Greetings Rod,



   23-Apr-96 09:40:24, Rod Speed wrote to Sandy Fitzgerald

   Subject: Politics



 RS> They dont on THAT issue, because both major partys agreed on those.



   Well perhaps someone should enlighten Cheryl Kernot when she keeps

   bringing up the telstra issue.



SF>> Restrict foreign onwership?

 RS> Yes, its perfectly do-able, at any level you like.



   Don't get me wrong Rod I have no objection to restricting f/o all I'm

   saying is that it should be enforced so that things don't get out of

   hand.



SF>> Look whats happening to Qantas the f/ ownership level is currently

SF>> over the limit now yet the media aren't blasting us with that like

SF>> they usually do.

 RS> Well, its not over the limit enough to matter much and there was

 RS> intentionally provision made to allow time to fix problems like that.



   I was unaware of that.  Nice to se that you are on the ball.



SF>> GOV ASSET SALES:

 RS> Nope, I am happy to have competition, and in fact think that

 RS> the major banks should be allowed to all just merge into one or

 RS> anything that removes competition. I just cant see the point in

 RS> the federal government owning one of them. That completely mad.



   Yes and look at the massive monopoly which the big four have, by

   doing so look also at the massive profits made each year.



 RS> It would be just as mad to have a federal government owned super-

 RS> market chain.



   Don't give them ideas!



RS>> Fine by me, if it cant make money, pull the plug.



   Totaly agree.



SF>> You probably weren't waving the flag high enough Rod. :-)

RS> I tried that and some bureaucrat said my flag wasnt accurate enough |-)



   So where is your democratic right now?



   Ciao for now, Sandy

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