Comments on: Pokies stats reveal the ‘extreme capitalism’ of Woolworths http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/09/pokies-stats-reveal-the-extreme-capitalism-of-woolworths/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:07:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bohemian http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/09/pokies-stats-reveal-the-extreme-capitalism-of-woolworths/#comment-23896 bohemian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-23896 Anything is ok as long as the State is receiving its cut so don’t expect Victoria to do anything about this unless the people get out in the streets. Now if you replace “Woolworths” with “Wall Street” you get to understand what happens when sociopathic corporations are allowed, in the name of shareholder returns, to keep pushing the envelope to an ultimate denouement. They can rely on their kept media who are totally beholden to their major advertisers to stay “mum” as well as the political class who daren’t insult their primary benefactors. <br /><br />Which, brings us to where the world is at the present time; with bankers receiving “get out of gaol free cards” plus compensation to start again somewhere else courtesy of that perennial bunny, the taxpayer; who is also being asked to stump up for every boondoggle the mind is capable of conceiving. Small business and the middle class will be decimated while Big Govt gets even bigger as people plead for the State to save them from their imminent plastic and other derivative petroleum deficiency. The Corporatocracy then climbs into bed with Leviathan to spawn some new toxic progeny inevitably unleashed on a gullible and naive many and, there begins the next round of the plunder of the masses.<br /> Anything is ok as long as the State is receiving its cut so don’t expect Victoria to do anything about this unless the people get out in the streets. Now if you replace “Woolworths” with “Wall Street” you get to understand what happens when sociopathic corporations are allowed, in the name of shareholder returns, to keep pushing the envelope to an ultimate denouement. They can rely on their kept media who are totally beholden to their major advertisers to stay “mum” as well as the political class who daren’t insult their primary benefactors.

Which, brings us to where the world is at the present time; with bankers receiving “get out of gaol free cards” plus compensation to start again somewhere else courtesy of that perennial bunny, the taxpayer; who is also being asked to stump up for every boondoggle the mind is capable of conceiving. Small business and the middle class will be decimated while Big Govt gets even bigger as people plead for the State to save them from their imminent plastic and other derivative petroleum deficiency. The Corporatocracy then climbs into bed with Leviathan to spawn some new toxic progeny inevitably unleashed on a gullible and naive many and, there begins the next round of the plunder of the masses.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/09/pokies-stats-reveal-the-extreme-capitalism-of-woolworths/#comment-23897 Rachel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-23897 Even before the mining boom, Western Australia managed to get by without pokies (and Sunday trading) and still does. What is their secret? Even before the mining boom, Western Australia managed to get by without pokies (and Sunday trading) and still does. What is their secret?

]]> By: John T http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/09/pokies-stats-reveal-the-extreme-capitalism-of-woolworths/#comment-23898 John T Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-23898 At least The Age and The Herald Sun have given the story some prominence, even if they've skirted the issue of the Woolworths involvement. Have the ABC or other media, eg Sky News, run the story? I can't find anything on the ABC or Sky News websites (though the ABC News gambling tag http://www.abc.net.au/news/tag/gambling/ has links to other stories). At least The Age and The Herald Sun have given the story some prominence, even if they’ve skirted the issue of the Woolworths involvement. Have the ABC or other media, eg Sky News, run the story? I can’t find anything on the ABC or Sky News websites (though the ABC News gambling tag http://www.abc.net.au/news/tag/gambling/ has links to other stories).

]]> By: gmccall http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/09/pokies-stats-reveal-the-extreme-capitalism-of-woolworths/#comment-23899 gmccall Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-23899 The article in the Herald Sun has pretty poor maths<br /><br />"Fifth-ranked Matthew Flinders in Chadstone was perhaps the most staggering - an average $901,827 lost on each machine, or $822 every day."<br /><br />The correct figure is an even more staggering $2470 per day The article in the Herald Sun has pretty poor maths

“Fifth-ranked Matthew Flinders in Chadstone was perhaps the most staggering - an average $901,827 lost on each machine, or $822 every day.”

The correct figure is an even more staggering $2470 per day

]]> By: steve martin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/09/pokies-stats-reveal-the-extreme-capitalism-of-woolworths/#comment-23900 steve martin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-23900 Doesn't the state government set the number of pokies in the state, surely they should be the recipients of your ire. Why not also attack Woolies for selling cigarettes, and other harmful products. Personally I can think of nothing more boring than feeding hard earned cash into a machine. Doesn’t the state government set the number of pokies in the state, surely they should be the recipients of your ire. Why not also attack Woolies for selling cigarettes, and other harmful products. Personally I can think of nothing more boring than feeding hard earned cash into a machine.

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