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Ahh, the greens, ya just know that almost anything they come up with will be totally impractical, fail to achieve what they aimed for, and will cost someone (else) a lot of money.
From ABC News

Firstly, everything from Mobile phones to calculators are not even manufactured in Australia, much less South Australia. So exactly how much clout do they think they have over manufacturers?
Secondly, unless they can convince all other states or the feds to go along with the idea, South Australia will lose out on business as consumers just buy from interstate retailers. They will also lose out on GST, payroll tax, and whatever else moves out of the state.
Thirdly, how are they going to enforce the legislation on overseas manufacturers, shift the blame to importers?
They know they have a snowflakes chance in hell of ever getting these things implemented, so they don't have to make any of their pronouncements practical or even possible.
The ultimate virtue signallers.
Mick

<blockquote data-quote="mullokintyre" data-source="post: 1202307" data-attributes="member: 82018">Ahh, the greens, ya just know that&nbsp; almost anything they come up with will be totally impractical, fail to achieve what they aimed for, and will cost someone (else) a lot of money.From <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-29/sa-greens-to-introduce-electronic-expiry-date-requirements/101708348" target="_blank">ABC News</a>Firstly, everything from Mobile phones to&nbsp; calculators are&nbsp; not even manufactured in Australia, much less South Australia. So exactly how much clout do they think they have over manufacturers?Secondly, unless they can convince all other states or the feds to go along with the idea, South Australia will lose out on&nbsp; business as consumers just buy from interstate retailers. They will also lose out on GST, payroll tax, and whatever else moves out of the state.Thirdly, how are they going to enforce the legislation&nbsp; on overseas manufacturers, shift the blame to importers?They know they have a snowflakes chance in hell of ever getting these things implemented, so they don&#039;t have to make any of their pronouncements practical or even possible.The ultimate virtue signallers.Mick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mullokintyre, post: 1202307, member: 82018"] Ahh, the greens, ya just know that almost anything they come up with will be totally impractical, fail to achieve what they aimed for, and will cost someone (else) a lot of money. From [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-29/sa-greens-to-introduce-electronic-expiry-date-requirements/101708348']ABC News[/URL] Firstly, everything from Mobile phones to calculators are not even manufactured in Australia, much less South Australia. So exactly how much clout do they think they have over manufacturers? Secondly, unless they can convince all other states or the feds to go along with the idea, South Australia will lose out on business as consumers just buy from interstate retailers. They will also lose out on GST, payroll tax, and whatever else moves out of the state. Thirdly, how are they going to enforce the legislation on overseas manufacturers, shift the blame to importers? They know they have a snowflakes chance in hell of ever getting these things implemented, so they don't have to make any of their pronouncements practical or even possible. The ultimate virtue signallers. Mick [/QUOTE]

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