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Originally Posted by big_landau
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"I recently viewed a CNBC report on Thailand car production. Skilled workers there the earning the equilivent of $U.S2.00 hour"
thats where the problem is.
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No, it's not.
There is no way that we can compete against cheep labour, nor should we. Our competitiveness is being killed by high material costs; electricity, fuel, metals, etc. All attributable to a greedy and inefficient taxation system, with multiple layers - Council, State and Federal.
Productivity is low, infrastructure is poor. Our wages are linked to productivity; how do workers travel to work? How long does it take? What is the cost of housing? What is the cost of health, etc.
Australia can compete with countries that have cheap labour, we just need to change things so that our production materials are cheaper, our land and buildings are cheaper, transport is faster, etc.
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