Thread: Banana Republic

what amused me about the week in politics is that both keating and frazer have both come out ringing big warning bells about the new cross media ownership reforms...

been a long time since i have heard those 2 agree so heartily...

Originally Posted by incisor

what amused me about the week in politics is that both keating and frazer have both come out ringing big warning bells about the new cross media ownership reforms...

been a long time since i have heard those 2 agree so heartily...

They have elevated from politician to statesman level...all care and no votes required.

Not that I am worried by that...after all the politicians have trouble leading.

dinner's calling, (i'm having a banana, big night out), but somewhere in this discussion there's an interesting thought: when keating said aussie was a banana republic, (1991?) bananas were retailing at about 50cents a kilo, now they're $15 - over to you wise and funny minds. GQ

Maybe the banana crisis had something to do with the missile tests in Korea and that further added to the cost of fuel.

Yep, the logic defies me. Price of banana's (food in general) up, price of fuel nearly double in the last couple of years, all freight up, food up again due to freight, every thing else we need to live up in price as a result. Then as we are irresponsible consumers and have caused a rise in the CPI we are to be beaten into submission by another rate rise. As far as I can gauge the Reserve Bank think we should not eat or drive. Our moronic leader comes out and says there is nothing he can do. What a crock, he could lodge a bill before parliament and force the reserve bank to put a stay on interest rates due to the oil price. He could reduce the tax/tariff margin on fuel. More like looking after his rich mates who make heaps of money off higher interest rates. It is the worlds greatest con.
Now Cooper tread marks on Johnny's head, that is what I would like to see then stick a banana where it should not go.

Originally Posted by one_iota

They have elevated from politician to statesman level...all care and no votes required.

Not that I am worried by that...after all the politicians have trouble leading.

Statesman?????????
They are more like piece of ****e Datsun 120Y's. Puffing great plumes of smoke into the air.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Statesman?????????
They are more like piece of ****e Datsun 120Y's. Puffing great plumes of smoke into the air.

Rust in the turrett is also a problem with a Statesman...the pillars of society

Originally Posted by CraigE

Yep, the logic defies me. Price of banana's (food in general) up, price of fuel nearly double in the last couple of years, all freight up, food up again due to freight, every thing else we need to live up in price as a result. Then as we are irresponsible consumers and have caused a rise in the CPI we are to be beaten into submission by another rate rise. As far as I can gauge the Reserve Bank think we should not eat or drive. Our moronic leader comes out and says there is nothing he can do. What a crock, he could lodge a bill before parliament and force the reserve bank to put a stay on interest rates due to the oil price. He could reduce the tax/tariff margin on fuel. More like looking after his rich mates who make heaps of money off higher interest rates. It is the worlds greatest con.
Now Cooper tread marks on Johnny's head, that is what I would like to see then stick a banana where it should not go.

I like the way the pundits like to dismiss the price of fuel and bananas to reveal the underlying rate of inflation (talk about ostriches and heads in sand)