#con

I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent. ↗

— Brad Bird

#certain extent #extent #got #heroes #i

Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable. ↗

— Neal Barnard

#consumption #dangerous #fast-food #health #holding

In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade. ↗

— Evan Davis

#components #consumer #exports #investment #main

Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without us having to slash our prices or our wrists. ↗

— Evan Davis

#cuts #demand #directly #economy #effect

The concern is the Government is not coming clean and informing the Australian public of the assumptions that they have made to give rise to a $10.4 billion package. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#australian #billion #clean #coming #concern

Once we are fed, heated, housed and healthy, our extra consumption inevitably has an element of luxury about it. And once luxury enters the scene, the practicalities are in trouble, as women who wear expensive stiletto heels can testify. ↗

— Evan Davis

#consumption #element #enters #expensive #extra

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#business #confidence #consumer #consumer confidence #economy

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one. ↗

— Mark Twain

#conduct #control #controls #greater #laws

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#australia #economy #ensure #government #initiative

There are genuine concerns about the status of children to be sent to Malaysia and also there are genuine concerns about the human rights record in Malaysia. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#also #children #concerns #genuine #human