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uponit7771

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Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 09:38 PM

May 2013

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I Live In Australia [View all] Playinghardball May 2013 OP

It is our war industry .... Iwasthere May 2013 #1

my son lives in Australia--the first time I visited him there librechik May 2013 #2

The also have Fat Aussie Barstard snooper2 May 2013 #3

Keep it down under please. xtraxritical May 2013 #9

I want to move there! Initech May 2013 #4

The reason Australia has a safety net like it does... Aviation Pro May 2013 #5

We have industries that should be nationalized for the good of the Cleita May 2013 #6

Exactly! nt City Lights May 2013 #11

Or at least be exposed to higher taxes and regulations. LeftInTX May 2013 #27

I don't see why a bigger population should mean a lack of safety net. Arugula Latte May 2013 #8

It's just another right wing talking point in 2D. Cleita May 2013 #12

I don't want to sound like a right-winger, because I'm not Art_from_Ark May 2013 #26

And pay checks are fatter marions ghost May 2013 #22

exactly. and its rascist as fuck. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #24

Really? Racist as fuck? Aviation Pro May 2013 #32

lived there for 2 years. opinion stands. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #34

I dated an Australian expat for two years Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #36

All that AND Crocodile Dundee. Nye Bevan May 2013 #7

Meh.. The Queen as head of state is one thing that doesn't impress me. MattBaggins May 2013 #10

The way you put it... GermanWatcher May 2013 #13

mamma always said MattBaggins May 2013 #14

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #16

Meh too. whathehell May 2013 #18

She's mainly a figure head for state-occasions. She is not a real political Cal33 May 2013 #20

So much wrong with that MattBaggins May 2013 #23

No kidding. whathehell May 2013 #25

To be fair to Lizzie SwissTony May 2013 #38

They don't call them shrimp... Aviation Pro May 2013 #17

I lived there in the 70's and visited several times in the 90's, and you're right. A HERETIC I AM May 2013 #19

Yep, exactly my experience.... Aviation Pro May 2013 #35

A distinction without a difference.. whathehell May 2013 #28

Good.... Aviation Pro May 2013 #31

Even better whathehell May 2013 #37

hmm, according to this, Australia is very unequal hfojvt May 2013 #15

Yes but how many billionaires? moondust May 2013 #21

And you'll pay three times as much to download a song off of itunes Number23 May 2013 #29

+1 uponit7771 May 2013 #30

When we stop being the policemen of the world maybe we can focus on our country newmember May 2013 #33

I want to go there someday LostOne4Ever May 2013 #39