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Australia in 20 years
Jun 30^th, 2015 at 1:54am

Hey guys,

So I have a project for school that I have to do. Basically the objective is to provide an overall snapshot of Australia 20 years from now.

It says you first have to give your opinion of where the country will be then (better, worse etc.) and explain your reasons. The word limit is a minimum of 2000 words.

I am pretty divided to be honest. On one hand I think we could be a lot worse off, but then again, people have been saying those kind of things about Aus for years and nothing bad has really happened.

So what do you guys think? What will Australia be like a couple of decades from now?

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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12856 Colorado Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #1 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:16am No, we're not going to do your homework for you.
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pete98 New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28 Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #2 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:52am Marla wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:16am: No, we're not going to do your homework for you. Uh...you're American so what are you even doing on here?
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #3 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 7:33am pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:52am: Marla wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:16am: No, we're not going to do your homework for you. Uh...you're American so what are you even doing on here? Just about the dumbest bigotry ever said on this forum.
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Re: Australia in 20 years
Reply #4 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 7:41am

issuevoter wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 7:33am:

pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:52am:

Marla wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:16am:

No, we're not going to do your homework for you.

Uh...you're American so what are you even doing on here?

Just about the dumbest bigotry ever said on this forum.

Just wondering why Americans are commenting on here. I don't see why they would be interested in a forum about Australian politics.

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Re: Australia in 20 years
Reply #5 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:41am

Marla is here to show us what Australia is going to be like in 20 years time if it follows the US's lead ... ie. a bankrupt self loathing nation of legally wedded arse reaming illegal immigrant mexican climate change hysterics all owned by the Chinese and wholly dependent on food stamps.
On the positive side they will have introduced another national holiday called shoot your neighbor day.

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Re: Australia in 20 years
Reply #6 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:45am

innocentbystander. wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:41am:

Marla is here to show us what Australia is going to be like in 20 years time if it follows the US's lead ... ie. a bankrupt self loathing nation of legally wedded arse reaming illegal immigrant mexican climate change hysterics all owned by the Chinese and wholly dependent on food stamps.
On the positive side they will have introduced another national holiday called shoot your neighbor day.

Lol, but aren't we being bought out by China too? And a lot of people here are on benefits. Maybe not like in the US, but there's still millions that are.

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Re: Australia in 20 years
Reply #7 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:49am

pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:52am:

Marla wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:16am:

No, we're not going to do your homework for you.

Uh...you're American so what are you even doing on here?

Well said, Marlon just likes to disagree with everything so that people will think he's actually got an opinion, but you're correct WTF has his presence got to do with your questions?

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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12856 Colorado Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #8 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:22am innocentbystander. wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:41am: Marla is here to show us what Australia is going to be like in 20 years time if it follows the US's lead ... I am?
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innocentbystander. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4723 Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #9 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:23am Marla wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:22am: innocentbystander. wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:41am: Marla is here to show us what Australia is going to be like in 20 years time if it follows the US's lead ... I am? Yes, even if you don't realise it yet
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Re: Australia in 20 years
Reply #10 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:25am

pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:45am:

innocentbystander. wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 8:41am:

Marla is here to show us what Australia is going to be like in 20 years time if it follows the US's lead ... ie. a bankrupt self loathing nation of legally wedded arse reaming illegal immigrant mexican climate change hysterics all owned by the Chinese and wholly dependent on food stamps.
On the positive side they will have introduced another national holiday called shoot your neighbor day.

Lol, but aren't we being bought out by China too? And a lot of people here are on benefits. Maybe not like in the US, but there's still millions that are.

As Greece has shown us people are prepared to bankrupt their own country or sell it to the Chinese in order to keep the welfare state ticking over.

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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12856 Colorado Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #11 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:26am pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:52am: Uh...you're American so what are you even doing on here? Slumming for Vegemite?
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innocentbystander. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4723 Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #12 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:27am As far as what Australia is going to be like, generally it follows world trends and is about 10 to 15 years behind Europe and the US.
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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12856 Colorado Gender:	Re: Australia in 20 years Reply #13 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:27am innocentbystander. wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:23am: [Yes, even if you don't realize it yet Well, it's good to have direction in life.
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Re: Australia in 20 years
Reply #14 - Jun 30^th, 2015 at 9:32am

pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 7:41am:

issuevoter wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 7:33am:

pete98 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:52am:

Marla wrote on Jun 30^th, 2015 at 6:16am:

No, we're not going to do your homework for you.

Uh...you're American so what are you even doing on here?

Just about the dumbest bigotry ever said on this forum.

Just wondering why Americans are commenting on here. I don't see why they would be interested in a forum about Australian politics.

That show syou're thinking Pete, I sometimes wonder too. Of course I'm interested in American politics but the last thing I'd want to do is join an American political forum.

It's also good that you're doing some research, there's nothing quite like personal opinion to add to your assignment, you might even quote this forum if you think it will add to your marks.

Personally, I think Australia and the rest of the advanced western nations are going through a period of change, starting from the 2007/8 global financial crisis and continuing for a few decades. The west will no longer be the economic powerhouse that it once was. Let's hope that at the other end of the tunnel it will be a much fairer playing field where the top 10% don't have more money than the bottom 90% put together.

For your reasoning you should look at the following thread because it's quite complicated and the shift is not due to one thing but many, such as population, climate change, unfettered capitalism and more.

Good luck and feel free to ask any questions. We are here to help.

Finance and Economics

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1277536490

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