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Stupid Carbon Tax.. well done you global warming nut jobs.

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except that Alcoa said that the carbon tax had nothing to do with the decision.

You sound as brainewashed as Sutheps' mob.

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The ripple effect will be enormous. I blame all governments (Labor and Liberal) for not forcing Ford and Holden to produce cars that people want and to repay the taxpayer's money invested (gifted) should they decide to move on. It was not rocket science, blind Freddy could have predicted the rise of China and SE Asia as manufacturers yonks ago. Steps should have benn taken 10 - 15 years ago to effect a transition into high end technological industries. So in the same month that Holden announces it's closure, Australia signs a free trade deal with S. Korea and..lo and behold ..GM are producing them there. Globalisation is the scourge of the Western world. How can an Australian worker compete with Toyota in Thailand? Impossible... so don't go bashing the unions. These multi nationals act like a locust plague, taking the handouts then moving on.

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The ripple effect will be enormous. I blame all governments (Labor and Liberal) for not forcing Ford and Holden to produce cars that people want and to repay the taxpayer's money invested (gifted) should they decide to move on. It was not rocket science, blind Freddy could have predicted the rise of China and SE Asia as manufacturers yonks ago. Steps should have benn taken 10 - 15 years ago to effect a transition into high end technological industries. So in the same month that Holden announces it's closure, Australia signs a free trade deal with S. Korea and..lo and behold ..GM are producing them there. Globalisation is the scourge of the Western world. How can an Australian worker compete with Toyota in Thailand? Impossible... so don't go bashing the unions. These multi nationals act like a locust plague, taking the handouts then moving on.

If Australia had not engaged with the globalisation process e.g. reducing tariffs, the economy and employment would be in in a lot worse state than it is today. Sadly some industries and associated employment will suffer, but better than being figuratively 'dead'.

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The ripple effect will be enormous. I blame all governments (Labor and Liberal) for not forcing Ford and Holden to produce cars that people want and to repay the taxpayer's money invested (gifted) should they decide to move on. It was not rocket science, blind Freddy could have predicted the rise of China and SE Asia as manufacturers yonks ago. Steps should have benn taken 10 - 15 years ago to effect a transition into high end technological industries. So in the same month that Holden announces it's closure, Australia signs a free trade deal with S. Korea and..lo and behold ..GM are producing them there. Globalisation is the scourge of the Western world. How can an Australian worker compete with Toyota in Thailand? Impossible... so don't go bashing the unions. These multi nationals act like a locust plague, taking the handouts then moving on.

The fact is Australia was neve a. It enough market to justify huge car players.

There was a plan drawn up in the early 90s and that was the Button car plan under the Hawke government to gradually slower protections. But the reality of the market beyond that blanket of protection was that you can't produce cars in Australia economically. You'd need three times the people.

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Well, Samran, once all those asylum seekers get settled, you just might have 3X the number of people!

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