No international tourism for a YEAR: Why it won't be safe to let anyone visit Australia until 'at least 2021'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8229301/Why-wont-safe-let-international-tourists-visit-Australia-2021.html

Mr 0

There are plenty of records of free market trading going back millenia. When do you think capitalism started?

Paul,

I see your hero Xi Jinping has been caught out fibbing again.

Given that you are a factually inadequate troll and the entire greens establishment have the IQ of a turd, I will simply ignore your posts as the drivelling of a half wit.

Shadow, Uncle Xi sends his regards. Glad you have now caught up, I've been giving you the razz for years. I"ll dump on you later...cheers.

To those worth communicating with;

One of the most optimistic assertions of the whole economic crises we are now in, is the notion that miraculously with an end to the health crises, the economy will simply emerge from "hibernation" and simply "bounce back" to normality within a short space of time, the famous "V" curve, as opposed to the Ü" curve or some other horrid letter of the alphabet curve.

AC, I was not overly surprised that Palaszczuk tried to throw 'Virgin' a $200m bone, she did encourage the other states to throw in as well, the Feds could offer dollar for dollar, hence the magic $1.4 billion. Queensland is the tourist capital of Australia, and airlines are a vital part of that industry. Without two airlines, airfare are likely to rise 20%-30%, which as your article rightly points out, recovery in the tourism industry is going to be slow and painful. Bazz if you were thinking of buying shares in an airline, I don't think 'Virgin' would top the list of choices. BTW the wife and I have a 200% credit = $4k with P&O good till end 2021, might shout the grand kids a cruse later next year, hopefully.

Mr O, how Capitalism started;

One caveman said to the other caveman;
"YOU...GIVE..ME..DINOSAUR BONE..ME GIVE YOU..ROCK FOR BONE!
Second caveman; Nooooooo!

First caveman hit second caveman over the head with his club and took the bone. That's how both Capitalism and wars got started. Shadow knows all about it, he was hiding under a rock near by at the time, and seen the whole thing.

Shadow Minister,

Capitalism as I think most people would agree is a relatively modern concept, which first took roots in northwestern Europe in the wake of the Peace of Westphalia and is primarily coincident with the breakdown of the feudal system and the introduction of the Industrial Revolution.

Thinking that the origin of capitalism should be traced to the Early Bronze Age is the sort of idea that someone like an engineer or an architect or a lawyer or an accountant would come up with. I suppose you also think that globalisation has its origin in the Big Bang.

Hey Mr Opinion,

You should know I saw your first comment last night and I was going to let it go, which more or less goes against my stated obligation to call it out;
But then you had to go off on your tangent and double down on 'stupid'.
- And that just goes to show that I should not have been lazy, I should've char-grilled your ass for practicing 'stupid' in the first place before your insane leaps of logic snowballed.

I was only just discussing this a day or so back:

"The only war I care about IS 'The War On Stupid'
What other war is there, does it not all fall under this category?
That means if you observe something stupid you're more or less obligated to speak out and tell everyone it's stupid.
Bad things happen when good people do nothing.
This, therefore - is a non-violent form of correction.
* Don't doubt yourself, tell them its STUPID
- And if they disagree, then tell them that THEY are STUPID."
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=20849#367694

What this means is that now you're really going to get it.

[Cont.]
What the hell is wrong with you?
Are you mentally challenged, were you dropped on your head at birth?
Can you tell us you suffer from Downe Syndrome, or some other legitimate reasons for your spastic mental functionality?

"Capitalism as I think most people would agree is a relatively modern concept, which first took roots in northwestern Europe in the wake of the Peace of Westphalia"

WTF do you think 'coinage' is?

You got the location right but the date wrong by about 2000 years.
(And I'd be willing to bet even this is incorrect)

"The Lydian Lion is widely considered the oldest coin in the world. These coins predate ancient Greek coinage and were created in the ancient Kingdom of Lydia, which was located in modern-day western Turkey. While the dates of these coins are debated – with some dates going as far back as 700 BCE – it is most commonly believed that they emerged under the reign of King Alyattes, who ruled Lydia c. 610 – 550 BCE.

To back up the claim that coinage was invented by the Lydians, people often cite writings from Herodotus, a Greek historian. He said the Lydians were the first people to use silver and gold coins and the first to establish retail shops in permanent locations."
http://www.oldest.org/culture/coins/

So you say it started in 1648, but then I show coinage from no later that 550BCE i.e. 2000+ years.

Do we use a standard such as 'coinage', or do we look for the first 'traders' to show capitalism's existence?
Who was the first person to trade an apple for a fish?
Is that or is that not capitalism?

OMG you're truly advertising yourself as the dumbest person alive.
You really need to use your brain before you start typing