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It's heat. Eventually weak soldering points break. Slim laptop with insufficient cooling + power inefficient Intel CPU (usually made even…

The government is lending money to the public through the bank. If it was a straightforward cash dump it wouldn't be provided through the…

> soooo hows that different from any other car available here? very little were produced here but does that make it moronic? pretty…

That $150 million is the value of the subsidy compared to the market rate of car loans. If the government didn't lend this money they…

Do nothing. Subsidising EV sales when we don't produce any in the country and are such a small proportion of the market is moronic. Let…

The costs are high because 1. The hospitals are for profit and charge exorbitant rates 2. The supplies the hospital uses are priced at the…

wow

How does 15 years or 50 years make a difference? It is clearly not a store of value and it is not a feasible medium of exchange. It doesn't…

The relationship goes deeper than that. The commonwealth bank has opened a bank in Nauru, Australia's prison island, at the request of our…

This isn't a tradeoff. Either the bank charges for using ATMs or they will consider removing them and potentially losing customers. There…

Grapeseed oil is trash, no better than cheap vegetable oil. It's like angus beef, a tarted up image to sell a cheap product at a premium…

A loan brings forward future earnings to be spent in the present. An increase in loans issued is generally viewed as pro-inflationary,…

While everything you said is true, most people don't realise that the majority of inflation is 'printed' by banks giving out loans, not…

Not sure if still the case, I've heard all the Subaru dealers in metropolitan Melbourne are owned by the same Org, and they share a CRM…

Isn't the real problem that we can't find genuine reviews (of any product). Everything is either trash of 5 stars. The ideal way to use…

A service that summarises highly regarded books which enables people to memorise the author's conclusions and insights and appear…

In a country that makes nothing and imports everything, can interest rates actually stop inflation?

Would those spot rates include shipping through the Suez? There's several issues with global shipping which don't affect Australia much

Something to do with terrible wages?

Everything you said is true, what you miss is that wage increases would be greater than price increases. Two pieces of evidence: 1.…

> There is little to no information asymmetry Does a bride looking for a photographer know all the photographers in the market? Does the…

> Things like supply and demand setting prices in a market between willing participants is basic economic theory, and like all compromises,…

> you assume the only reason they charge $25 for a burger is all the other restaurants do too? Yes. Why does a burger cost $25 in a CBD…

Oh no! Someone is thinking!!

It's listed as sweetener (950)

The explanation is wrong but it's the correct take. Wiping the debt means people have more take home pay. That's inflationary. Is it…

Even grated parmesan. Parmigiano reggiano sold at Aldi and Costco for 30/kg has no fillers.

Only shit parmesan. Don't buy the stuff that tastes like sawdust and isn't refrigerated and you will be ok

Any fat with a branched fatty acid chain is harmful. Once you understand that the complicated esoteric explanations are unnecessary. This…

The 3D CPUs have lower maximum clockspeeds compared to the non 3D variants, but the performance is so similar that it doesn't really…