Comments on: Talkfest 2020 http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: null http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/comment-page-1/#comment-71025 null Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:22:43 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/#comment-71025 In that case would Real Life friends of Amir please be so kind as to nomitate him. There's stuff on that nomination form I can't answer. In that case would Real Life friends of Amir please be so kind as to nomitate him. There’s stuff on that nomination form I can’t answer.

]]> By: Amir http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/comment-page-1/#comment-70926 Amir Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:30:15 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/#comment-70926 I wasn't planning on going but if I was invited I'd probably attend. I wasn’t planning on going but if I was invited I’d probably attend.

]]> By: Shadower http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/comment-page-1/#comment-70196 Shadower Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:14:48 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/#comment-70196 Isn't Sh. Tawfique an Australian? Something along the lines of this act in the US could be good for the Australian Economy: Patriot Corporation Act http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=219923 A quick run down of the act by Senator Brown from Ohio: basically it says that if you play by the rules, if you pay decent wages, health benefits, pension; do your production here; don't resist unionization on neutral card check, then you will be designated a "Patriot Corporation" and you will get tax advantages and some [preference] on government contracts. Isn’t Sh. Tawfique an Australian?

Something along the lines of this act in the US could be good for the Australian Economy:

Patriot Corporation Act
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=219923

A quick run down of the act by Senator Brown from Ohio:

basically it says that if you play by the rules, if you pay decent wages, health benefits, pension; do your production here; don’t resist unionization on neutral card check, then you will be designated a “Patriot Corporation” and you will get tax advantages and some [preference] on government contracts.

]]> By: Amad http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/comment-page-1/#comment-70077 Amad Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:04:27 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/#comment-70077 yeah, can we nominate you Amir? Also, is Tawfique Chowdhury a possibility? Are non-Australians allowed to nominate? yeah, can we nominate you Amir? Also, is Tawfique Chowdhury a possibility? Are non-Australians allowed to nominate?

]]> By: null http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/comment-page-1/#comment-70024 null Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:37:47 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/02/15/talkfest-2020/#comment-70024 Are you planning on going Amir? Can I nominate you? Are you planning on going Amir? Can I nominate you?

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