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> Australia is one of the richest countries on earth, with a median adult net worth higher Certainly true if you take the net present value of the resources bu
by vorg 11y ago
> Australia is one of the richest countries on earth, with a median adult net worth higher
Certainly true if you take the net present value of the resources buried beneath the huge outback and apportion it against the low citizen count. Canada has the same geography and demographics so would be in the same net worth per capita situation. If you instead use the demand from potential immigrants and supply of unused and repurposable land to measure net worth, you'd get a similar result. But to compensate against the risk of invasion, both countries have had to become the 51st and 52nd states of the USA from the defense perspective.
- marcus_holmes 11y agoWho the hell would invade us? There's no-one even close. This is pretty bizarre Australia is one of the richest countries in the world because we imported a decent work ethic and have lots of natural resources. We also core very highly on "great places to live" lists because we all live close to the beach. It's awesome here, and if we can just get rid of the catholic idiot in charge and get someone in who understands about the intertubes and the NBN and why investing in tech is a good idea then we're all set :)
- vorg 11y ago> Who the hell would invade us? "You may not be interested in war but war is interested in you." - Leo Tolstoy