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Originally posted by eagle888 ↑

Dex, I am not as negatively inclined as either yourself or Hairyback.

Australia over the past 10 years has avoided the more serious trauma encountered by
other developed economies. We avoided recession and basically for most, life has been pretty good. We are endeavouring to transition to a changing economy based on world trade factors and there will always be disruptions during major change processes. Business and govt and the people will be resourceful enough to continue growing our economy and providing a good standard of living and reasonable safety nets imo.

Having said that, we all tend to like having a good whinge and expressing dissatisfaction even though we ought to be grateful for what we have which is at the top end compared to much of the world. A measure of things is that when I was a kid you simply could not dream of the Chrissy presents children receive now-a-days. Even those we tend to think of as being currently needy would receive far more than could be afforded by families back when I was a child. In those days pensioners were literally on the bones of their backsides given the pittance they received. Yes, we are affluent and we would like our pensioners to receive more but compared to the past they do much better now than before.

Furthermore, as the younger brigades get older they have the benefit of mandatory superannuation whereas many in the past missed that boat.

We are indeed a lucky country but naturally need to work hard so as to ensure that our standards and quality of life is sustainable into the future.

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@eagle....great post.
Really the saying or greeting "May you have enough" is about the best blessing you could bestow on someone.
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