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Buy yourself a majority in both houses and it is a virtual dictatorship...Yes, if you are not elected, you can't participate, but with the right amount of money, you can buy yourself an election. Even Chump was elected.. by an outright majority of voters who turned out as well as the Republicans taking both houses - legal and so suggestions of interference - unless you count campaign donations as interference. Once in, even within the constraints of the constitution, they can achieve a lot of their aims, which is enrichment. And even operating outside the constitution, as we have seen in the USA, is possible. If, Should Pauline managed to get power, a judge says to her something she did is unconstitutional and she has the confidence of both houses, who will stop her doing it? The AFP? Doubtful as the head of the AFP is appointed by the GG on the advice of the government. The armed forces? Doubtful for the same reason... and then it would be a military coup. Chump tested the limits of enforcement of breaches of the US constitution. So far, he has won out He and those like him have no regard to rules as they apply to others.. Have you forgotten the Robodebt commissioner referred some for criminal prosecution.. and nothing has come of that yet. It appears allegedly acting illegally is less important in Australian politics than it once was. So, yes, it is entirely possible, especially given how many people in the polls seemed to endorse Pauline before her popularity started to abate. Thankfully she and her party have started to implode before gaining a lower house seat. My point was that, like Chump, Farage and Pauline have made inroads into politics of their respective countries thanks to a) being bought and b) having a lot of money behind them to influence the public. Thankfully, their inroads are abating. In Pauline's case, thankfully her ineptness has resulted in the abatement before gaining a lower house seat, which will hopefully stop any chance of her team winning We will find out later this year if Victorians are prepared to back her.

The original Intoxicated Persons Act 1979 in NSW has been repealed. Police powers to detain and care for intoxicated people in public places are now governed by Section 206 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (LEPRA). Under this law, officers can detain a drunk person in public if they are disorderly, at risk of injury or damage, or need physical protection. However, there is no offence. The detention is meant to be a means of protecting the intoxicated person. Such a person could be taken to a police station and held until sober then released. They could be taken to a hospital, but hospitals never had the staff or facilities to care for drunks. In a small town, or if the person lived near, they could be taken home and handed into the care of a responsible adult.

I know you weren't. That joke has whiskers.

WHERE are the dictators?The "would be" dictators are not yet in Power so at Present they are Just an UN pleasant Hypothetical . OUR LAWS don't permit it. YET. Hanson reckons a lot of Laws don't apply to Her so we will see. Nev

Isn't being drunk in a Public Place an Offense? It can certainly Be offensive. How does GOOD Ale Make you want to throw up IF it's good. Nev

Please explain how my politics is on an other planet about Australia? Isn't Pauline their puppet and the billionaires buying them?

Your Politics are on another Planet about Australia. . The only Potential Dicktators are Murdoch and Gina Reinhart with PHON as a Puppet. The "beaten at every stage," T A Bot thinks he is Still a Mover & Shaker and Policy Maker. To Legitimately do that HERE You have to be ELECTED to office. HE Lost the safest Blue ribbon seat in the whole Nation but as he Infamously said with Gillard. "But SHE won't Lie down and DIE." Abott hates being beaten but especially when it's BY a Woman. He's currently on Rupert's Payroll also. They don't shout that from the rooftops for Obvious reasons. Abbott was/is always in contact with Murdoch. News corpse as always had too Much Influence here. He's got Monopoly Control in Queensland. None of these (MSM) Media People are going well financially at the Moment. They are shedding staff in large Numbers. It's also why Pauleen ( the"P" in PHON )is SO against the ABC and SBS as well as any Journalist who dares to ask hard Questions. She's BANNED them from Interviews. Nev

Too much good ale might be the cause.

