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Re: What's happened to Australia?

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From: Government Shill #2
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:40
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:46:23 +1000, "Sekula" <bfg@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Went to buy a couch from Plush, was told there'd be a 3 mths waiting period 
>for it to be made in China! Bought an entertainment unit from Freedom, 2 
>months waiting, WTF??
>If I could buy online, I'd have got it sooner from China AND cut out the 
>middle man. Is there a law to stop retailers selling items they dont 
>actually STOCK in this country or what? 

Don't blame the retailers. Blame the unions. They sold all of the Australian
jobs to overseas countries.

Shill #2
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From: Government Shill #2 <gov.shill@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: What's happened to Australia?
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