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View Poll Results: Would this plan be a good idea?
Yes, it would make new Falcons a far better choice 22 32.35%
Yes, but it should not be restricted to Australian built cars 3 4.41%
Yes, except after 5 years they should be auctioned and registerable 26 38.24%
No, cut price ex-government vehicles are an Australian tradition 4 5.88%
No, this would kill Falcon as most buyers would no longer be able to afford them. 9 13.24%
No, falcons do not need to improve quality or resale just be faster than holden over 0-400m 4 5.88%
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Old 14-10-2011, 08:27 PM   #32
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Default Re: Supporting Australian car industry (a hypothetical)

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So we cant run our country as we see fit? There is something fundamentally wrong with that. We need some leaders with a decent set of stones.
I see 2011G6E's point, we are a in Global market but we are not completely self sufficient. We rely on alot of markets outside of Australia as much as they rely on us if we shut them out they might just shut us out too.


We need to focus on what we are good at (mining) and let others focus on what they are good at (cheap labour/ manufacture). Yeah a hard pill to swallow but that is the way we are going with our high cost of living and union movements we cannot compete in the manufacturing game.
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