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President Elect, The Mechanic

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Why did we build this White Elephant ??
May 20^th, 2018 at 6:59pm

at this cost..

we could be building a Clean Coal Power plant every single year..

and a new hospital... ffs.. Angry

I blame you stupid ***** that keep voting Labor.. Angry

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DESAL PLANT LEAKS $649M A YEAR

THE cost to maintain and & operate Victoria’s desalination plant will rise to as much as
$649 million
next year and the annual cost
to keep the plant running is forecast to increase by $30 million
over this year

im so angry I could spit... Angry

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #1 - May 21^st, 2018 at 3:30pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 20^th, 2018 at 6:59pm:

at this cost..

we could be building a Clean Coal Power plant every single year..

and a new hospital... ffs.. Angry

I blame you stupid ***** that keep voting Labor.. Angry

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DESAL PLANT LEAKS $649M A YEAR

THE cost to maintain and & operate Victoria’s desalination plant will rise to as much as
$649 million
next year and the annual cost
to keep the plant running is forecast to increase by $30 million
over this year

im so angry I could spit... Angry

These reverse osmosis plants all seam to be white elephants, Gold Coast has one too I think, desperate politicians do silly things sometimes, that money could of been spent fixing river systems that r so damaged or even dams. Everyone in Melbourne could have a rain water tank.... so many options.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21981 Gordon Gender:	Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ?? Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2018 at 3:39pm We also have one in Sydney. Never been used
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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:10pm

DonDeeHippy wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 3:30pm:

These reverse osmosis plants all seam to be white elephants, Gold Coast has one too I think, desperate politicians do silly things sometimes, that money could of been spent fixing river systems that r so damaged or even dams.

Now if only they would stop sucking all the water from the Murray River. That would fix the majority of issues right there. Irrigation has a lot to answer for.

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BigOl64 Gold Member Offline Posts: 14438 Townsville QLD Gender:	Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ?? Reply #4 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:25pm Gordon wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 3:39pm: We also have one in Sydney. Never been used Because we are governed by hysterical cretins who so desperately want to believe in global warming as an immediate threat controlled by Australia, p1ssing away billions is not big deal.
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ?? Reply #5 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread. Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed. Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.
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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #6 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:35pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

They will 'fall into the swamp' long before they will ever be needed. Kiss that money good bye and hope we didn't need it for something like hospitals, education and health. ohh wait we do.

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #7 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:36pm

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

They will 'fall into the swamp' long before they will ever be needed. Kiss that money good bye and hope we didn't need it for something like hospitals, education and health. ohh wait we do.

Guess that means no funding for Border Force or defence.

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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #8 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:40pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:36pm:

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

They will 'fall into the swamp' long before they will ever be needed. Kiss that money good bye and hope we didn't need it for something like hospitals, education and health. ohh wait we do.

Guess that means no funding for Border Force or defence.

You can always be trusted for a moronic non-sequitur, hey champ?

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #9 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:43pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

The one in Sydney was built during the reign of the Labor Govt when Eddie Obeid was basically in charge. What's a bet he got a drink (no pun intended) off the construction.

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #10 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:43pm

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:40pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:36pm:

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

They will 'fall into the swamp' long before they will ever be needed. Kiss that money good bye and hope we didn't need it for something like hospitals, education and health. ohh wait we do.

Guess that means no funding for Border Force or defence.

You can always be trusted for a moronic non-sequitur, hey champ?

Not really, just pointing out other wastes of money we could use for hospitals, education and health.

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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #11 - May 21^st, 2018 at 4:46pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:43pm:

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:40pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:36pm:

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

They will 'fall into the swamp' long before they will ever be needed. Kiss that money good bye and hope we didn't need it for something like hospitals, education and health. ohh wait we do.

Guess that means no funding for Border Force or defence.

You can always be trusted for a moronic non-sequitur, hey champ?

Not really, just pointing out other wastes of money we could use for hospitals, education and health.

So the defense of this country is a waste of money is it?

Yeah not fkking moronic at all.

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #12 - May 21^st, 2018 at 6:22pm

I think if we continue with the big population ideas of
all the politicians - where we'll have 50 million people by 2050
then eventually we'll need extra water - droughts or not.

Also - Australia is a land of droughts and flooding rains.
We will have a long drought sooner or later.
The desal plants will get used one day.
It's just a pity that they cost so much even when left sitting idle.

What annoys me is that a North South pipe line was never built
in all our history.
Trillions of litres of water falls on the Northern territory every rainy season and
simply washes out to sea.
If we only we could harvest that water & send it south via a gigantic
pipeline pumped by solar powered pumps then we'd have more than enough water
for all the cities & even the farmers.
We'd have more water than we'd know what to do with.

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #13 - May 21^st, 2018 at 6:28pm

Bobby. wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 6:22pm:

I think if we continue with the big population ideas of
all the politicians - where we'll have 50 million people by 2050
then eventually we'll need extra water - droughts or not.

Also - Australia is a land of droughts and flooding rains.
We will have a long drought sooner or later.
The desal plants will get used one day.
It's just a pity that they cost so much even when left sitting idle.

What annoys me is that a North South pipe line was never built
in all our history.
Trillions of litres of water falls on the Northern territory every rainy season and
simply washes out to sea.
If we only we could harvest that water & send it south via a gigantic
pipeline pumped by solar powered pumps then we'd have more than enough water
for all the cities & even the farmers.
We'd have more water than we'd know what to do with.

The politicians like immigrants to come here and to be used as bank fodder so they can feed their fake services economy with borrowed money. It saves the government having to borrow the money. Instead just tax idiot migrants
who borrow money !!

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Re: Why did we build this White Elephant ??
Reply #14 - May 21^st, 2018 at 6:30pm

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:46pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:43pm:

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:40pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:36pm:

BigOl64 wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:35pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Classic Aussie thinking on infrastructure in this thread.

Build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out because at the moment its not needed.

Don't build something that future-proofs the nation, get bagged out when its needed.

They will 'fall into the swamp' long before they will ever be needed. Kiss that money good bye and hope we didn't need it for something like hospitals, education and health. ohh wait we do.

Guess that means no funding for Border Force or defence.

You can always be trusted for a moronic non-sequitur, hey champ?

Not really, just pointing out other wastes of money we could use for hospitals, education and health.

So the defense of this country is a waste of money is it?

Yeah not fkking moronic at all.

yes because we end up borrowing a truck load of money to buy a whole lot of expensive equipment from the US only to to use it when the US drags us into their hare brained wars in the middle east Sad

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