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GM as in General Motors? Is there some context here I am not aware of?
by eindiran 6y ago
GM as in General Motors? Is there some context here I am not aware of?
- wryun 6y agoGM closed their Australian factory a few years ago (Holden), and recently stopped selling cars here entirely.
- harry8 6y agoAustralia used to have tariff barriers to support local car manufacturers. Ford, GM, Chrysler/Mitsubishi set up. From that we got a local industry and poor quality, expensive cars. Tariff barriers were removed, GM shut down local production. Is that a good thing now Toyotas are cheaper? Opinions vary. Were the jobs working for GM that were lost made up elsewhere as s result of the end of the tariffs? You guessed it, opinions vary. Google don't pay meaningful tax in Australia so it's hard to like them here.
- rasz 6y agoLet me try again: Like you loved Altium leaving? I didnt mention Toyota because it might seem like a win in some peoples eyes (invaders retreating). Yay for cheaper cars you cant afford because your manufacturing job was moved to Thailand due to half assed half-free trade deals. Sooner or later you will either work in a mine, or in service industry feeding/taking care for the miners. https://theconversation.com/the-curse-of-the-resources-boom-could-our-wealth-be-our-ultimate-weakness-9635 https://theconversation.com/the-curse-of-the-resources-boom-...