Posted to The Age (18/12/2011) on 18/12/2011 at 12:34 PM (Not published by newspaper)
Commenting on "Julia Gillard: not becalmed, just calm"
http://www.theage.com.au/national/julia-gillard-not-becalmed-just-calm-20111217-1p04p.html
It is a noble idea to prepare students for careers, but where are the employment opportunities for those equipped with diplomas and degrees? Many reform policies are short-term policies and do not create jobs, let alone giving false hope to establish careers.
More and more factories have been closed, and jobs outsourced overseas. Online purchases from overseas could have been taxed and yet not done so. Collecting GST from these purchases can bring in hundreds of millions of dollars; good enough to fund some small infrastructure projects and create jobs. In the meantime, retailers will be able to survive the tough times and retain workers. While she is going to collect a big pay packet, she ignores the plight of the small business people. Is she going to wait until retailers collapse one after another before she realises we have a serious problem on hand? Unfortunately, many Labor members always treat business people as big bad wolves. This is probably ingrained in Julia Gillard’s mind, and as a result, she lacks the ability to understand the relationship between jobs and employers.
As some futurists may say, "The future is here". Offices and schools have no walls or boundaries anymore. Not only the office workers will soon be a thing of the past, but also the professionals; many will be joining the dole queue. This is a reality check; if workers or staff can work remotely from home, why can't work be done by much cheaper labour force overseas?
Part 2 of 3
Commenting on "Julia Gillard: not becalmed, just calm"
http://www.theage.com.au/national/julia-gillard-not-becalmed-just-calm-20111217-1p04p.html
It is a noble idea to prepare students for careers, but where are the employment opportunities for those equipped with diplomas and degrees? Many reform policies are short-term policies and do not create jobs, let alone giving false hope to establish careers.
More and more factories have been closed, and jobs outsourced overseas. Online purchases from overseas could have been taxed and yet not done so. Collecting GST from these purchases can bring in hundreds of millions of dollars; good enough to fund some small infrastructure projects and create jobs. In the meantime, retailers will be able to survive the tough times and retain workers. While she is going to collect a big pay packet, she ignores the plight of the small business people. Is she going to wait until retailers collapse one after another before she realises we have a serious problem on hand? Unfortunately, many Labor members always treat business people as big bad wolves. This is probably ingrained in Julia Gillard’s mind, and as a result, she lacks the ability to understand the relationship between jobs and employers.
As some futurists may say, "The future is here". Offices and schools have no walls or boundaries anymore. Not only the office workers will soon be a thing of the past, but also the professionals; many will be joining the dole queue. This is a reality check; if workers or staff can work remotely from home, why can't work be done by much cheaper labour force overseas?
Part 2 of 3
