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Reply #30 - Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:27pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 8:30pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 10:41am:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 7:46am:

LOL. Government run grocery stores.

What planet are the Greens living on? Have they never heard of Aldi and IGA?

Give the man a gobstopper .... yes Aldi and IGA have made a little impact, ColesWorth are still gouging shoppers..

Perhaps they like it. Despite all the bad publicity, shoppers keep going back. No-one is forcing them to. They have four major supermarkets to choose from, plus countless discount shops, butchers, fruit and veg shops, independent grocers etc. This is just the greens trying desperately to invent a problem so they can micromanage our businesses and our lives for us.

So, food prices aren't rising? Undecided

If prices were stagnant, or falling, the Greens would call it a problem that they must fix, and invent a way to micromanage our lives and our businesses for us.

They are like farmers. They complain when there is a drought. They complain when there is a flood. They complain when there is a fire. They complain when there is a bumper crop so prices crash.

It is actually the reserve bank's job to make sure prices rise steadily by several percent each year. It's not a problem, unless you are the sort who spends their life looking for problems.

Are food prices rising?

Why do you keep asking? Do you expect me to keep track of grocery prices for you?

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Grappler Racist Filth Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90883 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores Reply #31 - Oct 7^th, 2026 at 9:59pm The Five Year Plan for reducing grocery costs to the People.... all we need is special stores for the elite to shop in... to GUM up the works... Another attempt at controlled economy... has about as much chance of success as Stalin's ideas.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 62379 Here Gender:	Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores Reply #32 - Oct 7^th, 2026 at 10:20pm Greens can say anything they like - with their one or two seats in the end they can do nothing unless the parliment is hung and they somehow get a deciding vote.
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Grappler Racist Filth Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90883 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores Reply #33 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 7:36am Remain relevant! Find a Farce to Feed the Foolish!
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Daves2017 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3558 Gender:	Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores Reply #34 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:28am The very last thing we need is government run supermarkets. They will be open ten years late and everything will cost a billion dollars more than what they budgeted for
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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #35 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:37am

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 8:30pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 10:41am:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 7:46am:

LOL. Government run grocery stores.

What planet are the Greens living on? Have they never heard of Aldi and IGA?

Give the man a gobstopper .... yes Aldi and IGA have made a little impact, ColesWorth are still gouging shoppers..

Perhaps they like it. Despite all the bad publicity, shoppers keep going back. No-one is forcing them to. They have four major supermarkets to choose from, plus countless discount shops, butchers, fruit and veg shops, independent grocers etc. This is just the greens trying desperately to invent a problem so they can micromanage our businesses and our lives for us.

So, food prices aren't rising? Undecided

If prices were stagnant, or falling, the Greens would call it a problem that they must fix, and invent a way to micromanage our lives and our businesses for us.

They are like farmers. They complain when there is a drought. They complain when there is a flood. They complain when there is a fire. They complain when there is a bumper crop so prices crash.

It is actually the reserve bank's job to make sure prices rise steadily by several percent each year. It's not a problem, unless you are the sort who spends their life looking for problems.

Are food prices rising?

Why do you keep asking? Do you expect me to keep track of grocery prices for you?

You accused the Greens of inventing a problem.

They say the problem is rising food prices.

Food prices are rising.

Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #36 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:40am

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:37am:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 8:30pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 10:41am:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 7:46am:

LOL. Government run grocery stores.

What planet are the Greens living on? Have they never heard of Aldi and IGA?

Give the man a gobstopper .... yes Aldi and IGA have made a little impact, ColesWorth are still gouging shoppers..

Perhaps they like it. Despite all the bad publicity, shoppers keep going back. No-one is forcing them to. They have four major supermarkets to choose from, plus countless discount shops, butchers, fruit and veg shops, independent grocers etc. This is just the greens trying desperately to invent a problem so they can micromanage our businesses and our lives for us.

So, food prices aren't rising? Undecided

If prices were stagnant, or falling, the Greens would call it a problem that they must fix, and invent a way to micromanage our lives and our businesses for us.

They are like farmers. They complain when there is a drought. They complain when there is a flood. They complain when there is a fire. They complain when there is a bumper crop so prices crash.

It is actually the reserve bank's job to make sure prices rise steadily by several percent each year. It's not a problem, unless you are the sort who spends their life looking for problems.

Are food prices rising?

Why do you keep asking? Do you expect me to keep track of grocery prices for you?

You accused the Greens of inventing a problem.

They say the problem is rising food prices.

Food prices are rising.

Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

If the problem is real, why do you keep asking me if it is real, and ignoring my suggestions that rising prices are not a problem? And finally, what makes you think government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything?

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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #37 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:48am

freediver wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:40am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:37am:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 8:30pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 10:41am:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 7:46am:

LOL. Government run grocery stores.

What planet are the Greens living on? Have they never heard of Aldi and IGA?

Give the man a gobstopper .... yes Aldi and IGA have made a little impact, ColesWorth are still gouging shoppers..

Perhaps they like it. Despite all the bad publicity, shoppers keep going back. No-one is forcing them to. They have four major supermarkets to choose from, plus countless discount shops, butchers, fruit and veg shops, independent grocers etc. This is just the greens trying desperately to invent a problem so they can micromanage our businesses and our lives for us.

So, food prices aren't rising? Undecided

If prices were stagnant, or falling, the Greens would call it a problem that they must fix, and invent a way to micromanage our lives and our businesses for us.

They are like farmers. They complain when there is a drought. They complain when there is a flood. They complain when there is a fire. They complain when there is a bumper crop so prices crash.

