Originally posted by Jethro
They had some talking head on the tellie from BHP last night, (Oz's major steel producing country), who claims the trade sanctions wont affect them.........gee he probably got this job right after working in PR for Ansett...
Probably 'cause we weren't exporting much there in the first place. It's the Asian area that we would be mostly interested in. 1/2 way around the world is a loooonng way to send steel for export. Nonetheless, I hate the attitude, and there are other agricultural markets being affected...

and Harry, I think your stance on unemployment is harsh. Governments always argue about unemployment rates, and I think 5% is a good figure to settle on, there are always gonna be a part of the population who just don't want to work, or can't, but when an entire industry goes under, there is always a majority of the workforce who have a skillset, and can't adapt or get a new skillset so far into their lives or career, because there isn't an infrastructure or *free* educational facilities to support their transition. I know plenty of people who want to work, but can't for whatever reason. an uncle of mine once lost his job, when a poorly managed company went under, and at one point was offered a job which paid less than his government benefits... he had 4 kids, now what choice can you make, really?