $1Bill is not actually cash, it is assistance with long term loans.

Longer term it is probably money well spent. Indonesia is the world's second largest Muslim country and it ain't going anywhere. Better we become their best mates! Love to all mankind!

By the way, $1Bn (AUD) = <500m (USD).

**Ace** · 6th January 2005, 09:29 PM

Michael Schuie dontated 13 Mill, even though 13 mill to Schuie is like 50cents to you and me its the thought that counts. But i do here what you are saying, he was only just whinging about how much debt we were in, so he sold telstra, now they hopeless not just bad, what is he going to sell to get us out of this debt. Matt

**noddy** · 6th January 2005, 09:37 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>so he sold telstra, now they hopeless not just bad, what is he going to sell to get us out of this debt. Matt
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I'll take that up with you later!!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**Ace** · 6th January 2005, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by Noddy
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>so he sold telstra, now they hopeless not just bad, what is he going to sell to get us out of this debt. Matt

I'll take that up with you later!!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img][/b][/quote]

Not youre fault noddy, it would just be nice to have people in the call centre who speak english. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] Matt

**harry** · 6th January 2005, 10:09 PM

8) ace, shouldn't you be visiting the family?

**4bd1** · 6th January 2005, 11:20 PM

A billion dollars certainly is a lot of money, but it is aid, not cash.

The way I understand it the money will go through the Ausaid program, which means the Aus government will decide where and when it will be used and Australian companies get the work.

The Ausaid program is already pretty big, so my guess is a lot of the money will come from cuts to projects to other countries. Just a guess.

I believe Ausaid sends a lot of work to Australian companies and this gives them a presence and experience in a region therefor it can be a leg up for Australian countries trying to break into overseas work, winning export dollars.

Have a look here.
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/business/contract...cting/index.cfm

Cheers.

disco95 · 7th January 2005, 05:38 AM

I can't believe you lot are winging about this. I'm proud to be Australian and it makes me feel great to know that we can do so much to help those in need. This is a tragedy beyond our comprehension, you go there and see what's left of their lives, imagine that happening to you. These people have nothing left :!:
So far Little Johnny has done a far better job with this country than the previous labour governments did, this is evident in the fact that we can give this sort of aid at all. I don't think he and Costello would destroy out economy on purpose. I mean it could be worse, we could be paying 17% on our mortgages again :!:
What's China doing :?: They're a massive population, What about the churches :?: Has the pope put his hand up to help out this way :?: Surely they'd only have to sell three or four paintings out of the Vatican to make up the cost.
And while we're on it, where's all the Muslims :?: How many of them are victims of this, why aren't they doing all they can to help their own :?:

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