Doesn't the MANNER He's made himself and his Mates RICH Lie at the core of the Problem. The World is not blind to his antics and How the USA's reputation as a trusted ally and trading partner HAS massively suffered.. Nobody can afford to TRUST him. ( even those who work for him). Nev

I wasn't discussion the value of tipping in the Normal sense. It was on the risk of betting on horses. Employers should pay their Waiters a Fair amount so that the vile virtually Compulsory tipping is rare. It deters people going to those Places. IF it's expected it's just a surcharge. Nev

The Democrats are up against the determined gerrymandering that the Republicans have carried out in various swing states, Trump's never-ending voter intimidation efforts plus their own lack of focus on what they stand for and how they will improve things. They may well snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the mid-term elections if they don't get themselves a bit better organised. Just bashing Trump may not be enough, although he is giving them plenty of ammunition.

At this stage, it would appear than most countries have the same issue, although thankfully abating in the UK thanks to Andy Burnham; and in Australia due to Pauline's own ineptitude.

To be honest, I doubt he would care as being a narcissist, he probably wouldn't believe it anyway, but he has made himself and a his mates far more richer than before he started office. Not being a man of the people, he is unlikely to come into direct contact with the plebs much, so he may as well be peering down from the top floor of Chump towers at the destruction he has and continues to cause. It does show that it takes a long time for people to change their minds when the evidence is placed in front of them by the person/subject of which people were warning against because they wanted whatever he was pedalling to be true. Regardless of attempts to subvert democracy, looking at polling numbers from Ipsos, it is unclear that despite is increasing unpopularity, the democrats would even gain control of either house let alone ride a landslide in, which in any other western country would be the case.

The walk from my house to the pub is 5 minutes. The walk back, however, is 30 minutes. The difference is staggering!

My favorite colour is purple. I like it better than red and blue combined.

Tipping is an insidious custom foisted on us as a result of the practice of paying slave wages in the USA. In Australia the amount one might give as a tip in the USA is included in the price of the food we buy. It is up to the employer to pay the employee a living wage based on a reasonable hourly rate. With the coming of US-style fast food chains and their desire to employ under-18s, the failure to pay corect wages seems to be a corporate style. That is not to say that the giving of a tip, or more politely called a gratuity, should not be considered if a person provides an above standard degree of service.

When a Waiter wants a TIP I say. "Don't bet on Horses" It's a MUGS game. Nev

Or, you could put it all on a horse. Unlike shares, you know the probability of a return. About 1 in 15 chance of a significant dividend, with the benefit of getting it without waiting for board meetings, etc, which might not happen for a year. P.S. Do not take advice from me, I am not a reliable source.

The way I see it is that I have $100 spare cash that I don't think I'll need for sometime, I have to choose betwen several places I can put it. 1. Savings account at the bank's interest rate for such accounts. 2. Term Deposit with the bank at a higher interest rate. 3. Government bonds about which I know little, but which have a stated interest rate. 4. Shares from which the return is dependent on the dividend per share as a percentage of the price I paid for the share. Obviously, the return on my money from each type depends on the risk to me of losing my money. As one of teh uninitiated, I see shares as being the one with the most risk. As you say, the management might decide to invest all profit back into the business and ther would be no dividend for the period in which the profit was made. One would hope that reinvesting would ultimately result in higher profits in subsequent periods.

That's is good advice, but unf, they have a yard and they would just leave it outside until they could work on it. I have since lodged a claim in the county court (equivalent ish to the small claims tribunal) to recover 50% of the cost of that sojourn as they billed work which was clearly not done and they left the bike worse than when it went in. The claim was to be heard today and they literally settled on the steps of the local county court... It had to be ratified by the court as the action was lodged and the clerk, as he signed to doc mentioned something about them being a regular client of the court. They are obviously scoundrels because pre-hearing settling means they don't receive what is known as a county court judgement; if they get one of those and they need any form of credit to keep the business alive, then they would go broke as it is on their credit record and once on, they have to wait something like 5 years for it to come off. Normally, I would say I may see my money or I may not, but the clerk gave them 10 working days to pay, and if they don't, I am to report it to the court and they will enter a county court judgement of default. So, I suspect it will come in Tuesday week. But, the bike is still not able to be ridden too far and I am not taking my son's 125cc to London because a) it would be painful; b) it has no luggage racks and carruing luggage + a heavy duty chain is not really viable; and c) it is a desirable model to those who enjoy appropriating others' bikes. I have checked the stator and it is fine. I have replaced the regulator and the DC coming out of that is fine - but it is not getting to the battery. I have checked the fuses; The only thing I haven't checked is the resistance from the battery cable to the regulator as I think about it. I am guessing the shop tugged a little hard on it or something. I will check it on the weekend.. if it is not the issue, I will have to wait until the 2nd August where I have the bike booked into the last mechanic I will have tried in this town. If that doesn't work, I will rent a trailer and tow it to my old mechanic in London.

