Why are we getting ripped off!

[slowandsteady]

In Oz a worker is entitled to shift penalties, weekend penalties, public holiday penalties (plus day off in lieu), xmas/new year loading, 4 weeks paid annual leave with loading, 6 months paid long service leave after qualifying, rostered days off, generous employer sponsored superannuation, 2 weeks paid sick leave, 5 days unsupported sick leave

Thank fark for that. I'd rather pay more for my Australian goods than be sleeping on a mat under my work bench any day.

Having said this, A recent ACTU study revealed that wages came in ranked 7th on the list of the most effective ways to reduce business operating costs, so that old chestnut about wages costs being the cause of high prices (the one played out by the Australian Employers Chamber of Commerce and VECCI and a whole host of others) just doesn't quite ring true.

Greed is the key. While consumers are willing to pay the price, then that's the price they'll sell at. Ignorance about the REAL costs are the reasons why consumers keep paying.