Gerald I have the perfect solution for you: The creation of Aussie ‘bantustans’. You can glumly present it on your next politically predictable television appearance on the presstitute media.
Mr Glum – Gerald Henderson (Executive Director of The Sydney Institute and often seen on television) says the minimum wage of $17 ($16.87) is way too high. And this in Australia where CEO pay is 93 times more than the average Australian worker (at $45K) (says this study in the business spectator).
So what is a bantustan? It is a term used by the apartheid-era South African government to describe enclaves for the second class black population. But it was a dictatorial government’s goodwill spin so that the low wage earner could have have some dignity by owning their own home in their own ‘stan’.
So with Melbourne house prices rising to a new record median of $658,000, we could create new Aussie Bantustans outside each major city. This designated area would have limited utilities and few permit restrictions, thus allowing people to erect homes from tin roofing and scraps from Bunnings. Perfect for the new low wager on $9/h or the student paying off his or her HECS debt.
A two class system would provide an ideal future Australia. While we maintain the high standards of living for society’s crust and keep the asset bubble bubbling – the bottom feeders and bludgers could retain their dignity by owning their own home too. In fact I’ve done a quick scrap check – the average tin shanty would only cost about about $7,000.
Maybe we can expect some politicians billing us for a South African safari (to see the above) or a trip to Rio Carnival (below) to investigate the idea of Bantustans down under in Oz.
Mr Glum looking not so glum.
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