Your daughter is correct in the sense that a share entitles the shareholder to a share of the future profits (earnings) of the business; in proportion to the ownership of the company that represents. It also entitles the shareholder to the same proportion of proceeds available to shareholders in the case of liquidation - which is usually not much once the ATO, secured, and unsecured cr4editors are paid. Therefore, the share price is a function of the market valuation of the company against the representation of a) the ownership it conveys of the company; b) any special rights or constraints of the class of share (e.g. preferential shares generally give you a right to profits before ordinary shareholders, but as a preferential shareholder you will normally forfeit voting rights); and the future earnings (profit) expectation of the company. One qualification to the right to profits - it is only the rights to distributed profits (dividend). If the executive management of the company decide to reinvest every penny of the profit and do not distribute a dividend, then the shareholders are not entitled to any of the reinvestment or withheld profit. There are companies listed on share exchanges that are non-dividend shares... This is normally in US markets and a far number of them are on Nasdaq. These derive their value from the "intrinsic" value of the business as adjudged by investors, but there is no dividend payable. The price is usually lower on a price/earnings ratio basis versus dividend shares as there is no income returned (which, to me, makes them worthless as anything other than a speculation share rather than a genuine investment share).

The term "artificial intelligence" was formally coined in 1955 by American computer scientist John McCarthy. He used it for a 1956 academic conference at Dartmouth College. The phrase combines two Latin roots: artificialis (made by human skill) and intelligentia (understanding or comprehension).

Ultimately the need for hemp was diminished by the introduction of steam power and later oil and nuclear to propel ships. It is interesting that the commercial cultivation of hemp is being revived as a renewable source of fibre for products ranging from clothing to bulding materials, foodstuffs and many other things. With proper processing hemp can be like the farmer's pig from which every part is used except the grunt. There are several species of hemp, some of which produce theTHC that is the narcotic. I haven't found out which species is the non-THC producer that is grown for fibre etc. The plan to develop hemp production in thenew colony wasn't mentioned, and continues not to be mentioned in history classes is due to the maintenance of the "crowded hulks" myth. No Nev. The use of rum as a currency ended in 1808 when Macquarie became Govenor. I imagine that the need for the colony to produce food for its people took a higher priority for some time. It looks like it ws not until nearly forty years later that the colony was established enough to look at hemp as a suitable product to grow. Britain still ruled the waves up until WWI, and don't forget that Britain's mercantile marine has always had heaps more ships than the Navy and in the 19th Century, even up to the early 20th Century sail ruled.

My daughter who is a CPA sort of explaine stocks to me. She said that a person buys a share with the expectation that the company will make a profit of some amount and each share entitles the holder to a portion of that profit - the dividend. The share itself represents an amount of money. The amount of money each share is worth depends on how much someone who wants to buy it is willing to pay for it. The size of the dividend depends on the amount of profit the company makes from providing its product or service. no product is sold, or a service is not taken up, then there is no profit. I recall an old business saying, "No one makes any money until something is sold". It seems to me that some of Musk's businesses don't sell much.

That was the local economy. But coinidentally, The Old Empire was losing its ability to 'rule the waves', at about that time.