Originally Posted by
andrewv
Employer groups push the government to bring in workers who are not able to bargain and make demands. Employers’ priority is to keep wages down and have obedient workers.
Notice how not many migrants come from First World countries. Not many from Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and the like. Instead, the flood of migrants is from depressed economies like India, Philippines, Thailand, etc.
This is all deliberate policy by both sides of the political spectrum under pressure from the Big End of Town (big business and wealthy business owners).
All this is covered in a lipstick called “democracy”.
In reality, democracy is an Aspirin every adult citizen takes once every 3 or 4 years when they vote at elections. All that stuff about people making choices.
But Big End of Town, banks and big employers don’t care who you vote for because they have personal influence and wine and fine politicians.
In our democracy, can you as a working class or even middle class citizen call a Federal minister and take him out to dinner? Of course not. But the CEO of Westpac or another bank can.
We can’t blame Indians coming in because it’s a better economic life for them and obedient worker for Australia.
The wealthy in Australia have been successful in killing unions.