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» We will fight them on the beaches! - hyperbole rules okay   2005-12-09 23:29 Strawman

>> One incident and now the commons is a tragedy?

This is not an isolated incident. There have been other incidents on the beaches, and they are an expansion of what is now commonplace in the slums of the western suburbs.

>> Having been to many beaches in Sydney and the rest of Australia I have got
>> to say that the current regime seems to work well.

Having dealt in buying and selling quite alot, I have got to say that the current regime (ie without a gold standard) seems to work well.

>> I think Strawman is clutching at straws.

Surely someone as analytical as an engineer should be able to understand that a system does not have to be in a state of collapse for improvement to be worthwhile?