Sekedar perbanding berbagai welfare states. Lihat petanya dan perbedaan warnanya..
Australia memang termasuk yagn bagus tapi belum sebagus beberapa negeri Eropa Utara. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state --- In [email protected], "Teddy S." <teddyr@...> wrote: > > Berlainan dengan keadaan di AS di mana harga propertinya jatuh tajam, di > Australia terjadi kebalikannya. Australia menerima ratusan ribu tenaga > trampil tiap tahunnya yang telah terseleksi dengan baik dan sekarang yang > banyak datang adalah orang-orang asal RRC dan India dengan sebelumnya > berdasarkan statistik mayoritas yang datang adalah orang-orang asal Inggris. > Mereka ini akan memerlukan tempat tinggal, sementara Pemerintah Australia > tidak terlibat dalam pembangunan rumah baru. Dengan adanya 'negative gearing' > maka orang banyak bisa terlibat dalam pengadaan rumah-rumah baru bahkan > menjadi milyuner dengan dimilikinya sedemikian banyak rumah yang disewakan. > > Ada berita yang cukup menyesakan para pensiunan di mana para pengungsi asal > manusia perahu ditampung dalam hotel-hotel mewah di Queensland dengan > masing-masing orang masih menerima lagi uang saku sebesar A$ 400 per minggu. > Berita semacam ini tentunya akan menyebabkan semakin banyaknya perahu-perahu > pengungsi berdatangan. > > Ibu saya memegang kartu Medicare hingga segala biaya rumah sakit gratis. > Beliau baru saja menyelesaikan 3 kali prosedur ERCP untuk mengambil batu-batu > empedu dengan tanpa membayar sedikitpun juga. Yang mahal adalah biaya > parkirnya yang A$ 19 setelah lewat 3 jam. Dengan adanya kartu konsesi > Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, maka tiap resep dokter bisa ditebus dengan > hanya membayar A$ 5,60 saja. Disamping itu dalam beberapa tahun lagi ibu saya > sudah berhak untuk menerima santunan pensiun, padahal ibu saya sebelumnya > tidak pernah membayar pajak di Australia. > > Bekas kolega saya yang lulusan IIT Roorkee menyatakan betapa beruntungnya > tinggal di Australia yang aman dengan anak-aank bisa tumbuh dan berkembang > secara optimal. Orang ini dulunya pernah bekerja pada Alcatel Jerman selama > beberapa tahun. > > Dalam berbagai survai posisi Australia selalu menempati peringkat-peringkat > terbaik, jadi tampaknya benar juga bahwa Australia is the lucky country. > > > --- In [email protected], Harry Adinegara <sans_culotte_30@> wrote: > > > > Living in the lucky country or......are we afterall spoilt? > >  > > Memang terasa saat ini apa2 ,kebutuhan se-hari2 naik, begitu juga yang aku > > rasakan rumah yang kami beli 17 tahunan yang lalu > > sekarang dipasaran melonjak 3X.Properti , rumah hunian disini arealnya > > lebih gede ketimbang di Amerika. Wide open spaces... > > memang aku rasakan ketimbang misalnya di Jerman (dimana aku pernah > > tinggal), banyak taman2 luas yang teratur rapi dan bersih, > > ini dapat ditemui disetiap kota diAustralia. > >  Kenaikan keperluan hidup se-hari2 ini diakibatkan a.l.  karena nilai > > tukar dollar Aussie lebih tinggi dibanding dengan US $. Saat ini > > rate-nya 1Aus$= 1.03US$, selang beberapa waktu mencapai 1A$=1.10 US$. > > Mungkin juga nilai tukar terhadap rupiah akan naik juga. > > Ngak salah lah, aku sering katakan Australia bak.....heaven on earth. Yang > > patut di banggakan yalah santunan terhadap kemaslahatan > > rakyatnya bisa dikatakan tertinggi di dunia, social security no 1. > > SDA Australia melimpah ruah, hasil export ini bernilai ber-billiun2 dollar > > setahun-nya , semuanya kembali untuk merawat kemaslahatan-nya rakyat banyak, > > bukan di tilep oleh pemimpin2nya. Pikir2 bila dibanding dengan Indonesia > > benua Australia itu bukan apa2-nya, SDA,SDM di Indonesia melimpah > > ruah, tapi "berkat" mismanagement makanya  negara jadi deldel duwel, yang > > kaya ...tambah kaya yang miskin ....makan sekali sehari sudah dibilang > > mujur. > >  > > Harry Adinegara > >  > >  > >  > > Subject: Living in the Lucky country comes at a cost. > > > > Living in the Lucky Country comes at a cost > > October 19, 2011, 4:23 pm By Michael Yardney Yahoo!7 > > For me, there is no question that we are indeed a very lucky country â" > > many would even suggest we are "spoilt". > > * > > Michael Yardney is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who create > > wealth for their clients through independent, unbiased property advice and > > advocacy. Michael has often been called Australia's leading expert in > > wealth creation through property and his opinions have been featured in > > major newspapers and magazines throughout Australia.Full Bio » > > Sydney and Melbourne both now have the dubious honour as two of the top ten > > most expensive cities in which to live according to the Worldwide Cost of > > Living 2011 Survey, conducted by the Economist Magazine's Intelligence Unit > > (EIU.) > > And while some media outlets are having a field day with the negative > > implications such as the rising cost of living, more families struggling > > financially, households increasingly experiencing mortgage stress and so > > on; others are criticising the magazine suggesting the Economist > > Intelligence Unit is an oxymoron and should be renamed. > > I know I've often disagreed with some of their assessments of Australian > > property, but I am happy to agree with a different report, their Global > > Liveability Survey, which anointed Melbourne as the world's most liveable > > city. > > One the best thing about winning the top spot is that Sydney must be > > envious only ranking 6th, with Perth and Adelaide ranking joint 8th and > > Brisbane lagging the other Australian capitals ranking 21st. (More from > > Michael Yardney: Where Are Property Prices Heading?) > > What they were measuring > > Back to being amongst the most expensive country to live in...firstly lets > > understand what they were measuring. > > To