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To avoid future road, rail and renewable blowouts costing billions, Australia needs these 3 big fixes (theconversation.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Now, if our politicians could read the article! Some of the cost blowouts listed are mindboggling.

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[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, these people can't understand that, though. It's just way beyond their computing power.

My uncle once tried talking about the "Solar Scam" and he kept saying "follow the money" and I said "yeah, and every single time it ends up back in the pocket of the billionaires who own the fossil fuel industry" and he just sat there with a blank look on his face like I overloaded his circuits.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

😆 Unfortunately a lot of people have been programmed / brainwashed and they repeat catchphrases as if these were actual explanations.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The irony is delicious.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Would you like to explain?

[–] FreedomAdvocate 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You’ve been brainwashed and are repeating catchphrases and propaganda while claiming others are.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So what are my catchphrases?

[–] FreedomAdvocate -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately a lot of people have been programmed / brainwashed and they repeat catchphrases as if these were actual explanations.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not a catchphrase. It's an observation.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, it's a catchphrase.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago

Ok, if that makes you happy.