Originally Posted by
havnfun
When I was a little kid,we had so many manufacturing jobs, everything we bought was made there, Kelvinator,Victor,Kambrook,Whirlpool,KingGee,even Panasonic, HMV, Sharp, Holden,Chrysler,Leyland,Ford,Datsun.,Grace bros,Arnottes , Didn't have the dole when I was a little kid, everyone worked or the family took care of them, unless they were a axe murderer type mental nutjob then they went to a psycho ward.
That country has so much wealth and power in and on the ground with coal,natural gas,copper ,zinc and thousands of square miles of wheat,rice,barley acres upon acres of cattle,sheep,goats,pigs,roos.
It's sad for me because I saw all that go asside for cheap plastic crap that won't last a year of use, our stuff used to last a lifetime, Just go to a deceased estate sale at a elderly home, they have stuff from 50 years ago, wheelbarrows, garden tools, lounges, side tables, bedroom suites, dining suites, hand tools.
But,who am I to ponder why.