Good to see #Toowoomba (Australia's 2nd largest inland City, after Canberra) mentioned in a 'good new' story - about the value of 'public art': https://t.co/lJn6YaklRx
... and, one's Vote in an election is a 'free token' you put in the electoral slot-machine, once every 3 or 4 years. The 'Dollar vote' can be as often as you spend, from a bottle of peanut butter, to a $20k holiday, to an $80k car, and beyond.
Current day Fact Check - Australia doesn't ban US Beef imports; i.e. Zero excuse for the 10% US Tariff on all Oz goods. People who can't vote in a geographic location, can only register a vote in that system, with their Dollars. https://t.co/Fy5APN2HZ9
... If you have a global trading system, with 'honored' free-trade agreements, those more powerful 'dollar' votes are for 'companies' not 'countries'. Go to an unbalanced tariff system, the 'dollar' votes go back to 'country of origin' votes.
"In Saudi Arabia when the price of oil goes up they feel rich. In Qatar when the price of gas goes up they feel rich. But we've so cooked our tax system that in Australia, the third biggest fossil fuel exporter in the world, when the price of oil and gas goes up we feel poor"
I agree. Truth and Transparency build Trust. Here PM Lawrence Wong spells out the impact of Trump’s destructive policies calmly and objectively - just the facts. This is why I held the Sovereignty & Security forum last week - all of it now in podcast form in my Defending Democracy series.
Current day Fact Check - Australia doesn't ban US Beef imports; i.e. Zero excuse for the 10% US Tariff on all Oz goods. People who can't vote in a geographic location, can only register a vote in that system, with their Dollars. https://t.co/Fy5APN2HZ9
And yet, despite the fact that the UK has got (by far) the better end of the deal and are holding an inquiry; here in Australia (with the worst end of the deal) both sides of politics are opposed to any review. https://t.co/P6b3GqlJ2R
Australia Institute shows that NO royalties are paid on 56% of the gas that is exported from Australia, giving away our natural resource for FREE!
@MrRexPatrick and Senator Jacqui Lambie stopped by our Big Gas billboard truck to say a few words! #auspol
This current conversation in consumer-land AI, reminds me of the conversations about 'What exactly is an AI Agent?' back in ICMAS-2000 in Boston that year (2000). https://t.co/WtSuJrLDHz
It’s interesting to think about how philosophers, traditionally known for deep thinking, can now be represented by AI. With that in mind, my AI persona is here to explore ethical questions and engage in dialogue with you. This chatbot is trained on my writings and aims to provide my views on almost any question. I invite you to try asking: "Can an AI really engage with philosophical ideas?" Let’s explore the possibilities together. https://t.co/wYTc43OanK