tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post8858992495429874941..comments2024-03-28T00:33:53.397+13:00Comments on Local Bodies: Government Up Shit Creek Without A PaddleDave Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-64027478663320598282015-08-21T23:02:58.075+12:002015-08-21T23:02:58.075+12:00You are right GP, one creative protestor at our TP...You are right GP, one creative protestor at our TPPA rally had a placard that read "I for one welcome our new economic overlords", it was tongue in cheek, but something that is potentially close to the reality of our future. We are becoming tenants in our own country.Dave Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-42485696886976938812015-08-21T21:38:31.714+12:002015-08-21T21:38:31.714+12:00Wow, that's a fairly comprehensive list of fai...Wow, that's a fairly comprehensive list of failings. I'm kind of thinking that our dairy farmers may have been lured into a trap by some powerful foreign investors. The high prices paid for their dairy products that were being discretely stockpiled led them to make some risky investments and some very intensive production practices. Now those stockpiles are being used to drop the prices they are receiving and will force more than a few bankruptcies and mortgagee sales. Farms going cheap. Who will be waiting to stump up the cash to purchase those?The Giggling Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669366748392790514noreply@blogger.com