It is actually the reserve bank's job to make sure prices rise steadily by several percent each year. It's not a problem, unless you are the sort who spends their life looking for problems.

Are food prices rising?

Why do you keep asking? Do you expect me to keep track of grocery prices for you?

You accused the Greens of inventing a problem.

They say the problem is rising food prices.

Food prices are rising.

Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

If the problem is real, why do you keep asking me if it is real, and ignoring my suggestions that rising prices are not a problem? And finally, what makes you think government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything?

You've mistaken me for someone else.

At no time have I said that "government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything".

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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #38 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:59am

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:48am:

freediver wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:40am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:37am:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 8:30pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 10:41am:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 7:46am:

LOL. Government run grocery stores.

What planet are the Greens living on? Have they never heard of Aldi and IGA?

Give the man a gobstopper .... yes Aldi and IGA have made a little impact, ColesWorth are still gouging shoppers..

Perhaps they like it. Despite all the bad publicity, shoppers keep going back. No-one is forcing them to. They have four major supermarkets to choose from, plus countless discount shops, butchers, fruit and veg shops, independent grocers etc. This is just the greens trying desperately to invent a problem so they can micromanage our businesses and our lives for us.

So, food prices aren't rising? Undecided

If prices were stagnant, or falling, the Greens would call it a problem that they must fix, and invent a way to micromanage our lives and our businesses for us.

They are like farmers. They complain when there is a drought. They complain when there is a flood. They complain when there is a fire. They complain when there is a bumper crop so prices crash.

It is actually the reserve bank's job to make sure prices rise steadily by several percent each year. It's not a problem, unless you are the sort who spends their life looking for problems.

Are food prices rising?

Why do you keep asking? Do you expect me to keep track of grocery prices for you?

You accused the Greens of inventing a problem.

They say the problem is rising food prices.

Food prices are rising.

Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

If the problem is real, why do you keep asking me if it is real, and ignoring my suggestions that rising prices are not a problem? And finally, what makes you think government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything?

You've mistaken me for someone else.

At no time have I said that "government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything".

That's good. You are able to tell the difference between my words and yours. Can you clarify whether you think what I claimed you think, or did you merely want to point out that you have not said it?

Why do you keep asking if prices are rising? And why point out that it is "already happening"? And insisting that it is therefor a problem?

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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #39 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 10:05am

freediver wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:59am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:48am:

freediver wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:40am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:37am:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 7^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 8:30pm:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 6:24pm:

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 10:41am:

freediver wrote on Oct 6^th, 2026 at 7:46am:

LOL. Government run grocery stores.

What planet are the Greens living on? Have they never heard of Aldi and IGA?

Give the man a gobstopper .... yes Aldi and IGA have made a little impact, ColesWorth are still gouging shoppers..

Perhaps they like it. Despite all the bad publicity, shoppers keep going back. No-one is forcing them to. They have four major supermarkets to choose from, plus countless discount shops, butchers, fruit and veg shops, independent grocers etc. This is just the greens trying desperately to invent a problem so they can micromanage our businesses and our lives for us.

So, food prices aren't rising? Undecided

If prices were stagnant, or falling, the Greens would call it a problem that they must fix, and invent a way to micromanage our lives and our businesses for us.

They are like farmers. They complain when there is a drought. They complain when there is a flood. They complain when there is a fire. They complain when there is a bumper crop so prices crash.

It is actually the reserve bank's job to make sure prices rise steadily by several percent each year. It's not a problem, unless you are the sort who spends their life looking for problems.

Are food prices rising?

Why do you keep asking? Do you expect me to keep track of grocery prices for you?

You accused the Greens of inventing a problem.

They say the problem is rising food prices.

Food prices are rising.

Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

If the problem is real, why do you keep asking me if it is real, and ignoring my suggestions that rising prices are not a problem? And finally, what makes you think government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything?

You've mistaken me for someone else.

At no time have I said that "government-run supermarkets will magically fix anything".

That's good. You are able to tell the difference between my words and yours. Can you clarify whether you think what I claimed you think, or did you merely want to point out that you have not said it?

Why do you keep asking if prices are rising? And why point out that it is "already happening"? And insisting that it is therefor a problem?

I've shown no support for government-run supermarkets, or the Greens for that matter.

I've shown no opinion, one way or the other.

All I've said is "interesting idea".

You said the Greens invented a problem - you were wrong.

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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #40 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 10:13am

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I've shown no support for government-run supermarkets, or the Greens for that matter.

Well evaded Greg. Do you support government-run supermarkets?

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All I've said is "interesting idea".

Did you say this?

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Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

And this?

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Are food prices rising?

And if so, why?

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Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores
Reply #42 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 12:51pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2026 at 9:37am:

You accused the Greens of inventing a problem.

They say the problem is rising food prices.

Food prices are rising.

Thus, they didn't invent a problem - the problem is real and is already happening.

So then let's ask oiher questions - Are food prices rising astronomically? If not why is it a problem?

How do they propose to lower food prices, precisely, not just a thought bubble?

A forced sale? Do they get to demand a fair price or will the Greens determine that?

A forced sale to whom? Do they have the equity?

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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3904 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: GREENS : Forced Sale of 200 ColesWorths Stores Reply #43 - Oct 8^th, 2026 at 6:51pm The Greens want the government to take over some super market chains, seems the same thing happened in the Communist former USSR. Certainly brought food prices down, only problem was that there was very little food to buy. The Greens have long been pushing Communism.
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