Comments by "" (@pwillis1589) on "Election 2022 state of play: Here's how the campaign will play out" video.

Wrong country, wrong analogy, wrong everything.
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It’s called pre polling and it gives an indication of voter intention.
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@ben hunt As of Jun 30 2021 there were 2,402,254 actively trading businesses in the Australian economy that was a 3.8% or 87806 increase from the year before. I never said better off (your strawman fallacy) I implied they were recovering as small business employment had picked up. I make no comment about you personally, but you ought to do some research before blindly making fallacious nonsensical comments.
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@GarretKrampe Various banking and financial institutions both here and overseas own that debt, what’s your point? Australia easily manages the repayments. It is barely an issue. The $2.5 trillion in household debt, now that is an issue.
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@jefbenley4409 Yes 46% of the people who view this channel which is less than 3% of the population.
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Do you have any data on this death needle? Also employment by small businesses is up 10% from pre pandemic numbers according to the ABS so that point isn’t even accurate.
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@GarretKrampe Now if you want to talk practical and effective measures then sure lower the transaction amount that triggers FIRB action. Chinese investment in Australia is already down some 20% from a couple of years ago anyway and our exporters are already finding new markets for the products the Chinese chucked huge tariffs on. We just signed a significant trade deal with India that will benefit our industries. And honestly some Chinese company owning a dairy farm isn’t that big of a concern, positioning military forces in the Solomons now that’s a concern.
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@_wallnutz_ Yes I get a regular flu shot, what's your point? Due to my employment I also am vaxed to the max. Vaccines are one of the great advances in medical technology of the last 200 years.
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@ben hunt The data is independent data not provided by the government, however I agree with you if not for the recession caused by the virus small business would have been much better off. My own daughters small business was completely shut down for months and is still feeling the effects.
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@ben hunt Do you understand the irony of complaining about not having free speech rights on the platform you are accusing of denying you those free speech rights. Secondly free speech is not a right under the Australian constitution. Thirdly youtube is a private company that is under no legal obligation to provide a comment function on the channel and this has been litigated through the US courts. Youtube itself has free speech rights, It is not a public space despite what you think. Lastly free speech is just a human construct given or taken as society decides.
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@ben hunt So a comment with an argument from ignorance, a strawman fallacy and finally topped off with a personal insult. Why did you even bother?
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@_wallnutz_ Ahh, one of these sovereign citizens, enough said, we will leave it there then.
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@_wallnutz_ Yeah sure whatever you say. Your absolutely right.
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@_wallnutz_ Yes I completely agree with you.
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@_wallnutz_ On a side note, no court in Australia, the US, or Canada has ever taken your argument seriously, and with that I no longer consent to this discussion.
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@ben hunt Yep, fair enough, and the government compensated business with Jobkeeper, but let's look at a country that took little precautions like Sweden. Sweden has a population less than half of ours and yes it's different geographically and climatically, however they have had over 18000 covid deaths. Australia currently has had 6569 deaths which if you proportionally apply the deaths per 100000 comparing Sweden and Australia is Sweden 179.89 Australia 25.87. Yes the case fatality in Australia has been low at 0.1% but has been as high as 6 and 7% in some countries and in the US it is 1.2%. So the health orders put in place have no doubt saved thousands of lives, and yes there was an economic cost to that. I personally think it was worth it.
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@_wallnutz_ It certainly does as the sovereign argument has been laughed out of every court in the land, and with that I withdraw my consent to this discussion.
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@_wallnutz_ But thankyou for making it that much harder for our governments to plan where to build our future hospitals and schools and other infrastructure. That was hugely responsible of you.
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@_wallnutz_ That is correct and the ABS has algorithms they use to account for the incredibly small percentage (less than 2%) who like yourself choose to not take part. By not providing your data that data is included.LMFAO.
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@ben hunt Not really, be respectful, don't be abusive, and provide factual data, other than that I'm very happy with the youtube product.
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@benjaminhunt6235 I wasn’t debating anything, just providing common public knowledge factual data. Nothing I provided was opinion unless I described it as such. What is your evidence that YouTube is a corrupt platform? It clearly states it’s user policy. How is that acting dishonesty for the exchange of money?
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@ben hunt Then why are you bothering to comment or reply? To me that’s the definition of the old adage of insanity “doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result”
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@_wallnutz_ Just a nonsensical claim with absolutely no factual data to support it.
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@ben hunt You are not disagreeing with me. As I pointed out I am merely repeating the known common public knowledge. You are disagreeing with the known facts. This isn't my opinion I have merely regurgitated common public knowledge.
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@ben hunt As stated I go with the known facts.
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@benjaminhunt6235 The ABS is a independently legislated body with its own chair and board of directors. The government is unable to in fact it is illegal and a criminal offence to attempt to manipulate its data collection. Now you may disagree with its data, which I welcome you to do, just cite your source.
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@benjaminhunt6235 Yes, well my data never gets censored as it is accurate and fact based. We obviously agree on some things and are quite opposite on other issues. Best we leave it there then. Good luck to you and your family.
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What is unsustainable about the national debt. As a % of GDP it is perfectly manageable..
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@ben hunt yes that's whst they all say when hit with factual data.
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@GarretKrampe Here’s your answer. With 2 minutes of research. In April, the Australian government issued a record $13 billion in new bonds on a single day. Reportedly, more than two-thirds of the interest in the government bond deal came from domestic banks. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it reflected confidence the Australian economy could pay off its debt. According to reports, offshore buyers took home the rest, with Asia (excluding Japan) buying the second-biggest portion of government bonds (at 17.6 per cent), followed by the UK (7.2 per cent), North America (5.1 per cent), Europe (1.9 per cent) and Japan (0.2 per cent). The four largest investor groups were: banks (50 per cent); asset managers (25 per cent) including super funds and sovereign wealth funds; hedge funds (17 per cent); and central banks (5 per cent). Central bank buyers comprised the Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve and the RBA. But precise details around the asset managers and hedge funds which buy Australian government bonds are often not forthcoming, says A/Prof. Humphery-Jenner. According to financial data from Factset, the top three most significant bond funds are from JPMorgan, T Rowe Price and Vanguard. For some fund families, such as JPMorgan, they have multiple different funds with treasury ownership. But concerning precise holders of government debt, there is little information on specific ownership and precise lenders, reiterates A/Prof. Humphery-Jenner.
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@GarretKrampe Total foreign sales of new houses is 3.7% and established homes 2.2%. Whatever you are using as a data source is hopelessly incorrect. Chinese companies do have business investments in Australia but they are strictly controlled by the Foreign investment review board. Your concerns although real to you are unwarranted.
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@GarretKrampe I wasn’t arguing with you or gaslighting, just having a friendly discussion. I was just stating the facts. I agree with you, we need to keep a very close eye on Chinese business investments in our country as the Chinese government has clearly made itself a threat to our national interests. Australia is not powerless in this though, but stopping an infinitesimally small percentage of new home purchases to Chinese buyers will achieve zip.
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@ben hunt Nope again, never suggested that , YouTube censor all manner of shit as is their right.
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@ben hunt I provided factual data and your reply was simply damed lies and statics and I replied with that's what they all say when provided with facts and you now complain you don't understand the thread of the discussion, well I can't help with that.
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