• wscholermann@aussie.zone
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    So Tourism Central Australia wants a bail out package of $50 million. Hmm k well you can only put so much lipstick on the pig that is Alice Springs. The money would surely be better directed to getting a grip on the underlying issues?

    Tourism body calls for $50 million rescue package to rebrand troubled Alice Springs - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-24/call-for-tourism-package-rebrand-troubled-alice-springs/103869390

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      Tourism in Australia is too expensive. I went overseas to Japan a few years ago, after pricing up a Queensland holiday for 2 weeks.

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      mm k well you can only put so much lipstick on the pig that is Alice Springs. The money would surely be better directed to getting a grip on the underlying issues?

      Bro, we are a capitalist society. This kind of root cause analyses and “trying to help people” isnt really the theme we’re going for here.

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        To be fair, government handouts to business is not capitalism. In a truly capitalist society if the business can’t survive too bad it fails.

        A handout is a form of welfare. It’s just that the tourism industry feels that they are a more deserving recipient than others.