measure the cost of living the EIU looked at "point of sale" prices for > > more than 160 everyday consumer items in 140 major cities around the world, > > and then ranked each city according to its cost of living. > > According to this study, Sydney and Melbourne ranked sixth and seventh as > > the most expensive places to live, while Perth and Brisbane just failed to > > make top ten status, coming in at 13th and 14th place. This is in stark > > contrast to a decade ago, when Sydney and Melbourne were ranked as the 71st > > and 80th most expensive cities, and Perth was in the 91st position and > > Brisbane was 93rd. > > Two major reasons > > There are two major reasons why a city's cost-of-living index will change > > over time: exchange rate movements and price movement. > > The report explains that the remarkable rise in the cost of living in > > Australian cities over the last decade, came at a period in which the value > > of the Australian dollar has moved from around 50 US cents to passing > > parity with the US dollar. > > Essentially, if the local currency strengthens or inflation pushes up the > > price of goods increase (both of which have occurred here since over the > > last decade), the relative cost of living will also rise. (More from > > Michael Yardney: Treat Your Property Investment Like A Business) > > There's no sugar coating it > > There's no sugar coating it...the cost of living and property prices are > > expensive in Australia, but for a good reason when you consider our general > > economic wealth, our ever expanding population and all the new development > > struggling to keep up with the escalating demand. > > However rather than focusing on the prospect of paying more for the > > Australian way of life (which, let's face it, won't change the price of our > > groceries or real estate), perhaps we should take a different perspective. > > You probably believe in the old adage - you get what you pay for â" right? > > The lucky country > > So doesn't it go without saying that if you want to live in what most > > people perceive as "the lucky country", then you're going to have to be > > prepared to pay for living in the best place on the planet! > > In other words, we need to be prepared to pay more for our higher standard > > of living comes at a premium. For the privilege of enjoying our relatively > > clean environment, low unemployment, stable economy and larger homes > > clustered around major coastal cities. > > Now while we might feel a little hard done by and, on occasions, whinge > > about the significant increase in house prices, rents and our grocery > > bills, consider the residents of those countries that came in last. (More > > from Yahoo!7 Finance: Six Investing Rules From The World's Top Investors) > > We are spoilt > > Would you really like to reside in the likes of Pakistan's Karachi, the > > cheapest place to live and work where the cost of living is less than > > one-third of that of Tokyo? Or what about the infamous Indian cities of > > Mumbai and New Delhi, where poverty is rife and the rate of homelessness is > > through the roof? > > Rounding out the bottom ten on the cost of living index are cities dotted > > throughout the troubled Middle East and North Africa, with the low cost of > > living in these parts driven by a mix of weakened currencies, low levels of > > development and, in some cases, price controls and subsidies in staple > > goods. > > For me, there is no question that we are indeed a very lucky country â" > > many would even suggest we are "spoilt". After all, we enjoy a glut of wide > > open spaces, comparatively clean beaches, jobs for those who want to work, > > homes with all of the modern conveniences we've come to expect, excellent > > investment opportunities there for the taking and a world leading economy. > > At the end of the day, I guess you really do get what you pay for! > > Oh - one last thought... > > If we are widely recognized as the most liveable country in what is fast > > becoming an increasingly inhospitable world, would-be residents will be > > beating a path to our door and we'll end up with a big Australia after all. > > Where are we going to put all those people? > > Don't get me wrong â" I think we need a growing population to support our > > economy and replace our retiring Baby Boomer workforce. In the words of a > > famous past Prime Minister â" we must populate or perish. > > Christopher Joye, director of Rismark estimates that Australia will likely > > have to absorb 2.3 million additional households over the next 15 years > > alone. BIS Shrapnel estimates that this translates into a new home building > > requirement of about 3 million properties once you account for demolitions > > and the historical share of unoccupied homes (e.g., holiday houses, etc). > > There is no doubt that this substantial increase in population will bring > > with it many social, political, infrastructure and environmental concerns. > > The fact is that our politicians must make some hard decisions and start > > investing in improving our infrastructure so we can have the sustainable > > growth that will ensure we remain the lucky country. (More from Yahoo!7 > > Finance: Buying vs Renting â" Which Will Make Wou Richer?) > > Michael Yardney is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who create > > wealth for their clients through independent, unbiased property advice and > > advocacy. He is best-selling author, one of Australia's leading experts in > > wealth creation through property and writes the Property Update blog. > > Subscribe today and you'll receive a free video training â" The Golden > > Rules of Property Investment. > > More from Yahoo!7 Finance: > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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