Conservatives invest in their hypocrisy.

[melon....]

So Turnball believes fibre to the house is a good investment for the French but not for Australians?

I wonder how do you feel about him investing his money overseas rather than in the country he represents?

Chook.

Whats the population of France Chook? Maybe fibre is better suited to the French? Its a numbes game.

I work in the industry and i can tell you, fiber to residential is costly over kill.

[novice chook]

So Turnball believes fibre to the house is a good investment for the French but not for Australians?

I wonder how do you feel about him investing his money overseas rather than in the country he represents?

Chook.

It's his money Chook, I'm happy for him to invest it where he so chooses, whether be in this country or another one.

That's the difference between you and I Chook. I believe that what you do with your own money is your business and no-one elses, so long as it's legal. And there is no question of Turnbull's foreign investments being illegal. If I had the resources and knowledge to invest overseas, I'd be doing it. I would also invest in Australia, which I suspect that Turnbull is doing.

If it were taxpayers money I may think differently, but it's not.

Are you telling me that Governments invest only in Australian investments? I'd be very surprised if that were the case.

NC

[Guest]

It's his money Chook, I'm happy for him to invest it where he so chooses, whether be in this country or another one.

That's the difference between you and I Chook. I believe that what you do with your own money is your business and no-one elses, so long as it's legal. And there is no question of Turnbull's foreign investments being illegal. If I had the resources and knowledge to invest overseas, I'd be doing it. I would also invest in Australia, which I suspect that Turnbull is doing.

If it were taxpayers money I may think differently, but it's not.

Are you telling me that Governments invest only in Australian investments? I'd be very surprised if that were the case.

NC

He's a politician being paid by the Australian people and investing his money in France. How do you feel now?

Chook.

[Guest]

Whats the population of France Chook? Maybe fibre is better suited to the French? Its a numbes game.

I work in the industry and i can tell you, fiber to residential is costly over kill.

"At this stage", don't forget your initial caveat melon.

Chook.

[melon....]

"At this stage", don't forget your initial caveat melon.

Chook.

I dont class on influx of 20 million boat people boosting our need for fiber to the home.

As for Tax Payer's Money, remeber he made his millions as a banker. He has a stash of wealth that wasnt provided by the tax payer but by him closing business deals that made him a profit - like this one will.

As for taking Australian revenue off shore, just ask the wonderful Juliar what her mining tax and Carbon Farce is doing to foreign investment dollars in this country.

I bet if someone through you 1000 of these shares for nothing you wouldnt give them back.

[Rooster_6]

So Turnball believes fibre to the house is a good investment for the French but not for Australians?

I wonder how do you feel about him investing his money overseas rather than in the country he represents?

Chook.

A good investment for his money, not his preferred choice for Australia though.

I see nothing wrong with that. If you want to be successful in the market you have to remove yourself of all bias and recognise good value when you see it.

[novice chook]

He's a politician being paid by the Australian people and investing his money in France. How do you feel now?

Chook.

The same as how I felt when I posted before Chook. He is a democratically elected politician and entitled to be paid for his services. And what he then does with that money is his own business.

Do you reckon I have the right to question and be put out by the investments of every public servant in his country? I think not.

At least Turnbull is investing his meagre portion of my taxpayer dollars wisely. Pity the same can't be said for the majority of my taxes.


NC

[Guest]

I see nothing wrong with that. If you want to be successful in the market you have to remove yourself of all bias and recognise good value when you see it.

Good luck to him, its just the hypocracy was pointed out. But he's in a huge club, that of hypocrytical pollies.

And to add some balance, I was a staunch union member, I come from a very strong union family, uncle was in the hirearchy of Postal & Telecom Union. That said, Labor sold us out (late 80's and 90's), so much for their strong beliefs in the Labor principles.

[Guest]

Because Turnbull knows that even if he doesn't believe fibre to house will work, there's a pretty good chance that others will and he could make money out of their beliefs. That's what investing is all about, taking a punt. Especially if you can afford to do so. If people only invested in what they personally believe, the global economy would be more farked than it already is.


NC

So Turnball believes fibre to the house is a good investment for the French but not for Australians?

I wonder how do you feel about him investing his money overseas rather than in the country he represents?

Chook.

Chook if you can't understand that fibre to every house on this huge and sparsely populated house is a completely different and uncommercial proposition to fibre to every house in a comparatively small and extremely densely populated country then there is no hope for you.

[stephenj]

I'm a prov-en centre leftie and i add to my money by selling and buying shares, mostly banks before they pay their dividends, thats a very LNP thing to do and although I'm a member of the alp and proud to be so it sure don't mean I'm a dill! the conservatives will obviously win next election, people don't like change, they're scared of change, but rest assured the libs will never have another turn of 12 years that we had to endure under Howard, i enjoyed the 1950s but i don't want to live in them again? our country needs to be in the forefront of technology and medicine not strangled by lack ofr investment or trained workers which was the way Howard accumulated his excessive gst taxes!of course all those possible breakthroughs using t cells can be forgot about under tony, his religion forbids it , so we all have to suffer, under Howard a Chinese Australian student perfected solar panels, but as there was no investment available in Australia fror him he moved back to china where they are now produced, i think he may now be the second richest guy in china! thanks john Winston another Aussie effort sent overseas!is that the closed shop nation you really want?

[stephenj]

ive got cable internet currently, im looking forward to fibre optic asap but wont get it here for about 3 years even if taliban tony doesnt kill it first?

[Guest]

A good investment for his money, not his preferred choice for Australia though.

I see nothing wrong with that. If you want to be successful in the market you have to remove yourself of all bias and recognise good value when you see it.

I'm not questioning his business nous, I'm pointing out his hypocrisy in seeing the benefit in fibre to house in another country to the point he's willing to put money into it, yet here he's telling us it's a great waste of money.

If people cannot see that fact then I'm obviously wasting my time.

Chook.

[stephenj]

like most of the current opposition he is a hypocrit as well, his only redeeming feature is that he lives in the eastern suburbs although he gets us mixed up with the swans!

[Guest]

like most of the current opposition he is a hypocrit as well, his only redeeming feature is that he lives in the eastern suburbs although he gets us mixed up with the swans!

The only reason why Turnbull has any left leanings at all is because Wenworth takes in the "Greens and Queens" of the Eastern Suburbs. When it used to have Vaucluse and Potts Point as it's demographic, the member was a charter member of the Australian arm of the John Birch society.

[stephenj]

at least turbull actually has some intellect, something missing big time with taliban tony abbott!